Internal Sales Consultant

DPL Financial Partners; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DPL Financial Partners is hiring an Internal Consultant to enhance the adoption of its platform by registered investment advisors. This role requires a highly motivated sales professional to engage advisors daily, demonstrate the value of the platform, and drive business growth.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree and has 3-5 years of relevant sales experience. The position offers an adaptable work environment with a focus on building relationships and mastering consultative sales tactics.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of sales experience in financial services or related fields.
• Experience working with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) preferred.
• Life insurance license preferred, or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Engage financial advisors daily through calls and meetings.
• Conduct platform demonstrations showcasing DPL technology.
• Achieve or exceed monthly sales and platform adoption goals.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and track activity in Salesforce.

Skills

Sales experience

Presentation and communication skills

Consultative selling

CRM tools proficiency

Structured sales methodologies knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Job Title: Internal Consultant

Work Location: Onsite, Hybrid, Remote

Employment Type: Full Time

Reports to: Vice President

Role Overview

DPL Financial Partners is seeking a highly motivated Internal Consultant to drive adoption of the DPL platform across registered investment advisor (RIA) firms. This role is designed for a high-energy sales professional who thrives in a performance-driven environment and is motivated by activity, pipeline development, and closing business.

The Internal Consultant plays a critical role in expanding DPL's reach by engaging advisors daily, demonstrating the value of the platform and tools, and converting conversations into platform adoption and annuity business.

Success in this role requires consistent daily advisor engagement, strong consultative selling skills, and the ability to effectively deliver platform and product demonstrations.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys high activity levels, building relationships with financial advisors, and helping firms modernize their insurance and annuity strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Drive Advisor Engagement & Platform Adoption

• Proactively engage financial advisors daily through outbound calls, meetings, and virtual presentations.
• Conduct platform and tools demonstrations that showcase DPL's technology, analytics, and annuity solutions.
• Educate advisors on how to incorporate commission‑free annuities into fee-based practices.

Meet Activity and Production Expectations

• Achieve or exceed monthly sales and platform adoption goals.
• Maintain consistent daily outreach activity levels to advisors within assigned territory.
• Schedule and conduct a targeted number of platform demos and advisor meetings each week.
• Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline through disciplined prospecting and follow‑up.

Deliver Consultative Sales Conversations

• Understand advisor business models, client demographics, and portfolio strategies.
• Position DPL as a strategic partner to help firms modernize insurance and annuity solutions.
• Identify opportunities to support advisors with education, case design, and implementation.

Manage Territory and Pipeline

• Maintain accurate pipeline, activity tracking, and opportunity management within Salesforce.
• Prioritize opportunities to maximize conversion and advisor engagement.
• Partner with External Consultants and sales leadership to drive territory growth and strategic initiatives.

Support Advisor Success

• Lead onboarding calls and training sessions for new member firms.
• Provide ongoing education on DPL tools, resources, and carrier solutions.
• Attend industry events and conferences to expand advisor relationships and brand awareness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 3‑5 years of sales experience in financial services, FinTech, insurance, annuities, or asset management.
• Experience working with Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) preferred.
• Demonstrated success in high activity, goal-oriented sales environments.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to lead platform and product demonstrations.
• Experience using CRM tools such as Salesforce.
• Familiarity with structured sales methodologies (SPIN, Sandler, Solution Selling, etc.) is a plus.
• Life insurance license preferred (or willingness to obtain).

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently maintain high daily advisor engagement levels.
• Deliver compelling platform and tools demonstrations.
• Build strong advisor relationships that drive platform adoption and annuity production.
• Maintain a disciplined pipeline and activity cadence.
• Thrive in a fast‑paced, high-performance sales culture.

Travel

• Approximately 10% travel for industry conferences, firm visits, and internal meetings.

Work Environment

• This position may be performed onsite, hybrid, or remotely depending on location. The role requires extended periods of working on a computer and participating in virtual meetings.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee will be required to sit or utilize standing desk while working on computer for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment is representative of what an employee encounters while performing essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.