Group Benefits Sales Intern - New York, NY

Posted 14 Hours Ago
Be an Early Applicant
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
24-24 Hourly
Internship
Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
At MetLife, we’re a purpose-driven company that helps our customers build a more confident future.
The Role
Supports the group benefits sales organization through training, customer meeting participation, technology exposure, assigned sales duties, and a capstone project. The intern develops business acumen, interpersonal, analytical, presentation, and leadership skills while gaining experience in a business-to-business insurance sales environment. Successful participants may interview for a sales trainee position after completing the program.
Summary Generated by Built In
Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
Join the nation's largest non-medical carrier of group insurance, where your work will impact over 55,000 customers and cover more than 50 million employees and family members. As part of MetLife's Group Benefits team, you'll deliver innovative benefits solutions - life, disability, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits - tailored to today's employers and workforces. Collaborate with customers, brokers, and partners to expand our offerings and reimagine digital experiences. Join us and be part of an organization committed to supporting customers when they need us most.
The Opportunity
  • Assist business units by performing various assigned duties that are intended to provide experience and build sales skills for future development

  • Get an insider view of career potential within a high performing culture

  • Strengthen business acumen & develop sales skills

  • Develop personally and professionally with a customized intern curriculum

  • Build a network of peers and mentors in a business to business sales environment

  • Gain exposure to products and services within Group Benefits

  • Participate in social activities and networking events

  • Interview for a sales trainee position upon completion of the program.

Key Responsibilities
  • Complete weekly curriculum training

  • Collaborate on an intern-lead Capstone Project

  • Participate in customer meetings

  • Learn functions and uses of technology to support the salesforce and business

  • Present Capstone project to an audience of peers, managers and senior leadership

  • Perform duties supporting the sales organization as assigned or required

Required Qualifications
  • Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, communications skills and leadership qualities

  • Motivated team player with sound judgment and problem-solving skills

  • Must be eligible to work in US without sponsorship

  • High school diploma.

  • Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program with an accredited college or university. Preferably a rising senior.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel)

  • Proven ability to lead and influence

The expected salary range for this position is $24 /Hour.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
#BI-Hybrid

Skills Required

  • Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Leadership qualities
  • Motivated team player with sound judgment and problem-solving skills
  • Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • High school diploma
  • Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university
  • Preferably a rising senior
  • Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel
  • Proven ability to lead and influence

What the Team is Saying

Chelsea
Nick
Naren
Laura
Bill
Jing Huang
Sara Strauch
Dan Xiao
Cara Mootz
Cara Mootz
Naren Peri
Patricia Hixson
Jing Huang
Samantha Heron
Pete Clarke
Erica Provido
Rene Rivera

MetLife Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Retirement Support Retirement programs include a 401(k) with employer match alongside a company-funded pension for eligible U.S. roles, with an auxiliary match referenced for higher earners. This combination is described as uncommon and valuable among large U.S. employers.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage spans company-paid and subsidized medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, complemented by an EAP and no‑cost condition‑management programs (e.g., cancer care, diabetes, musculoskeletal, family‑building). These resources position core coverage and wellbeing supports as a standout element of the package.
  • Parental & Family Support Time‑off and family programs include competitive PTO, paid parental leave (commonly cited at up to 8–10 weeks for eligible U.S. employees), and caregiving supports such as backup child and elder care and adoption assistance. Additional supports like family‑building services and resources for traveling nursing parents are also highlighted.

MetLife Insights

Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: New York, NY
43,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1868

What We Do

We're honored to be No. 10 on Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces and recognized in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2025. At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for over 157 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife fosters an inclusive culture where our people are energized and inspired to deliver for our customers and communities. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.

Why Work With Us

At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.

Gallery

Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery
Gallery

MetLife Teams

Team
Product + Tech
About our Teams

MetLife Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

MetLife's current workplace policies classify roles as Office, Hybrid or Virtual based on the nature of work, encouraging new ways of working together

Typical time on-site: Flexible
Company Office Image
HQNew York City, NY
Company Office Image
Pune, IN
Company Office Image
Mexico City, MX
Company Office Image
Bridgewater, NJ
Company Office Image
Cary, NC
Company Office Image
Clark Summit, PA
Company Office Image
Greenville, SC
Company Office Image
Hyderabad, IN
Company Office Image
Tampa, FL
Company Office Image
Whippany, NJ
Learn more

Similar Jobs

MetLife Logo MetLife

Actuarial Assistant

Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
Hybrid
New York, NY, USA
43000 Employees
67K-90K Annually

MetLife Logo MetLife

Product Manager

Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
Hybrid
New York, NY, USA
43000 Employees
144K-213K Annually

MetLife Logo MetLife

Software Engineer

Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
Remote or Hybrid
United States
43000 Employees
161K-172K Annually

MetLife Logo MetLife

Corporate Counsel

Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
Hybrid
New York, NY, USA
43000 Employees
134K-178K Annually

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account