Empathy is on a mission to help families through life’s most challenging moments. Our award-winning product, powered by tech and driven by purpose, provides peace of mind by guiding families through all the tedious and time-consuming tasks associated with loss. With a combination of tech and human support, we enable families to focus on what truly matters and support them through the emotions that follow.
Our sales team takes pride in our mission-driven approach. We work together remotely across the U.S. to build vision-oriented relationships and find new opportunities. We also value cross-team collaboration, working across the company to offer the best product to our customers.
We are looking for a strategic, collaborative, and experienced individual contributor sales executive to help drive growth by closing key accounts. You will work collaboratively across Marketing, Sales and other teams to execute sales strategies in the employee benefits space. You will work on deals with between 500-10,000 lives in the employee benefits space. This role is ideal for a motivated sales professional with a deep understanding of the employee benefits landscape and a passion for driving business in a fast-paced startup environment. This is an individual contributor role.
- 3+ years of experience in the employee benefits space selling HR, Benefits, and People leaders.
- Experience educating and selling through benefits brokers & consultants
- Ability to build individual relationships with a vast array of external stakeholders, and spend time understanding motivations and challenges for each
- Experience and comfort with operating independently while navigating ambiguity
- Strong understanding of partner management, sales cycles, and revenue goals.
- Track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets and driving partner account activity
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, cross-functional approach
- Mission-driven with a passion for helping our better community dealing with loss
- High level of ownership and accountability
- Thoughtful scrutiny and attention to detail
- Proficient with Salesforce (or comparable CRM) and other sales technologies such as LinkedIn SalesNavigator, Zoominfo, Salesloft/Outreach.io, etc.
Preferred
- Previous experience at a startup or in a high-growth environment selling to benefit leaders and brokers/consultants.
- Passion for innovation and contributing new ideas to improve sales processes and product offerings.
- Previous experience self-sourcing pipeline and closing business selling to Employee Benefits, HR, and Benefits/Consultants
The salary for this position ranges between $150,000-$170,000, which includes base salary and variable components along with equity. This is decided based on many factors, including but not limited to: skills, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, we are proud to offer stock options in the company and a competitive benefits package.
To support our employees, we offer comprehensive benefits both in and out of the office. These include premium healthcare, comprehensive paid time off, and flexible parental leave. Our bereavement care includes premium access to the Empathy platform and support for employees and their families. We support financial wellness with a company-sponsored 401(k) plan and up to a 4% employer match, along with competitive stock options. With annual retreats, team lunches for our NYC office, and a remote employee stipend, we prioritize spending time together and investing in our people. We hope you will want to join our exceptional team!