Sales Recruiter – Financial Advisor Talent Acquisition

Magnolia Wealth Strategies is hiring a Sales Recruiter (Financial Advisor Talent Acquisition) to build a pipeline of prospective Financial Advisors across an assigned market in Metairie, LA.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a consistent pipeline of prospective Financial Advisors within your assigned market.
• Prospect through direct outreach and multiple channels, including databases, referrals, social media, job boards, networking, events, and community relationships.
• Conduct personalized outbound outreach to prospective candidates, rather than relying primarily on inbound applicants.
• Develop relationships with centers of influence, community partners, educational institutions, professionals, Advisors, and employees to drive referrals.
• Run discovery conversations to evaluate career goals, motivations, experience, business-development potential, coachability, resilience, and overall fit.
• Follow up consistently and nurture candidates who may not be ready for an immediate career move.
• Manage candidates through the recruiting pipeline, ensuring clear next steps and follow-up commitments.
• Track prospecting activity, candidate stages, sourcing sources, follow-up dates, and pipeline results in the Agency Tracking System (ATS).
• Use pipeline and conversion data to identify which sourcing strategies produce the strongest candidates and adjust activity accordingly.
• Partner with Branch Leaders, Advisors, Marketing, training leaders, licensing and onboarding teams, and Home Office recruiting resources.
• Represent Magnolia professionally in the market and clearly communicate the Financial Advisor opportunity, culture, development resources, and entrepreneurial career path.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in recruiting, sales, business development, talent sourcing, or another relationship-driven role.
• Required: Experience recruiting for commission-based sales professionals or personally working in a commission-based sales role.
• Proven ability to prospect, conduct outbound outreach, generate conversations, and build relationships.
• Comfort working in a goal-oriented environment where activity and pipeline results are measured.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport quickly with prospective candidates.
• Ability to ask thoughtful questions, uncover motivations, and determine fit with career goals.
• Persistence and discipline with follow-up, including with prospects not ready to move immediately.
• Strong organization to manage multiple candidates and opportunities at once.
• Experience using a CRM, ATS, or similar pipeline-management technology.
• Ability to leverage activity and conversion data to improve recruiting outcomes.
• Experience recruiting or selling in financial services, insurance, wealth management, professional services, or another entrepreneurial sales environment is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience acceptable (degree not required).
• Willingness to travel within the assigned market and occasionally accommodate events or candidate schedules outside standard business hours.
• Ability to commute to Metairie, LA 70002 (required).

Technologies

• Agency Tracking System (ATS)
• CRM

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term disability
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Paid time off
• Incentive opportunity tied to eligible hires, desired Advisor mix, candidate quality, consistent execution, and achievement of approved recruiting goals

Compensation

• $60,000–$65,000 annual base salary
• Pay range: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Work setup: In person (Metairie, LA onsite)

Salary: USD 60,000 - 65,000 per yearly

Experience: Minimum 2 years