Vice President - Financial Sales - MassMutual

About us:

Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions, LLC, a MassMutual Firm is a leading mutual life insurance company that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policyowners. We serve millions of people worldwide and strive to help them secure their future and protect the ones they love. Our company takes a customer-first approach to business in order to ensure quality service for consumers. We're passionate about aligning everything we do with our mission to help people secure their future and protect the ones they love.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced and driven Vice President of Sales to join our team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build and lead a sales team, identify market potentials, crafting sales plans, and justifying those plans to the upper management. This role demands a leader with the ability to drive sales, manage a team and partner with other business leaders to form strategic plans.

Job Responsibilities:

• Recruit, train and develop a sales team to achieve sales goals.
• Deliver sales presentations to key clients in coordination with sales representatives.
• Meet with key clients, assisting sales representative with maintaining relationships, negotiating and closing deals.
• Coordinate liaison between sales department and other sales related units.
• Analyze and control expenditures of division to conform to budgetary requirements.

Desired Qualifications:

• MUST HAVE A VALID Life & Health license, Series 7 and Series 66
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years leadership experience in a sales role, preferably within the finance or insurance industry.
• Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving sales growth in a business.
• Strong leadership qualities with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements.

Nice-to-haves:

• MBA or equivalent qualification would be a valuable asset.
• Prior experience at MassMutual or a similar industry firm will be considered a plus.
• Excellent negotiation skills, proven track record of successfully pitching for new business.
• High level of acumen about changing market scenarios and potential business risks.
• Awareness and understanding of latest technological improvements applicable to the financial sector.