Job Description

Alternate Job Location: Arizona : Phoenix || California : Los Angeles || California : San Francisco || Colorado : Denver || Missouri : Saint Louis || Nevada : Las Vegas || Washington : Seattle

Where you’ll work:
Our hybrid workplace model offers the freedom to work remote or occasionally in one of our offices. This is a remote position with a hybrid option for candidates based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

How you’ll contribute:
As a Distribution Internal Sales Associate, you’ll be responsible for supporting incoming calls from financial advisors around the nation regarding our annuity and life solutions, that can help clients protect what they have earned and ensure that it lasts. The purpose of each call will be to create a positive advisor experience that will enhance our relationships and further develop sales opportunities for our distribution teams.

In this role, you’ll get to:
Continuously develop knowledge of Brighthouse Financial Annuity & Life product lines, systems, and processes
Answer and document inbound calls, providing sales support and positioning to financial advisors for our solutions
Help support submission of business by understanding licensing, training, firm, state, and application requirements
Be able to identify advisor need on issues, research, and resolve requests. Involve other distribution business partners if needed to resolve issues and take accountability until complete
Provide product illustrations, as well as utilize the marketing resources available to complement further advisor engagement
Identify sales opportunities on incoming calls and refer to Internal Wholesaler
Collaborate with manager and identify areas of development and personal growth
Other duties as assigned

We’re looking for people who have:
Bachelor's Degree preferred
Excellent communication skills / interpersonal skills, coachable, energetic and a positive attitude
Self-motivated, competitive and driven to reach goals in fast paced environment
Ability to build and maintain business relationships, professional and an aptitude for sales
Strong organization skills, adaptable and ability to multitask continuously
If not fully licensed, will be expected to obtain the FINRA SIE, Series 6 or 7, and 63, and state Life Insurance license with variable line of authority in their resident state

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What you’ll receive:
Compensation – Base salary of $45,900.00. Once fully licensed, this individual becomes eligible for a competitive monthly variable sales incentive target based on sales results
Flexible Work Environment – Work remote or occasionally in the office to better thrive in all areas of life
Paid Time Off – Recharge with a minimum of 20 days of paid time off and 16 paid company holidays per calendar year plus paid volunteer time and paid study time
Financial Health – Work toward achieving your financial goals through our 401(k) savings plan with company match (up to 6%) and annual company nondiscretionary contribution (3%), 15% employee stock purchase plan discount, and financial counseling services
Health and Wellness – Enjoy competitive medical, vision, and dental plans plus tax-free health savings accounts with potential company contributions up to $1,000 per family
Family Support – Care for loved ones with up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents, back-up dependent care, dependent care flexible spending account, and reimbursement up to a $25,000 lifetime maximum during your adoption, infertility, or surrogacy journey
Life and Disability Support – Gain access to company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability insurance

Travel:
None

Number of Openings:
Multiple

The company and your department may occasionally gather in person throughout the year to foster a culture of belonging and promote team building. We’d love for you to join us during those company-wide and department-wide events to help you strengthen connections across the company.

Why join us?
Brighthouse Financial is on a mission to help people achieve financial security. Our company is one of the largest providers of annuities and life insurance in the U.S.,1 and we specialize in products designed to help people protect what they’ve earned and ensure it lasts.

We empower employees to collaborate and create space for people to bring their passion to work and make an impact. Our inclusive work environment fosters a culture that celebrates diverse backgrounds and experiences. You can find out more about our company culture by visiting brighthousefinancial.com/about-us/careers/.

We’re proud to be a FORTUNE® 500 company2 and recognized as one of Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers by the Charlotte Business Journal. We’re also honored to be named to Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies.

1 Ranked by 2021 admitted assets. Best’s Review®: Top 200 U.S. Life/Health Insurers. A.M. Best, 2022.
2 From FORTUNE © 2022 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license. FORTUNE and FORTUNE 500 are registered trademarks of Fortune Media IP Limited and are used under license. FORTUNE and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse the products or services of, Brighthouse Financial.

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