External Sales Consultant - Remote

Northwestern Mutual • Washington, DC

18d • Remote

About The Position

This role is responsible for deepening field conviction in NM Risk Products, ultimately driving product sales. This role will support field leadership, partner with the performance team and work directly with advisors in their territories. Travel expectation is 40% - 50%. Finally, each Protection and Retirement Sales professional will be paired with an internal sales specialist to work as their dedicated partner to drive sales in their territory.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with minimum of 7 years of progressive responsibility in the insurance and/or financial services industry.
• FINRA series 6 or series 7 required or can be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Deep subject matter expertise of Life and DI products OR deep subject matter expertise of annuity and LTC products.
• Demonstrated ability working with financial advisors and field leadership.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex insurance and financial concepts in a way that is simple, and easy to understand.
• Superior public speaking skills.
• The ability to effectively engage any audience and communicate key messages regardless of audience size or tenure.
• This position has been classified as a Registered Representative under NMIS guidelines and requires fingerprinting.
• Series 6 - FINRA, Series 7 - FINRA

Responsibilities

• Strengthen advisor conviction in NM risk products through small group and individual training, case consultations, competitive analysis, illustration design to enable increased risk product sells.
• Identify support needed to execute sales opportunities within an advisor’s practice by partnering with Internal Sales Consultant to complete book of business analysis and assist advisors in implementing the recommended client engagements that are a result of the analysis.
• Additionally, assist advisors in implementing sales ideas that result from sales campaigns into their client engagements.
• Support advisors on case design and positioning product solutions.
• Leverage product promotion materials and advanced illustration knowledge to recommend and consult advisors as necessary.
• Enable advisors in the field to drive overall risk sales and premium growth to achieve sales targets.
• Create and deliver risk product training that builds awareness, conviction, knowledge, and supports competitive positioning.
• Collaborate with field leaders to target the appropriate advisors and influence key messaging that supports the risk sales strategy to ensure advisors are appropriately positioning risk products during their client meetings.
• Travel required, 40% – 60%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level