Sales Support Specialist - Retirement - Remote

Are you looking to build a long-term career? Do you love sales?  If you answered yes, then read on - we have the role for you at Symetra as a Sales Support Specialist!

 If you're highly motivated, driven, enjoy building relationships and want to grow, this is an excellent opportunity to join us and take the first step in building a career in the Financial Services industry.

 

 

About the role

 

 

Our Sales Support Specialists play a key role in the success of our Retirement Division. In this position you'll collaborate with our Internal and External Wholesalers as they establish and build our life insurance and annuity products. Many of them started as Sales Support Specialists and were promoted into the Wholesaler roles as this is a team that strongly believes and follows a promote from within approach. 

We are hiring year-round for this role and we're always looking for great Sales Support talent to join our team remotely. We invite you to apply and explore a career at Symetra. If you're a strong fit, we'll reach out to you directly to start a conversation as opportunities become available. 

We're committed to building a creative, customer-focused and results-driven workforce. Specific licensing is required for this role, but there's nothing to fear. We're here to help you every step of the way, providing you with tools, resources and dedicated study time to be successful. Once you've achieved these milestones, the sky is the limit.

• Life and Disability license to be completed within the first week of start date
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to be completed upon hire or obtained within four months of start
• Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)
• Series 6 -- Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative Qualification
• Series 63 -- Uniform Securities State Law

 

 

What you will do

 

• Partner with Internal and External wholesalers to drive and complete territory sales through sales meetings and calls
• Assist with product inquiries and illustrations, updates on pending applications, and fulfill orders for marketing material and sales literature
• Collaborate on calling campaigns to launch new products and identify new sales opportunities
• Research, review and monitor the progress of business/sales submitted through all stages to completion keeping your internal teams and external advisors apprised on the status
• Be the go to source on the Sales Desk assisting our financial advisors and their teams with questions around product information, products rates, illustration requests and service issues. 

 

 

What we offer you

 

 

We don’t take a “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are designed to make your life better both at work and at home.

• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
• Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
• Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
• Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching

Want more details? Check out our Symetra Benefits Overview

 

 

Compensation

 

Hourly Range: $22.00 – $36.23 plus eligibility for annual bonus program

 

Qualifications

Who you are

• High school diploma required, Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred. 
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and credit check
• Ability to learn systems quickly
• An aptitude for sales and desire to grow into an advanced sales role
• Ability to problem solve, think quickly and multi-task
• Strong communication skills and a stickler for attention to detail
• At ease on the phone with both outbound and incoming