Direct Sales Representative

Altitude Group; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual classroom training

Draw pay + commissions

Incentive trips and stock bonuses

Advancement opportunities

Flexible schedule

Supportive team culture

Licensing reimbursement

Job summary

Altitude Group is recruiting a Direct Sales Representative in Pasadena, TX. You will travel to local businesses, present supplemental insurance options, and build lasting client relationships. The role combines fieldwork with training, a supportive team, and opportunities for advancement.

You will manage your own schedule, hit monthly targets, and work closely with managers to grow your book of business in a dynamic local market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of professional (post-high school) work experience.
• Licensed in Health & Life general lines or willing to obtain; licensing reimbursement offered.
• Willing to work a full-time schedule (40 hours/week).

Responsibilities

• Meet with business owners and decision-makers to present supplemental insurance products.
• Deliver engaging in-person presentations to small and large employee groups.
• Build and maintain a personal book of business in assigned territory.
• Set follow-up appointments and review client needs regularly.
• Submit sales metrics and activity daily; manage territory targets and quotas.
• Call on new businesses, referrals, and existing clients for ongoing service.

Skills

Tough-minded

Confident

Self-starting

Independent worker

Objection handling

People skills

Full-time availability

Education

Bachelor's degree

4+ years professional experience

Job description

Join Our Team as a Direct Sales Representative!

If you love meeting new people and exploring different areas, this role is perfect for you. If you also have a passion for helping others and building meaningful connections, you'll thrive as our next Direct Sales Representative.

What You'll Be Doing:

In this role, you'll be the face of our company, working directly with business owners, managers, and employees in small to medium-sized companies within your designated territory. Your day-to-day life will be dynamic, taking you from one business to the next, where you'll deliver engaging presentations and offer our top-notch supplemental insurance products.

Why This Role Rocks:

• Business-to-Business Interaction: You'll be out in the field, meeting with decision-makers and helping them understand the value of our products.

• Build Relationships: This isn't just a sales job - it's about forming lasting connections with the businesses in your community.

• Independence: Manage your own schedule and enjoy the freedom of working independently while still being part of a supportive team.

• Make an Impact: The products you'll be offering are designed to provide financial security and peace of mind to your clients.

What We're Looking For:

We're searching for someone who's enthusiastic, self-motivated, and eager to learn. A background in sales is a plus, but if you're great with people and have a desire to succeed, we want to hear from you!

Our Ideal Candidate:

• Tough-minded, confident, and self-starting

• Disciplined and purposeful; with a desire to work independently

• Skilled at overcoming objections and not afraid of rejection

• Willing to work a full-time work week (40 hours)

• Possessing a track record of high performance or excellence

• Passionate about helping others

• Loves the hunt and likes working in a dynamic, changing work environment

Overview of Duties and Responsibilities:

This is an outside sales position working in your own assigned sales territory. We will train you to call on small and medium-sized businesses that operate in a variety of industries, meeting face-to-face with business owners and decision-makers to offer some of the industry's best supplemental insurance products and services to them and their employees. You will work with business owners, benefits managers, and their employees individually at times; other times, you will give product presentations with employee groups as large as 50-100+ people. You will be expected to:

• Respond to general emails and phone calls from clients

• Set follow-up appointments with prospective and current clients to review their needs

• Be present on scheduled calls or meetings with your sales team or manager

• Call on new businesses, referrals, and existing clients who need to be re-serviced

• Build and maintain your own book of business

• Meet with sales team manager as needed to discuss and set your upcoming monthly and quarterly target sales goals and quotas

• Develop relationships with local business owners in your territory

• Set your own scheduled working hours and submit them to your sales manager each week

• Follow up on provided sales leads and cold-call on businesses in person, balancing "cold" lead generation and sales with your warm leads and appointments with existing clients

• Submit your sales metrics and activity daily

We Offer:

• Virtual classroom training as well as hands-on sales training in your own territory

• Weekly draw pay with bonuses and commission eligibility upon start

• Quarterly and annual incentive trips, cash bonuses, and stock share bonuses

• Advancement and promotions based on personal performance

• Excellent ongoing professional development, advanced sales training, and leadership training

• Increased schedule flexibility once you have an established book of business

• Work around other like-minded, driven, caring people in a culture that feels like a family

• Additional Position Qualifications:

• Already licensed in Health & Life general lines (or willing and able to obtain Health & Life producer license - licensing reimbursement offered)

• Bachelor's degree or a minimum of 4 years of professional (post-high school) work experience. Candidates within 6 months or less of degree completion will be considered, as will candidates with less than 4 years of professional work experience with relevant or specialized outside sales experience.

If you're ready to take on a fulfilling role where your efforts directly contribute to the success and well-being of others, apply today and let's start this journey together!

We do not use AI in our recruiting/interview process. Your resume will be reviewed and your interview will be conducted by one of our team members. Due to the nature of this position talking to others about insurance during difficult health topics we strongly believe this position cannot lean on AI but rather requires connecting with people.