Sales Recruiter – Financial Advisor Talent Acquisition

Magnolia Wealth Strategies is seeking a Sales Recruiter to develop a reliable pipeline of prospective Financial Advisors within an assigned market. This onsite position in Metairie, LA is structured like a high-activity sales and business development role, combining consistent outreach, relationship-building, and disciplined recruiting follow-through.

Compensation: $60,000 to $65,000 annually base salary.

What You’ll Do

• Build and manage a consistent pipeline of prospective Financial Advisors in your assigned market.
• Prospect for candidates through direct outreach, 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 generate referrals.
• Run discovery conversations to understand career goals, motivations, experience, business-development potential, coachability, resilience, and fit.
• Follow up consistently and keep working candidates who may not be ready for an immediate move.
• Manage candidates through the recruiting pipeline, keeping next steps and follow-up commitments clear.
• 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, communicating the Financial Advisor opportunity, culture, development resources, and entrepreneurial career path.

What You Bring

• 2+ years of experience in recruiting, sales, business development, talent sourcing, or another relationship-driven role.
• Required: Experience recruiting commission-based sales professionals or personal experience working in a commission-based sales role.
• Proven ability to prospect, conduct outbound outreach, generate conversations, and build relationships.
• Comfort in a goal-oriented environment where activity and pipeline results are measured.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to quickly build rapport with prospective candidates.
• Ability to ask thoughtful questions, uncover motivations, and determine whether an opportunity aligns with goals.
• Persistence and discipline with follow-up, including for prospects not ready to move immediately.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple candidates and opportunities simultaneously.
• Experience using a CRM, ATS, or other pipeline-management technology.
• Ability to use activity and conversion data to improve results.
• Experience recruiting or selling within financial services, insurance, wealth management, professional services, or another entrepreneurial sales environment is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Willingness to travel within the assigned market and occasionally accommodate events or candidate schedules outside standard business hours.
• Question included in the application: have you previously recruited for a commission-based sales role or personally worked in a commission-based position?

Tools You’ll Use

• 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

Work Location: In person (Metairie, LA 70002, required).