About the role...

Do you take pride in delivering an awesome experience for customers? Are you a team-player and a great communicator? Do you want to join a rapidly growing team and help build the foundation of the greatest service organization in insurance? Then come join the Sales team at Policygenius!

Sales agents are on the front lines of the Policygenius customer experience: managing all inbound and outbound leads for prospective life insurance customers and ensuring they get the coverage they need (and feel good about the process)! The Sales Manager is a critical link between our life insurance customers, agents and insurance partners. You’ll be managing our high-performing Sales team, who set the first impression for clients on their life insurance purchasing journey.

In this role, you will...

• Manage a team of agents and own their individual and team-level performance by delivering structured feedback through 1:1s, performance reviews, and professional development conversations
• Align direct reports on team and individual goals (daily, weekly, monthly) and provide regular visibility into the progress toward those goals
• Provide coaching and supervision through side-by-sides, retroactive call/ticket review and team huddles
• Identify opportunities to improve customer conversion and sales team performance by analyzing data and key performance indicators
• Be accountable for the hiring funnel of your immediate team by delivering on hiring targets set by direct manager
• Ensure compliance with regulation and adherence to Pg quality standards in concert with our quality assurance team
• Work with team leads to handle client escalations, quality concerns, and vendor issues
• Provide actionable feedback from clients and the team to drive process and product improvements
• Regularly report out on team performance to company executives (Founders,VP, Directors), focusing on insights and initiatives to improve performance

We'd love to hear from you if...

• You have 4+ years of relevant work experience; previous management or player-coach experience in a Sales organization required
• You possess a sales mindset -- you’re motivated by the opportunity to connect prospective customers to a product that meets their needs
• You have experience in needs-based and suitability selling techniques
• You employ superior analytical skills that thrive in a data-driven environment
• You demonstrate subject matter expertise in client and carrier/vendor relations
• You are effective at problem-solving and have the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize throughout the day
• You are a team-player with strong management skills, including a passion for people, motivating & inspiring team members, and performance management
• You demonstrate sound judgment in people situations and the ability to have difficult conversations and to deliver feedback in line with the Pg model, leveraging empathy and tact
• You possess strong communication skills with an attention to detail
• You are humble and are open to learn -- you're always raising the bar for yourself and your team
• You have honesty & integrity – you do not cut corners ethically and can be trusted to do the right thing for clients and for the team
• You boast a positive attitude with a desire to grow professionally and contribute to the success and culture of the company
• A life, accident & health insurance agent or broker license and experience in selling life insurance is a plus

You can expect...

• Company-paid health, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• 401(k) plan, FSA & commuter benefits
• Generous PTO 
• Training, mentorship and coaching from leadership
• The opportunity to grow alongside a company shaking up a big, old-fashioned industry
• Fun, diverse, open-minded coworkers
• Dog companionship!!!

About Policygenius

Policygenius is America’s leading online insurance marketplace. Since 2014, our mission has been to help people get the financial protection they need (and feel good about it). We make it easy for our customers to understand their options, compare quotes, and buy insurance, all in one place. To date, we’ve helped more than 30 million people shop for all types of insurance and placed over $45 billion in coverage.

At Policygenius, we’re proud of building an environment that encourages our teammates to bring their authentic selves to work. Despite rapid growth (we’ve doubled in size year over year!), we’ve continuously maintained our inclusive culture through humility, hard-work, and humor, and we’re looking for more people with grit, collaborative attitudes, and creative problem-solving skills to join our team. Come see why we’ve been voted one of Inc. Magazine’s “Best Workplaces” two years in a row!

Diversity at Policygenius

Policygenius believes differences should be celebrated and is committed to building a team as diverse as the customers we serve. We welcome different perspectives and opinions to foster innovation, authenticity, and excellence across all parts of our company, and are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Policygenius highly encourages applicants from all walks of life. All employment decisions at Policygenius are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to actual or perceived race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, political affiliation or belief, religion, disability, uniformed service, marital status or any other status protected by law. 

Come join the team!