At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.
Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.
We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.
*Please note, this is a remote position, but the candidate must reside in California.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
20% Develop and manage effective relationships with Chapter Presidents, Site Reps, and District Staff through occasional on-site visits, professional negotiation, responsive communication, problem resolution and meeting customer expectations in coordination with the Voluntary Sales Representative. Work with Chapter Presidents, Site Reps, and District Staff to understand their needs and act as liaison between home office and the customers to interpret existing contract, resolve administrative issues and answer claims, premium and evidence questions.
50% Facilitate the enrollment and re-enrollment process, including conducting enrollment meetings, providing education and counsel on available enrollment opportunities, preparing and distributing enrollment materials, and being present at benefit fairs.
20% Pursue opportunities to improve profitability, retention, and growth. Identify and promote the sale of additional lines of coverage. Promote new product offerings and enhanced product features. Highlight the advantages of placing and/or retaining the coverage with our company.
10% Provides program wide support for sales and enrollment enablement activities including: Management of virtual appointment program, including staffing, scheduling, and training; Management of relationship with third-party administrator providing contract Benefit Counselors; Program-wide data governance utilizing Salesforce CRM and Power BI; maintenance of LEAN dashboards and huddle boards; Provides training and mentoring
Job Specifications:
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Education: Bachelor’s degree in business or related field is preferred but not required.
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Experience: 5 years progressively responsible work experience in sales financial services including customer service, or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience.
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Knowledge: Has a wide range of experience as a skilled specialist of professional field. Requires thorough knowledge of business practices. Competent in business analysis and has decision-making skills to resolve business problems.
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Leadership: Serve as a role model to other team members, customers, and project team members to enable success in meeting team and departmental goals. May serve as a mentor to teammates.
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Autonomy: Typically plans and schedules own work and requires limited direction.
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Job Complexity: Works on complex projects where analysis of solutions requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment and identifies solutions. Takes initiative to improve efficiency and implements improvements. Shares results with team.
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Problem Solving: Performs accurate assessments of moderately complex problems, using a mixture of tools and a data to identify patterns, find root causes and provide solutions. Strategic and resourceful.
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Interpersonal Skills: Listens attentively, actively shares information, and works cooperatively to build and strengthen relationships. Communicates complex issues clearly and concisely. Networks with internal and external key contacts. Able to influence decisions. Effective mentor and team player.
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Certification: Current California Insurance License
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Travel: 50% or more
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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.
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Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.
Salary Range:
$72,750.00 - $106,500.00
Positions will be posted for at least 5 days from original posting date.
Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.
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What We Do
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries marketed as The Standard -- Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, StanCorp Mortgage Investors, StanCorp Investment Advisers, StanCorp Real Estate and StanCorp Equities -- is a leading provider of financial products and services. StanCorp's subsidiaries serve approximately 7.5 million customers nationwide as of June 30, 2011, with group and individual disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, group dental and group vision insurance, absence management services, retirement plans products and services, individual annuities and investment advice.
The Standard is a marketing name for StanCorp Financial Group, INC. and its subsidiaries. Insurance products are offered by Standard Insurance Company of Portland, Ore. in all states except New York, where insurance products are offered by The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York of White Plains, N.Y. Product features and availability by state and company, and are solely the responsibility of each subsidiary.