Lincoln Financial Group

Sr. Sales Representative, Group Benefits

Posted on: 28 Mar 2021

San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Alternate Locations: Portland, OR (Oregon); San Francisco, CA (California); Seattle, WA (Washington)

Relocation assistance is not available for this opportunity.

Level: S2

Requisition 65417

About the Company

Lincoln Financial Group, a Fortune 250 company with over 10,000 employees, provides advice and solutions that help empower Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence. Our core business areas Life Insurance, Annuities, Retirement Plan Services and Group Protection focus on supporting, preserving and enhancing over 17 million customers lifestyles and retirement outcomes.

Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $238 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2018.

Ranked one of the Best Large Employers in America by Forbes magazine, Lincoln Financial Group makes a serious investment in our employees futures through a broad range of wealth accumulation and protection plans, health and wellness programs, and career development resources designed to help each individual reach their personal and professional goals.

General Purpose of the Role

The Senior Sales Representative will build and maintain strong business relationships with key sales clients to meet or exceed established sales goals, quotas, targets or objectives for groups within the 50-2K lives space for ancillary group benefits. The Sr. Sales Representative will build, maintains & execute basic sales plans with Advisors/Registered Representatives/Brokers/ Plan Sponsors/Participants in their assigned territory which result in an increase in sales revenue & market share within assigned area of responsibility.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Maintains knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends for assigned area(s) of responsibility, assesses the impact, and collaborates with management to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future solutions.
* Develops and maintains a strong understanding of LFG's products, services and operational structure to enhance ability to identify and target sales growth opportunities for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
* Develops business on behalf of the Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) in a manner that supports a positive company image, in compliance with all required rules and regulations and ethical in all considerations.
* Builds and maintains strong business relationships with key sales clients to meet or exceed established sales goals, quotas, targets or objectives for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
* Identifies and recommends to management process improvements that reduce workloads or improve quality for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
* Collaborates with internal stakeholders to ensure the proper processing of all sold products from time of sale to issuance.
* Serves as a resource to internal/external stakeholders for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
* Develops & executes sales plans to increase sales revenue & market share with assigned Advisors, Registered Representatives &/or Brokers.
* Profiles assigned territory & assigned Advisors, Registered Representatives and/or Brokers to target relationships to build & identify which firms/institutions would be interested in LFG offerings.
* Cultivates, manages & maintains Advisor, Registered Representative and/or Broker client relationships within assigned territory.
* Increases/gains awareness of Lincoln's products & services with Advisors, Registered Representatives and/or Brokers within their assigned territory.
* Develops & executes plans to increase/gain opportunities to introduce Lincoln's products/services, management & other resources to targeted Advisors, Registered Representatives and/or Brokers
* Builds & maintains effective long-term relationships with assigned Advisors, Registered Representatives and/or Brokers to ensure a high level of satisfaction & increase revenues.
* Provides information, education, training & advice on company's products & services to assigned Advisors, Registered Representatives &/or Brokers.
* Conducts site visits to assigned Advisors, Registered Representatives &/or Brokers to achieve sales targets.
* Provides sales support tools, sales & marketing ideas on Lincoln's products/offerings to assigned Advisors, Registered Representatives &/or Brokers.
* Develops & maintains collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders to achieve sales objectives
* Supports Relationship Management retention efforts & looks for opportunities to cross sell & cross partner with appropriate stakeholders.
* Provides feedback & intelligence to internal partners on existing & targeted Advisors, Registered Representatives &/or Brokers.
* Ensures any potential conflicts regarding Lincoln's products/services are resolved.
* Collaborates with internal stakeholders on proposals &/or promotional materials for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
* Maintains sales call data in appropriate systems &/or completing sales reports.
* Maintains expense budgets to set limits.
* Meets or exceeds all department and/or sales goals/targets for their assigned territory.

Education

* 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) - Minimum Required

Experience

* 1 - 3+ Years experience in intermediary sales that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position (Required )

Certifications

* Dependent upon Product Being Sold -Upon Hire

This position may be subject to Lincolns Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincolns current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.

Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Lincoln Financial Group are considered property of Lincoln Financial Group and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) is an Equal Opportunity employer and, as such, is committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veterans status, or genetic information. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of job qualifications. If you are a person with a disability that impedes your ability to express your interest for a position through our online application process, or require TTY/TDD assistance, contact us by calling 260-455-2558.

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Nearest Major Market: San Francisco
Nearest Secondary Market: Oakland
Job Segment: HR, Sales Rep, Compensation, Sales Support, Sales, Human Resources

Lincoln Financial Group

Radnor Twp, PA

Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Annuities, Retirement Plan Services, Life Insurance, and Group Protection. The Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, and indexed variable annuities. The Retirement Plan Services segment provides employers with retirement plan products and services primarily in the defined contribution retirement plan marketplace. This segment offers individual and group variable annuities, group fixed annuities, and mutual fund-based programs; and a range of plan services, including plan recordkeeping, compliance testing, participant education, and trust and custodial services.

The Life Insurance segment provides life insurance products, including term insurance, such as single and survivorship versions of universal life insurance; variable universal life insurance; and indexed universal life insurance products; and a critical illness rider. The Group Protection segment offers group non-medical insurance products comprising short and long-term disability, statutory disability and paid family medical leave administration and absence management services, term life, dental, vision and accident, and critical illness benefits and services to the employer marketplace through various forms of employee-paid and employer-paid plans.

The company distributes its products through consultants, brokers, planners, agents, financial advisors, third-party administrators, and other intermediaries. Lincoln National Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.