Ameriprise Financial Employee Reviews for Compliance Officer

"Solid place to begin a career, but future growth opportunities limited"

What do you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"In you are looking for an entry into the world of financial services, Ameriprise is an excellent place to begin a career. Training and personal development are top notch at the entry level to mid management positions, and its possible to gain a great deal of experience by moving within the firm's many business lines."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If possible, make a connection with a current employee of the firm so you can be referred with an open position. Referrals are taken pretty seriously at Ameriprise and candidates who were recommended by existing employees often get looked at first."

What don't you like about working at Ameriprise Financial?

"Upon reaching a middle management level position, additional career growth is pretty limited. Upper level positions (VP and above) are often filled through external searches and compensation packages are based on midwest salary data (low compared to East / West coast firms). As a result, the firm pays a premium to replace lost talent instead of promoting from within and paying more competatively."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If the greatest asset of the firm is its people (a stated value of management in company materials), it would be wise to increase that investment to retain talent and promote from within for higher level positions as opposed to getting talent walk out the door and paying more to replace with some hot prospect from outside the firm."