Sales Academy Trainee - New York City
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Work type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $55,000 - $60,000/yr
- Posted
- 2 weeks ago
- Apply on
- metlifecareers.com
About this role
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
Join the nation’s largest non-medical carrier of group insurance, where your work will impact over 55,000 customers and cover more than 50 million employees and family members. As part of MetLife’s Group Benefits team, you’ll deliver innovative benefits solutions - life, disability, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits - tailored to today’s employers and workforces. Collaborate with customers, brokers, and partners to expand our offerings and reimagine digital experiences. Join us and be part of an organization committed to supporting customers when they need us most.
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
As a sales trainee, you will complete a 9-month sales training program which includes a combination of structured classroom and on-the-job learning with a focus on building an understanding of the employee benefits industry, MetLife’s group benefits and professional selling skills. Successful completion of the program will prepare you to apply for an account executive position within our Group Benefits Sales organization.Guided by our purpose – always with you building a more confident future – and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns and all-weather performance, this is an exciting opportunity to work with leaders across Group Benefits.
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
- Participate in and complete the Sales Academy Program which includes trainings led by subject matter experts across Group Benefits
- Support the sales office by meeting with brokers or customers, making cold calls, conducting enrollment meetings or benefit fairs, providing post-sale service and interaction with clients, and assisting the account executives with their territories
- Build sales competencies – including communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship building skills
- Develop an understanding of the Group Benefits products and services – including Disability, Dental, Life, Auto & Home, MetLife Legal, and Critical Illness
- Work effectively with a seasoned sales professional who serves as a mentor in educating the trainee to the various product and services offered by MetLife.
- Ability to use approved AI tools to support routine tasks such as drafting, summarizing, organizing information and improving day-to-day efficiency
- Working knowledge of AI capabilities with the ability to evaluate and validate outputs with guidance
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
- Knowledge of the MetLife organization, as well as industry information, including an understanding of brokers, customers, and competitive landscape
- Interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills, sound business judgment, computer skills, ability to lead and influence, analytical, relationship building and organizational skills
- The ability to obtain Life, Accident and Health, and Property & Casualty licenses.
- Willingness to relocate prior to, and upon completion of, the program
- 0-5 years of related work experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience
- Ability to travel and drive to meetings with internal and/or external partners
Description and Requirements
Description and Requirements
- 2-5 years of sales experience
Description and Requirements
The expected salary range for this position is 55,000 - 60,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.