Group Benefits Sales Intern - Atlanta, GA

MetLife; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

MetLife in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Sales Trainee Intern within the Group Benefits team. The program offers weekly curriculum training, exposure to a range of benefits products, and hands-on participation in customer meetings to build sales skills.

You will develop business acumen, complete a Capstone project, and network with peers and leadership while preparing for a potential full-time sales role. Hybrid in-office schedule.

Qualifications

• Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communications and leadership qualities.
• Motivated team player with sound judgment and problem-solving abilities.
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.
• High school diploma.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program; rising senior preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete weekly curriculum training.
• Collaborate on an intern-led Capstone Project.
• Participate in customer meetings.
• Learn how technology supports the salesforce and business functions.
• Present Capstone project to peers, managers and senior leadership.
• Perform duties supporting the sales organization as assigned.

Skills

Mathematical skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Leadership qualities

Team player

Education

High school diploma

Currently enrolled in bachelor’s program

Rising senior preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

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 [1] #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 [e-mail]. 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.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.

This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.References

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