Job Description

If you have a background in the education, training, account management or similar and have a strong desire in learning how to be successful in sales, this may be the opportunity for you. At Ameritas, fulfilling life is what we do daily. We continuously strive to help our customers and employees enjoy life at its very best by reducing uncertainty, helping grow assets and protecting what is most cherished. We're here to help people put worry behind and the future ahead and help enable a life that's rich in family, happiness, health, and financial security. When lives are fulfilled, our mission is fulfilled. Ameritas Life Insurance Corp is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to join the Wholesale division team. In this role you will be responsible for new sales and business development in your assigned territory to achieve organizational goals, objectives, and strategies. What you do: * Promote an effective sales process to attract high potential distribution partners, while maintaining strong relationship with existing distribution partners. * Ensure an effective on-boarding plan is prepared for new distribution partners. * Establish activities by distribution partner and Ameritas (i.e., webinars, seminars, promotions, etc.) * Document appropriate sales and pipeline activity within Customer Relationship Management system, including but not limited to customer interactions, documents, and other pertinent information. * Identify, develop, and manage general agent distribution organizations by directly influencing the retention of these channels. * Develop and execute specific milestone business plans which will lead to achievement of stated growth, and profit objectives. * Direct, manage, and implement special projects and key initiatives and strategies to increase sales and improve profitability. * Effectively communicate with and involve executive management in significant distribution opportunities What you bring: * Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience * 5-7+ years’ experience in education, training, account management or sales in the insurance or financial services industry. * Ability to obtain health and license within 90 to 120 days. * Superior interpersonal relationship management and communication skills. * Ability to multi-task and be an organizational strategic thinker. * Strong financial ability to grow sales results while managing profitability and persistency of in-force business. What we offer * Our company motto is "Fulfilling Life" and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future. * Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers. * We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities. * A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you'd expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others. * Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training and career development opportunities. An Equal Opportunity Employer Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled more