Job Area: Sales
Business Area: SBD Distribution
Location: OH - Columbus;OH - Cincinnati;MI - Detroit;MI - Grand Rapids
Career Category: Experienced Professional
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Date Posted: 2020-01-30
What you'll do
We are looking for a Sales Representative in our Group Benefits area. In this role, you’ll partner closely with the broker community to sell group employee benefit products (life, dental, disability, vision, critical illness). We also have an outstanding service team to partner with you and prioritize your brokers and clients needs!
Here are a few examples of the kinds of things you’ll do:
•Territory Development
•Sales, Growth and Retention
•Building Broker Relationships
This position is also a phenomenal way to advance your career. As a growing company with over 14,000 employees around the world, at Principal we offer a lot of ways for you to learn more, earn more and achieve more. That’s one reason we were named as 1 of 100 companies in World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 9th year. (February 2019)
What you'll get from us
•Competitive pay, benefits, perks and more. We’ll reward you for the skills and experience you have.
•Respect for your unique perspective. Diversity, inclusion and empowerment are at the core of our culture.
•A career, not just a job. Principal is a place where you can learn and innovate. Do important work. Make an impact. And achieve your professional goals.
•The ability to have a great job and a great life. Sure, work is important. But so is your family. And your friends. And your community. That’s why we provide the flexibility needed to find the right balance between your job and the rest of your life.
Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree or 8 years of equivalent experience required.
•2 years related sales experience (group life, disability, dental, vision preferred).
•Must have appropriate Life & Health licensing.
•Excellent planning/interpersonal, problem-solving, analytical, presentation, listening, oral and written communication skills required.
•Must have time management and decision-making skills.
•Advanced math skills are necessary, related to graphs, symbols, equations, etc.
•Must be accurate and detail oriented.
•Ability to maintain confidentiality is essential.
•Travel required (up to 50%), including minimal overnight stays.
•Non-solicitation agreement required upon hire.
How we hire
Once you apply, your application is reviewed by our talent team. Generally within a few weeks, the team makes interview selection decisions and communicates those via phone or email.
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Additional Information
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not able to consider candidates needing sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.) However, we’d hope you continue to keep us in mind for future opportunities.
Principal is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic partner status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Need assistance? Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact Human Resources at (515) 247.MYHR (6947) or at 1.866.524.MYHR (6947).
Investment Code of Ethics
For positions with Principal Global Investors, you will be required to follow a Code of Ethics which covers a number of obligations related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
Who we are
We help people build the kinds of lives they dream about—empowered by financial security and stability. We started in 1879 (yes, 1879) as an insurance company. Today, we’re a member of the FORTUNE 500® and a global investment management leader.
So that’s what we do. As far as who we are, well, we believe that how we do things is just as important as what we do.
Doing what’s right has been a part of who we are for more than 140 years. We focus on taking care of not only our employees, customers and advisors, but also the people who live in the communities where we do business.
Learn more about our
The Principal is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic partner status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
