Strategic Sales & Account Advisor

**Strategic Sales & Account Advisor**

**Location: Must be within 50 miles of the St. Louis, MO Pulsepoint. Position has both office and remote expectations.**

**Compensation: Base salary + Sales Incentive Plan**

The **Strategic Sales & Account Advisor** is responsible for acquiring new business, retention and growth of current business, and daily operational oversight of all designated accounts.

**How you will make an impact:**

+ Develops and executes overall strategy for acquiring new business and renewing existing accounts.

+ Achieves sales targets for new business through brokers and/or directly with clients.

+ Manages the annual renewal process for current accounts, drives opportunity for additional growth and product sales, and coordinates all internal partners as required.

+ Ensures accounts receive excellent customer service.

+ Cultivates trust-based relationships and develops comprehensive understandings of client needs and priorities.

+ Acts as a consultative collaborative partner with brokers, consultants, and key decision makers.

+ Continuously updates knowledge in a rapidly changing environment.

+ With general supervision, provides sales and retention knowledge to large groups and is able ask for and accept guidance when needed from leadership and/or team members acting as a resource.

**Minimum Requirements:**

+ Requires a BA/BS and a minimum of 2 years of sales experience; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

+ Sales license and appointment required upon hire or is required to be obtained and appointed within sixty (60) days of hire.

**Preferred Skills, Experiences and Capabilities:**

+ Experience with office tools, cloud-based software, social media & collaboration tools strongly preferred.

+ Ability to learn and become familiar with the industry and product at the local, state, and federal level preferred.

+ Large Group insurance experience preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.