Internal Sales Specialist
@ Athene Employee Services, LLCInternal Sales Specialist
About the job
Athene offers financial solutions with a focus on annuities. The role involves supporting financial professionals, providing product expertise, and enhancing the customer experience to grow our business.
Requirements
- 1+ years financial services sales
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- Customer-focused mindset
- Problem-solving ability
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Industry certifications preferred
- Organized and adaptable
- Ability to explain financial concepts
- Experience with CRM and AI tools
Full job description
We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.
Purpose:
Join Athene as an Internal Sales Specialist, where you'll serve as a trusted resource for financial professionals by providing product expertise, sales support, and responsive service that helps grow our annuity business. You'll play an important role in delivering a seamless advisor experience while partnering closely with Internal Wholesalers and cross-functional teams to drive sales opportunities and strengthen distributor relationships.Accountabilities:
- Provide exceptional phone support to financial professionals by answering product, sales, and service inquiries while delivering a high-quality customer experience.
- Generate accurate annuity product illustrations, fulfill marketing material requests, and support advisors with product education and sales solutions.
- Partner with Internal Wholesalers, Service Liaisons, and business partners to resolve service issues, identify sales opportunities, and ensure timely follow-up.
- Maintain strong knowledge of Athene products, industry trends, and technology tools while leveraging CRM systems, AI-enabled resources, and digital tools to improve efficiency and advisor support.
- Contribute to a collaborative, high-performance sales culture by demonstrating adaptability, critical thinking, continuous learning, and a bias for action.
Qualifications and Experience:
- 1+ years of financial services sales experience or relevant professional experience, preferred.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain financial products, processes, and concepts to a diverse advisor base while building trusted relationships.
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications; familiarity with annuity illustration software, CRM platforms, and AI-enabled productivity tools preferred.
- Demonstrated organization, problem-solving, adaptability, and customer-focused mindset in a fast-paced environment.
- Progress toward or completion of industry education or certifications (such as LIMRA or LOMA) preferred.
- Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent work or military experience will also be considered.
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Athene is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
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