Management Consultant Jobs in Springfield, MA

Overview

A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.

We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.

Job Description

The Opportunity

As a Practice Management Consultant, you will help financial advisors excel in their role as entrepreneurs. The role supports top advisors and teams in all aspects of leading their businesses, including strategic planning, human capital, systemization, client value creation, business structures, financial management, organic growth, practice acquisitions, and succession. The role is highly visible in the field and makes a meaningful impact through coaching, consulting, workshops, resource creation, and thought leadership.

The Team

At MM Wealth Management, we understand that the financial landscape is constantly evolving. As a member of the Wealth Management organization, you will join a team of passionate experts across multiple disciplines including Product, Advice & Financial Planning, Practice Management, Lending & Banking, Trust, Investments and Operations. Whether it’s advice on investment strategies, retirement planning, estate planning, lending and banking, or trust services, our goal is to provide innovative and effective solutions that positively impact advisors and clients. We are committed to transforming the way our clients manage their wealth and plan for the future.

Our Practice Management team is expanding MassMutual’s business support and resources to help our affiliated financial advisors successfully grow and strengthen their businesses. Our objectives are to increase advisor growth, productivity, retention, and recruiting. Practice Management consultants deliver advanced expertise to top advisors and teams in their respective territories.

The Impact:

• Provide advanced expertise across a broad range of practice management topics, including entrepreneurial mindset, client value creation, business models, financial management, strategy & execution, systemization, human capital, marketing & organic growth, practice acquisitions, continuity and succession
• Deliver presentations and workshops for one-to-many offerings and one-to-one consulting for large practices, MassMutual Academy, Society 1851, agency meetings, and other events
• Design and deliver interactive workshops for advisors with an emphasis on actionable outcomes
• Provide guidance to general agencies to strengthen their local practice management offerings
• Support the Business Development team’s practice management coaching programs in a specialist capacity
• Partner with Society Concierge Consultants to support practice management needs for qualifying advisors
• Develop expertise of MassMutual’s advisor platform and resources in relation to center of excellence and spearhead enhancements

• Lead the Continuity, Succession, & Acquisition strategic imperative, helping financial advisors recruit, develop, motivate, and retain talent by:

• Creating educational/ training content on Continuity, Succession, & Acquisition topics including valuation, acquisition sourcing strategies, deal structure and execution, exit planning, and transition support

• Collecting best practices, market trends, industry knowledge
• Developing business toolkit resources
• Identifying trends and building turnkey solutions for PM Consultants to integrate into advisors’ businesses
• Acting as the “expert” for the team by training, coaching and empowering PM Consultants in Continuity, Succession, & Acquisition discipline

The Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in financial services with working knowledge of risk management and wealth management products
• 5+ years’ experience in business/practice management coaching and consulting
• 3+ years’ experience working with advisors on practice acquisitions, continuity, and succession planning
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time
• Due to the nature of the position, as a part of our background check process, candidates must be able to pass a non-registered fingerprinted background check to qualify as a fingerprinted person under FINRA

The Ideal Qualifications

• Coaching certification such as RCC
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Deep understanding of the issues facing financial advisors as small business owners (both as solo-preneurs and as teams)
• Experience working in both the wealth management and insurance industries
• Ability to independently identify, build, and deliver new business resources
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguous business situations
• Experience delivering coaching/consulting engagements that span both technical factors and interpersonal dynamics
• Strong presentation skills in both live and virtual formats
• Ability to clearly communicate nuanced concepts
• Team player who is also comfortable working independently
• Preference to work in a fast-paced, high-demand, dynamic environment

What You Can Expect at MassMutual

MassMutual offers the opportunity to do meaningful work within a purpose-driven organization that values long-term impact over short-term outcomes. In this role, you can expect:

• Clear areas of ownership and accountability, with work that connects directly to company and customer outcomes
• A collaborative environment where perspectives are welcomed
• Access to learning, development, and internal networks that support continuous growth and skill-building over time
• Employee-led communities and forums that foster connection, learning, and inclusion across the organization
• A culture grounded in integrity, responsibility, and stewardship—supported by a company with a strong legacy and a future-focused mindset

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Salary Range: $159,800-$209,700

Award-Winning Culture

MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.

We strive to build a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.

At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.

How We Work

MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.

Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)

There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.

Explore some of our offerings below.

Paid Time Off

In addition to generous vacation time, paid holidays, and flexible holidays, MassMutual offers 'take care' time to care for yourself or someone you love—whether for physical illness or mental health.

Health & Well-Being

In addition to top-line medical and dental coverage, personalized mental health solutions, on-site and virtual health coaching, and much more, MassMutual reimburses employees up to $1,250 per year for eligible expenses supporting mental, physical, and financial well-being.

Financial Well-Being

In addition to competitive salaries and bonuses, educational assistance programs, and much more, MassMutual offers up to a 10% total 401(k) benefit, consisting of a 5% company match and a 5% annual contribution.

Taking Care

MassMutual offers generous maternity and parental leaves, as well as bereavement leave to mourn the loss of a loved one (and the employee defines 'loved one'). In addition, we offer up to 320 hours of caregiver leave to help employees support loved ones in times of need.

Giving Back

MassMutual offers three paid days for employees to volunteer with eligible nonprofits of their choice, and the MassMutual Foundation matches employee donation dollars to eligible nonprofit organizations up to $5,000 annually.

Commuter Benefits

MassMutual offers a Qualified Commuter Program through which eligible employees can pay qualified workplace commuting expenses with before-tax dollars, as well as a commuter wallet option for employees based at Boston and NYC campuses.