Leader, Sales Development & Training

Woodmenlife; Omaha (NE); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 135.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental, vision

401(k)

Life insurance

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

WoodmenLife in Omaha, NE is seeking a Manager of Sales Development & Training to lead the creation and delivery of onboarding, product, sales, recruiting, leadership, and compliance training for our nationwide Sales force. The role partners with Sales leaders to align learning with business goals and supervises training staff, vendors, and budgets.

You will apply adult learning principles across classroom, virtual, blended, and self-directed formats, ensuring content is accurate, current, and

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in business, education, instructional design, insurance, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in sales, training, learning and development, or related function, including at least three years leading a team.
• Demonstrated knowledge of life insurance products, the sales process, field distribution, recruiting, onboarding, and regulatory environment affecting insurance sales training.
• Current Life and Health insurance license. FINRA Series 6 or 7 and Series 63, and FIC, FICF, LUTCF, or CLU designations, required at hire or within timeframe set by WoodmenLife.
• Experience designing, implementing, facilitating, and evaluating adult learning programs using classroom, virtual, blended, and self-directed delivery methods.
• Proven people-leadership skills, including setting expectations, coaching, performance management, resource planning, and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience with learning management systems, virtual learning platforms, digital content tools, and training administration and recordkeeping.
• Ability to use data, assessments, and sales performance measures to identify needs, evaluate training effectiveness, communicate results, and recommend improvements.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to create learning resources, improve workflows, and develop scalable processes with sound judgment regarding accuracy, privacy, security, and compliance.
• Strong communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, project management, budgeting, problem-solving, and change-leadership skills, with the ability to influence field and senior leaders.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, coach, and develop the Sales Development and Training team; set priorities and performance expectations, allocate resources, evaluate performance, and support succession and professional development.
• Partner with Sales leaders, field leaders, product teams, Marketing, Compliance, Legal, and other divisions to assess needs and maintain a learning strategy aligned with business goals and Sales force capabilities.
• Oversee onboarding and ongoing development for representatives, Regional Directors, and Recruiting Sales Managers, including life insurance products, needs-based selling, recruiting, leadership, technology, business practices, and customer experience.
• Apply adult learning and instructional design principles to deliver effective classroom, virtual, blended, and self-directed learning for a geographically dispersed Sales force.
• Maintain curriculum governance and content standards so training materials are accurate, current, accessible, consistently delivered, and compliant with company policies and applicable insurance and securities requirements.
• Manage learning platforms, digital content, training records, schedules, vendors, and operational processes to provide a reliable and scalable learning experience.
• Use AI and other learning technologies responsibly to create tools and content, personalize learning, automate repeatable work, and improve team and Sales force productivity while protecting confidential information.
• Establish learning metrics and reporting; evaluate learner readiness, adoption, behavior change, production impact, and ROI, and use findings to improve programs.
• Manage the department budget, project portfolio, vendor relationships, and implementation plans to deliver priorities on time and within approved resources.
• Stay current on life insurance products, sales practices, regulations, market trends, adult learning practices, and emerging technology; recommend changes that strengthen Sales force performance.

Conocimientos

People leadership

Communication

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Facilitation

Data-driven

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Learning Management Systems

Virtual learning platforms

Digital content tools

Descripción del empleo

WoodmenLife in Omaha, NE is seeking a Manager of Sales Development & Training to lead the creation and delivery of onboarding, product, sales, recruiting, leadership, and compliance training for our nationwide Sales force. The role partners with Sales leaders to align learning with business goals and supervises training staff, vendors, and budgets.

You will apply adult learning principles across classroom, virtual, blended, and self-directed formats, ensuring content is accurate, current, and