Regional Sales Manager Insurance

Regional Sales Manager Insurance

**Description:
- Base + Comm- Forget about boring, traditional paint-by-numbers insurance sales. Ready for a more challenging, bigger canvas? Join a creative organization where you’ll connect with some of the most entrepreneurial, spirited, energetic people you’ll ever meet in your life.- We’re looking for a **Regional Sales Manager** with insurance business savvy and charismatic gusto to play an integral role with the Montreal Insurance Distribution team. In this fast-paced, results-driven environment, it’s go time for you as you deliver product expertise, creative sales ideas and industry insight. You’ll expand and multiply the acquisition of new life insurance, disability and critical illness business by working with advisors across our Advisory Network. Our product shelf is robust, dependable and effective and we’re looking to you to show case to advisors the power behind Canada Life solutions.**To start**:

- Your experience is rock solid, with 7-10 years in sales or wholesaling. But you’re not content to carry the bag anymore. And you’re not satisfied with good — you insist on leading the way. As lead support and relationship manager, you’ll join a proprietary insurance team that commands industry respect, defines success by growth and is generously rewarded with compensation and benefits.
- You’re an authority on life insurance, disability and critical illness products, sales strategies, the financial services industry and applicable legislation. You understand tax and estate planning related to life and living benefits as if you wrote the book.
- With your credibility and expertise (CFP, CH.F.C., PFP and/or CLU), you’re ready to lead, inspire and set the agenda. You’ve got a team, and you’ll be supported with proven processes, product solutions, strategies and technical support.

**Where you’ll really shine**:

- You’re creative and disciplined. You recognize you’re on your own — there’s no activity if you don’t self-generate.- Your day runs the gamut from researching trends and business growth to sharing actionable ideas. You transition seamlessly from your desktop to your iPhone and face-to-face. Your territory is wide, and you welcome the road.- You thrive because you get personal satisfaction that comes from helping others succeed. Your mentoring nature is part of your DNA, and you appreciate the key role you play in helping Canadians reach their goals and dreams.- If you believe you’ve got what it takes, and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.**What you will bring**
- Minimum 7 years' experience in financial services / insurance industry
- Post-secondary education, preferably in finance; or equivalent work experience
- Strong leadership, sales and relationship-building skills
- Good knowledge of Canadian life insurance, disability and critical illness products, sales strategies, the financial services industry and applicable legislation
- General understanding of tax and estate planning principles related to life insurance and living benefit solutions
- Hold valid financial services designations, such as CFP, CH.F.C, PFP or CLU
- Experience supporting advisors in a variety of business models including Managing General Agencies and National Accounts would be an asset
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Ability to travel throughout an assigned region using your own means of transportation
- Strong French communication skills (English is considered an asset)

**Perks of working with Canada Life**
- **Ongoing professional development**:We offer an array of proprietary and industry leading programs, seminars and learning workshops to inspire greatness and improve your knowledge, training and selling/marketing skills.
- **Competitive compensation**:We designed our compensation program to reward you for building your regions business. It includes a base salary, productivity-based bonuses and benefit options, a company-matching RPP and a share ownership plan.
- **Recognition and rewards**:We go all out to recognize outstanding performance with a multitude of programs, campaigns, promotions and development meetings to reward your success.
- **Proven processes, strategies and tools**:We provide a wide array of resources, tools and processes for improving workflow, working with clients as well as for managing your territory.
- The base salary for this position is between **$82,800 minimum****:

- $137,900 maximum** annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.-
- Be your best at Canada Life- Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents