Sales Director

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Bridgewater, NJ
In-Office
150K-175K
Expert/Leader
Insurance • Software
The Role
The Sales Director at Zinnia leads sales initiatives targeting senior executives in the life insurance industry, managing territory, building relationships, and driving revenue growth.
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WHO WE ARE:

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

WHO YOU ARE: The Sales Director is a key member of our sales team at Zinnia you will work closely with our Head of Enterprise sales to advance our sales organization and sales processes. We are relentless in our drive to reliably deliver outstanding revenue growth. We are growing fast, but we can go further faster with experienced, collaborative, challenge-seeking sales leaders like yourself.

Our sales team serves Zinnia’s businesses by targeting, building relationships and ultimately closing new deals with insurance partners. We partner with a variety of stakeholders both internally, across the company, and externally, with our insurance partners, to identify solutions that will solve the needs for consumers.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:  

  • Build and maintain relationships with senior executives in the life insurance industry, such as CEO’s, Chief Distribution Officers, Chief Strategy Officers, Chief Information Officers, and Chief Financial Officers
  • Own your sales territory, identify prospects and convert those targets to new clients in order to maintain a healthy pipeline
  • Work in concert with sales operations, solution consulting, marketing, and other stakeholders across the company to drive and advance the generation of revenue to exceed Company targets
  • Be willing to travel 50% of the time to meet with prospects, clients, and attend industry events 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: 

  • You have 10+ years of Software as a Service (Saas) technology sales experience
  • You have 10+ years in the FinTech or Insurance industries
  • Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets
  • Entrepreneurial and hunter mindset
  • Experience navigating complex sales cycles with both small and large organizations
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Positive attitude, self-motivated, persistent and passionate
  • You are comfortable with CRM tracking systems, Hubspot being a plus

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation with the goal of retaining and growing talented team members. The salary range for this role is a good faith estimate, it is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations. The base salary range for this position is $150,000.00-175,000.00 with an additional commission component. All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive salaries that align with the individual’s skills, education, experience, training, and geographic location. The range may vary above or below the stated amounts. We offer great benefits, including health/dental insurance, parental leave, 401(k), incentive/bonus opportunity, tuition reimbursement, and so much more. We’re looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team. At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done. Visit our website at www.zinnia.com for more information. Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our website. We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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The Company
HQ: Topeka, KS
1,258 Employees
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Zinnia is Where Complexity Ends and Simplicity Begins. By merging decades of industry expertise with advanced technology, Zinnia seeks to transform the life and annuity experience from end-to-end. We will empower our clients to innovate and launch products faster, to buy, sell, manage, and service products more effectively, and to better serve their customers.

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