Verizon Communications is hiring: Retail Sales Associate in San Francisco

Job ID: R-1085924

Apply prior to the end date: November 30th, 2025

Overview

Verizon Retail Sales Associate (full-time) — grow your career with a team focused on unlocking your full potential and sales success within one of our retail stores. You’ll generate retail sales by using your passion for cutting-edge technology and exceptional customer service to expand the Verizon network, learn customers’ needs, position product insights, and close sales through effective communication.

What you’ll be doing

• Generate retail sales by leveraging your passion for technology and strong customer service.
• Learn and uncover customers’ needs by creating connections and asking the right questions.
• Position product insights and solution recommendations to provide customers with a complete top-down sales solution.
• Close sales by using effective communication to fulfill customer needs with simple and intuitive tech solutions.
• Continually develop through ongoing training and up-skill in merchandising and inventory operations.
• Grow your customer base by placing outbound calls and sending texts to current Verizon customers interested in products and services.
• Engage with the community outside of the store at Verizon-sponsored events to expand your loyal customer base.

We’re hiring immediately. This isn’t a typical entry-level retail position. Depending on experience, base pay ranges from $16.00 to $21.00 per hour, plus up to $16,000 per year in individual-based commissions if sales goals are met. Top performers can earn additional commissions and reach total annual compensation of $65,000 to $73,500+ (varies by geography, hours, and performance).

Our comprehensive benefits and perks start on day one and are designed to support your career and life outside Verizon, including health and well-being benefits and opportunities for education and career advancement.

• Best-in-class medical, dental, and vision
• Verizon 401(k) plan with matching contributions up to 6%
• $2,500 stock grant per year (Stock Together program)
• Sales recognition programs with travel, gifts, and incentives
• Five weeks of paid time off (vacation, holidays, personal days)
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents (up to 16 weeks with short-term disability)
• Up to $8,000 per year in tuition assistance
• Discounts on Verizon products and services and additional employee discounts

This position is a strong start to your career. One in five Verizon Retail employees received lateral or promotional moves in 2024. You’ll hear from Verizon Retail teammates about our training, culture of learning, and benefits as you elevate your career.

What we’re looking for

You’ll need to have:

• High school diploma or GED
• One or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and holidays (schedule known four weeks in advance)
• Openness to pick up additional shifts, typically during summer months, November–December, and peak vacation periods

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience in a commission-based environment
• Demonstrated sales experience communicating with customers to find solutions
• Customer service experience

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit, please apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

After you apply

You may be required to take an assessment (~19 minutes). If selected to move forward, a recruiter will reach out with more information about the role and next steps.

Where you’ll be working

In this worksite-based role, you’ll work onsite at a defined location(s).

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits support you and your life outside Verizon, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life coverage, a matched 401(k), stock incentives, holidays, personal days, parental leave, tuition assistance, and vendor discounts. Details vary by role and location. New hires may receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, increasing with tenure. Part-time benefits vary by eligibility.

The starting base pay rate for the location listed on this job requisition is: $20.67 per hour.

Grow your network while guiding customers to grow their businesses.

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