Athene · 8 hours ago
Financial Sales Specialist
West Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expAthene is a company driven to do more for its customers and financial professionals. The Internal Sales Specialist provides telephonic sales support to agents and distributors regarding Athene annuity products, assisting with product and sales questions while meeting call volume targets.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Handle inbound calls from 800-line, assisting with product and sales questions, while meeting minimum call volume of 40 calls per day
Transfer/funnel calls to appropriate departments, including forwarding leads to Internal Wholesalers
Run product illustrations, meeting or exceeding established turnaround times on all requests, with 100% accuracy
Complete fulfillment requests for marketing materials
Partner with Service Liaison to handle Service Issues/Exception Requests
Qualification
Required
1+ year of prior financial services industry sales experience required
Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. required
Effective verbal and written communications required to explain products, tools, concepts and processes to a diverse customer base
Preferred
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred, but not required. Military experience will be considered in lieu of formal degree
Successful completion of Industry Continuing Education (such as LIMRA / LOMA) courses preferred
Experience with annuity products and illustration software systems is strongly preferred
Company
Athene
Athene Holding is a life insurance company that provides retirement savings products for individuals and institutions.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (11)
2024 (28)
2023 (24)
2022 (22)
2021 (22)
2020 (14)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.43B2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-10-07Post Ipo Debt· $600M
Leadership Team
Martin P. Klein
Executive VP & CFO
Mike Downing
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Athene Holding Ltd.
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