Divisional Vice President - South Central

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Regional / Field Sales About Us

At Transamerica , hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group servingapproximately 23.9 million customersworldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com. 

Job Description Summary
Manage a team of external sales professionals (RVPs) that wholesale Qualified Retirement plans within an assigned territory. Responsible for the sale of qualified retirement plans through all channels of financial intermediaries including banks, wire houses, regional broker dealers, employee benefit firms, etc. Job Description

Responsibilities

- Manage a team of external sales professionals in a defined geographic region.

- Ensure productivity and sales goals are met; manage to a specific budget.

- Recruit, hire and develop sales professionals for an assigned region.

- Maintain insight into competition and industry at large; provide expert opinion to other groups within the organization.

- Travel regularly with RVPs and provide coaching to better implement sales strategies to maximize regional sales.

- Provide sales assistance to the team as needed.

- Adhere to, and ensure adherence to, industry, regulatory authority, and other codes of conduct.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in a business field or equivalent experience

- Five years of financial services industry sales experience

- Three years of experience as a regional wholesaler

- FINRA Series 6 & 63

- FINRA Series 24/26, or obtain within six months of hire

- Life & health license

- Self-motivated leader with strong technical skills, ERISA experience, and extensive market knowledge

- Excellent oral and written communication skills

- Outstanding public speaking and presentation skills; well organized in thoughts and actions

- Ability to work in a fast-paced high volume work env