National Sales Consultant - Insurance

Location: Northern

## National Sales Consultant - Insurance Apply:
Hybrid:
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
Charlotte, North Carolina:
002 Virtual 002:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
End Date:
October 2, 2026 (18 days left to apply):
R26 _3106
** About Our Company
** We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and River Source Insurance and Annuities.

Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
** Job Description
** Apply to join our Insurance National Sales Desk, a fast-paced and exciting group that serves as the foundation of the sales organization. Help advisors make informed recommendations, build your soft and hard skills, and build a reputation and momentum for a future on a team with strong upward mobility for high performers. This team is best for those with strong verbal communication skills, a passion for learning, and an interest in learning how to position insurance in the modern financial planning environment.
As an Insurance National Sales Associate, you will promote River Source insurance products with Ameriprise Financial advisors, primarily via an inbound phone queue. You will also make selective proactive outbound calls. Using discretion and judgment, through a quality sales call conversation, associates will match insurance product solutions to client's needs and goals. This is the first step into a career as a wholesaler offering the opportunity to develop product expertise, advisor relationships, and sales skills within River Source Insurance.
This position can be based out of either our Minneapolis or Charlotte office.
If you are not located close to a physical office, remote work is considered for qualified candidates.
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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Learn and become an expert in River Source annuity and life insurance products and strategies. Build and maintain relationships with the wholesaling team. Engage with Ameriprise advisors to understand how River Source insurance solutions fit into the financial planning process and support client retirement, protection, and legacy planning needs.
* Answer calls via an inbound phone queue and respond to questions regarding River Source products and strategies. Use effective questioning to match product solutions to clients’ retirement and legacy needs. Run illustrations and product proposals and teach advisors how to use these tools to present solutions to their clients. Follow up as needed to assist in closing business opportunities and identifying additional sales opportunities.
* Partner with wholesaling teams to identify proactive callout opportunities and determine desired outcomes. Examples include driving event attendance, notifying advisors of updated licensing requirements, supporting business development initiatives, and assisting wholesalers in growing advisor engagement.
* Pass all required licensing exams and keep current on all FINRA, state insurance training, and continuing education (CE) requirements.
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* Required qualifications:

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* Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

* Experience:

0-1 year of relevant work experience. Relevant experience may include sales, customer service, financial services, banking, insurance, or other relationship-focused roles.
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