12/19/2025

External Sales Advisor (Primarily Home)

Job Description

As an External Sales Advisor you will support efforts to help protect our customers with life insurance by assisting with several distribution models. You will work alongside agents on sales calls, consult and share best practices, and participate in group training sessions as well as collaborate with business partners to drive sales.

In this primarily home-based role, you will spend 80% of your time (4+ days per week) working from home, proximate to one of our office locations (within approximately 35-50 miles). St. Joseph, MO 64507, Hopkins, MN 55305.

Position Compensation Range:

$62,000.00 - $103,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

  • Communicate product sales opportunities, product or procedure enhancements.

  • Implement life strategies to help increase life sales with distribution partners.

  • Recognize and provide recommendations or solutions when working with distribution partners, both internal and external.

  • Provide coaching on prospecting, sales skill, and product knowledge to distribution partners.

  • Assist agents with book of business reviews to identify immediate and potential sales opportunities.

  • Have knowledge of life insurance products and riders.

  • May be required to complete other assignments or participate in projects based upon skills, achievements, or experience.

Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Education Requirements

  • Self-Motivated, prior sales experience with strong communication skills.

  • Ability to work collaboratively to manage multiple projects with a strong desire to succeed in a team environment.

  • Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support, or service.

  • Demonstrated effective experience leading people and/or projects; or, demonstrated effective leadership experience.

Travel Requirements

  • Up to 10%

Licenses

  • Must have or obtain proper Life insurance license within three months of hire. License maintenance and continuing education required.

  • CLU, designation must be obtained within 3 years.

  • Resident Life license within 30 days of hire.

  • Non-resident Life license within 90 days of hire.

  • Valid driver's license required plus an acceptable driving record.

Insurance License Options

  • Required to maintain current, active license(s) status by continuing education and meeting all state, operating and regulatory requirements.

Physical Requirements

  • Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

  • Not applicable.

Additional Information

  • Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks

  • Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions

  • Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email AskHR@AmFam.com to request a reasonable accommodation.


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