Regional Sales Director-Pacific Northwest - Group Benefits

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Seattle, WA
Hybrid
120K-120K Annually
Senior level
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At MetLife, we’re a purpose-driven company that helps our customers build a more confident future.
The Role
The Regional Sales Director will lead MetLife's Group Benefits sales efforts in the Pacific Northwest. Responsibilities include managing a sales team, fostering relationships with brokers and clients, overseeing sales projections, and ensuring growth of insurance products in the assigned region.
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Description and Requirements
Title: Regional Sales Director - Pacific Northwest - Group Benefits
Location: Seattle, WA ( Bellevue, 225 108th Avenue NorthEast) Setting: HybridReports to title: Regional Vice President-Western RegionTravel: 50%
The Team You Will Join
The Group Benefits organization is responsible for the strategic direction, growth and management of MetLife's industry leading U.S. employee benefits business. Our sales force works directly with customers or through brokers, exchanges, and other third parties to distribute our broad range of Group Life, Dental, Vision, Group Disability, Global Services, Total Absence Management, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Pet, HS&SA, and Legal Plan products and services. Group Benefits sells a broad portfolio of insurance solutions to employers and other eligible groups helping to make MetLife the largest provider of group employee benefits in the United States.
The Opportunity
The Regional Director (RD) will be responsible for sales management within an assigned region for MetLife's Group, Voluntary and Worksite Benefits Sales organization. They will be responsible for a portfolio of 22 products and to maintain a high level of product acumen as the portfolio evolves/grows. They must maintain a strong in-market presence and build a robust customer relationship with the broker/consultant community. The leader manages a sales team that distributes MetLife products directly to employers (100-5,000 lives) and/or through brokers and consultants. The overall objective of the RD is to build and lead a highly productive sales team that increases both top and bottom-line growth of the business. This role handles a territory encompassing Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
How You'll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)

  • Direct all sales and growth initiatives for MetLife within his/her region, working closely with the sales team and their brokers and customers along with internal partners
  • Recruit, develop and lead a results-oriented sales team, setting objectives for each individual and helping him/her to develop and execute on sales strategies to meet/exceed their goals
  • Identify, prioritize and help manage key relationships with targeted clients and brokers to create measurable business results
  • Oversee pipeline management within his/her sales team to deliver sales projections to senior leadership
  • Support and oversee negotiations with product and underwriting partners to achieve sales growth while meeting persistency and margin expectations
  • Collaborate with other Regional Directors and operations partners (including but not limited to product, service and underwriting) to coordinate and support all applicable product, marketing, client service, etc. initiatives
  • Serve as an effective leader ensuring that goals are aligned with the rest of the organization, and ongoing training and development initiatives become a key focus for the sales team
  • Lead a team of approximately 7 Account Executives


What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills :

  • 10+ years of successful sales experience within the Group Insurance Industry.
  • Strong understanding of the South Territory preferred.
  • Proven success generating top and bottom-line growth.
  • Demonstrated success in developing salespeople, fostering innovation and building a team.
  • Proven ability to manage and adapt to change
  • Strong background in sales management and or leadership within respected competitors in the insurance industry where he/she developed and executed a successful business strategy that led to new
  • Must have a player-coach profile with demonstrated excellence in managing and leading a successful sales group
  • An undergraduate degree is required.
    FINRA Series 6, and 26 registrations along with appropriate state licenses including Life, Accident & Health along with Property & Casualty must be obtained (MetLife will support attainment of licenses)
  • High standards of ethics, integrity and trustworthiness
  • Articulate: excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Results oriented with the ability to overachieve business objectives
  • An effective team member; highly collaborative.
  • Broad thinking business acumen, highly analytical, works well with data and information to draw appropriate conclusions
  • Strong management and human relations skills in a style that exhibits maturity, leadership, sensitivity and teamwork
  • The ability to work effectively in a large company environment.
  • Strong written and verbal skills
    Leadership Competencies :
  • Think Strategically - Set direction aligned to the company's strategy, applying external and global perspective to meet local and global needs.
  • Create Partnerships - Authentically build trusted relationships and collaborates across global, diverse and multi-functional teams to successfully drive business objectives.
  • Seize Opportunity - Seek new opportunities and ways to create balanced business growth while improving operational capabilities.
  • Grow Talent - Inclusively and pro-actively develop talent, empower individuals and manages diverse teams to drive engagement and performance.
  • Focus on Customers - Broker focused and Broker centricity, ensure focus on creating great customer and broker experiences.
  • Drive Results - Set aggressive goals and is accountable for continuously driving improved performance, leading change and ensuring high standards.


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The salary range for applicants for this position is $120,000/year base plus incentive compensation.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$120,000/year base plus incentive compensation
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