Development Manager - New York Life Insurance Company

Fully Onsite

Location Designation

When you join New York Life, you're joining a company that values career development, collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness. We want employees to feel proud about being part of a company that is committed to doing the right thing. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programs. New York Life is a relationship-based company and appreciates how both virtual and in-person interactions support our culture.

New York Life's primary distribution channel is the career Agency sales force of more than 12,000 agents, operating in virtually every major city in the United States. Every agent is affiliated with one of our General Offices. These offices are operated by Agency management teams responsible for agent and management recruiting, development, and sales. Some agents operate their businesses out of our General Offices, while others maintain independent office locations.

Our General Offices are divided up among four Zones. In addition to our Zone offices, an Agency Home Office team responsible for strategy, finance, administration, standards, training, marketing and communications supports our agents and field managers. The Agency operation also comprises teams charged with growing our business in key market segments, including the middle-income market, the advanced (high-net-worth) market and select cultural markets. Agents sell individual life insurance, individual annuities, and long-term care insurance products, as well as mutual funds.

This position will support the Silicon Valley GO.

Role Overview

Drive, monitor and support New Org Agent retention and production efforts.
Properly implement NYLIC University's Blended Learning Curriculum and Critical Selling Skills Systems. This includes notifying Agents of course deadlines and virtual session offerings as well as preparation for the facilitated delivery of Group Instruction and Drill (GID) sessions / Skill Builders.
Understand NYLIC University Online. This includes system navigation for both Development Manager and Agent users, assigning scheduled offerings, assessment review and tracking and curriculum and regulated course reporting.
Understand and remain current with NYL Central implementation. Assure Agents are aware of and continuously trained to leverage new system features and functionalities upon release (specific to Sales Central and Marketing Central at this time).
Build partnerships with the General Office (GO) Field Management Team to assure the Field Development System (FDS) is implemented and executed effectively. This includes conducting and scheduling Field Observation and Demonstration (FOD) sessions with Agents (to assist with case preparation and the presenting/closing of sales), Agent Development Planning Meetings with the Field Management Team in addition to supporting Monthly and Annual Plan Meetings.
Lead National Prospecting Week efforts at the GO level to assure Agent prospecting activities are scheduled, planned and executed accordingly.
Channel, drive and promote sales initiatives and incentives with Agents, GO Field Management Teams and the Zone. Develop a solid knowledge-base of NYLIC products.
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Effectively train agents to gather names through prospecting process of referrals, social media mining, networking, community events, and center of influence development.
Effective with technology to enable training and support in virtual environment.

Key

Competencies

Persuasive, Verbal and Written Communication Skills
Performance Management
Facilitating Groups
Coaching
Developing, Empowering and Influencing Others
Providing Motivational Support
Goal, Impact and Result Oriented
Adaptability and Flexibility
Leading Change
Problem Solving
Planning and Strategizing
Ability to mentor other DMs
Demonstration of effective FOD and IDD
Can lead one on one Development Conversations with Partners

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree preferred
Two-time Council qualifier with a solid Life Case Rate (specific to internal applicants) or Previous PF2 experience
Valid State Life and Health Licenses
FINRA Registrations- Series 6 & 63

$60,000-$85,000

Salary range

Exempt

Overtime eligible

Yes

Discretionary bonus eligible

Yes

Sales bonus eligible

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benefits

. Starting salary is dependent upon several factors including previous work experience, specific industry experience, and/or skills required.

This role requiresFINRA licensedand/or FINRA Associated Person pre-hire fingerprinting.