Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$68k–$99k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Sales leadership, Team management, Coaching, Performance management, Life insurance
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$64k–$94k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Administrative support, Project coordination, Communication, Schedule management, Travel arrangements
Addison, Texas, United States · On-site
$18/hr–$27/hr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Mandarin Speaking, Case Management, Life Insurance Underwriting, Risk Assessment, Customer Experience
Montpelier, Vermont, United States · On-site
$15/hr–$22/hr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Hospitality, Housekeeping, Customer Service, Cooking, Baking
Addison, Texas, United States · On-site
$161k–$237k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Asset-liability management, Actuarial modeling, Risk management, Financial analysis, Stochastic modeling
Addison, Texas, United States · On-site
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Compliance Analysis, Life Insurance Knowledge, Annuity Knowledge, Consumer Complaint Resolution, Microsoft Office Suite
Addison, Texas, United States · On-site
$57k–$84k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: AML Transaction Monitoring, Fraud Investigation, Compliance Analysis, Microsoft Office Suite, Customer Service
Addison, Texas, United States · On-site
$96k–$140k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Leave Administration, HR Compliance, ADA Accommodations, FMLA, PWFA
United States · Remote OK
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Sales, Relationship management, Business development, Communication, Presentation skills
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$21/hr–$31/hr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Sales Support, Relationship Building, Presentation Skills, Communication Skills, Cross-selling
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$21/hr–$31/hr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Sales Support, Relationship Building, Presentation Skills, Communication Skills, Cross-selling
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$21/hr–$31/hr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Mandarin Speaking, Sales Support, Relationship Building, Presentation Skills, Cross-selling
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$21/hr–$31/hr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Sales Support, Relationship Building, Cross-selling, Presentation Skills, Communication Skills
New York, New York, United States · Hybrid
$173k–$253k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Underwriting, Financial Modeling, Structuring, Asset-Based Finance, Due Diligence
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$70k–$102k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Contact center management, Bilingual Spanish, Life insurance operations, Annuity operations, Financial services
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$128k–$187k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Portfolio Management, Program Management, Strategic Planning, Demand Management, Capacity Planning
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$96k–$140k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Actuarial analysis, Business analysis, Systems support, Excel, Product design
New York, New York, United States · Hybrid
$206k–$303k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Structured credit, CLO structuring, Cashflow modeling, Rating agency engagement, Securitization
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$300k–$440k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Risk management, Strategic planning, Governance, Enterprise risk management, Financial services
Addison, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$114k–$168k/yr
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have…
Skills: Actuarial Systems Governance, Change Management, Data Management, Project Management, System Development Lifecycle
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The Manager, Sales Desk leads and develops a team of Internal Sales Specialists to support life insurance and annuity sales activity. This role acts as a bridge between the sales desk and the field to drive sales execution, process improvements, and team performance.
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree and possess at least 5 years of experience in sales, distribution, or financial services. Strong leadership, coaching abilities, and proficiency in CRM tools are required to succeed in this fast-paced environment.
Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.
Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.
We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.
Role Summary
The Manager, Sales Desk leads a team of Internal Sales Specialists who support life insurance and annuity sales activity for National Life Group. This role is accountable for coaching, developing, and directing the team to deliver strong sales support, service quality, and distribution results.
The position serves as a key connection between the Sales Desk and the field, translating agent, agency, and field leader needs into clear coaching priorities, team development plans, and process improvements. The manager partners closely with Distribution leadership and internal business partners to strengthen field relationships, improve execution, and advance opportunities across the sales process.
The ideal candidate brings sales leadership experience, strong business judgment, and a market-oriented mindset with the ability to build trust, develop talent, and drive accountability in a fast-paced environment.
This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you will be in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days. Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
AI Proficiency Expectations:
At National Life Group, we view AI as an enabler of human potential. We use AI to help us work smarter, serve more clients, and keep our promises, while remaining a relationship-driven business where our people are our greatest strength.
All applicants are expected to:
Additional Expectations for AI-Forward Roles
Core Competencies
Cultivates Innovation - Fosters innovation by taking calculated risks; Work cooperatively with others to produce innovative solutions.
Ensures Accountability - Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments and performance goals.
Directs Work - Provides direction, delegates, and removes obstacles to get work done.
Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence - Exhibits the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions and how emotions can influence others; Uses a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and opportunities.
Exhibits Critical and Creative Thinking - Engaging thinking skills that focus on logic and reasoning to make decisions (critical) and innovative solutions to solve problems (creative).
Leads Change - Facilitates change and transition at the individual and team level; Develops strategic goals for aligning with change.
Develops Talent - Builds team(s) equipped for the future by applying coaching techniques for developing team members to meet their professional/personal goals and the organizational goals; Listens and responds with empathy; Asks thought provoking questions.
Inspires Others - Motivates and influences others by creating an environment where teams can do their best work; Partners across the organization to achieve results.
Base Pay Range. The base pay range for this position is the range National Life reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors, including: prior experience and job-related knowledge; education, training and certificates; current business needs; and market factors. The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances.
Additional Compensation and Benefits. The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs. If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position" and National Life reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.
National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.
Fortune 1000 status is based on the consolidated financial results of all National Life Group companies.
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National Life Group
1 National Life Dr
Montpelier, VT 05604
Life insurance and financial services since 1848. Do good, be good, make good.
At National Life, our story is simple: for over 176 years we’ve worked hard to deliver on our promises to millions of people with our vision of providing peace of mind in times of need. It’s our cause, stemming from a deep passion to live our values to do good, be good and make good, every day. Learn more at nationallife.com. National Life Group® is a trade name of *National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA (FINRA.org) SIPC (SIPC.org), is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser. All companies referenced are affiliated. https://www.nationallife.com/Contact TC141190(0424)3
Offices: 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05604, US · 15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite 800, Addison, TX 75001, US
Life insurance and financial services since 1848. Do good, be good, make good.
At National Life, our story is simple: for over 176 years we’ve worked hard to deliver on our promises to millions of people with our vision of providing peace of mind in times of need. It’s our cause, stemming from a deep passion to live our values to do good, be good and make good, every day. Learn more at nationallife.com. National Life Group® is a trade name of *National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA (FINRA.org) SIPC (SIPC.org), is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser. All companies referenced are affiliated. https://www.nationallife.com/Contact TC141190(0424)3
Offices: 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05604, US · 15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite 800, Addison, TX 75001, US
