RVP, Sales and Distribution

Position Description

Are you a driven individual with proven experience recruiting and developing general agents/agencies seeking your next opportunity to expand your career with a phenomenal company?

• This position is remote and does not require regular in-office presence.

• Recruit, select and onboard new General Agencies that align with our future strategies and growth model;
  Assist General Agents with attracting, recruiting and onboarding new agents and second-line managers within the agency.
• Develop, implement and execute strategic business plans with assigned relationships that will ensure we exceed our new business sales and revenue, profitability and net growth objectives for the division. Serve as a subject‑matter expert and business consultant to General Agents within the region to help agencies achieve their stated growth goals.
• Partner with key stakeholders of the Life, Disability Income, and Annuity Product Management Teams to meet prescribed annual sales, growth and profitability objectives. Provide relationship management, proper supervision, and appropriate advocacy of all entities in their assigned regions and growing wealth management offerings.
• Working directly with the appropriate functional support management, remove barriers, elevate and resolve systemic issues related to functional support that impede new sales, agency/agent onboarding, retention, and/or issues related to functional support. Assume ownership of the issue from inception to satisfactory outcome and resolution.
• Collaborate with peers and stakeholder areas to ensure the right tools and resources are provided to foster the greatest return on investment. This includes field training on selling skills, selling systems/tools, product information, needs analysis and assessment, marketing, compliance and technology.
• Prepare sales forecasts and reports for assigned regions/territories.
• Actively participate in weekly regional calls to discuss cases, share sales ideas, discuss trends, recruiting goals, and business plans.
• Works with underwriting to negotiate the offer on cases when intervention is required.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
• 4-7 years of insurance and/or securities sales and sales management experience; with emphasis on consultative sales, recruiting, and agency building required
• Experience in an Agency System, IMO System, Independent Broker Dealer or RIA preferred
• FINRA License (Series 6 or 7 and 65 or 66) required
• CLU-Chartered Life Underwriter, ChFC-Chartered Financial Consultant and/or CFP
  - Certified Financial Planner preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 60-75% of the time

A meaningful mission. Great benefits. A vibrant culture

Ameritas is an insurance, financial services and employee benefits provider Our purpose is fulfilling life. It means helping all kinds of people, at every age and stage, get more out of life.

At Ameritas, you’ll find energizing work challenges. Flexible hybrid work options. Time for family and community. But dig deeper.

Benefits at Ameritas cover things you expect -- and things you don’t:

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match and quarterly contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement and Assistance
• Incentive Program Bonuses
• Competitive Pay
• The compensation for this role includes a $120,000 base salary, with variable compensation ranging from $80,000 to $200,000+ based on the achievement and exceeding of performance goals and targets.

• Flexible Hybrid work
• Thrive Days - Personal time off
• Paid time off (PTO)

• Health Benefits:
  
  Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Well‑being programs with financial rewards
• Employee…