Vice President, National Distribution Greater Des Moines, IA Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President of National Distribution to lead and grow relationships with key national accounts. Responsibilities include developing account plans, setting sales strategies and goals, coaching and developing sales leaders and teams, and ensuring performance against channel objectives. The role partners with internal stakeholders to coordinate account support and distribution initiatives, manages budgets, and delivers sales reports, forecasts, and performance analyses. The Vice President also identifies and onboards prospective accounts and represents the sales function on committees and cross-functional projects. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, including four or more years as a sales leader in the life insurance and annuity business, focused on sales and marketing. Strong communication, presentation, relationship-management, critical-thinking, and strategic-planning skills are required, along with the ability to communicate strategy and build productive relationships with internal teams and key accounts. The role includes people leadership responsibilities, such as performance management and talent development. Industry designations such as CLU, ChFC, CFP, FLMI, or MSM are preferred.

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F&G