Horace Mann - Agent Opportunities
Area Sales Manager - Brooklyn, NY
Horace Mann - Agent Opportunities, New York, New York, us, 10261
Are you a natural leader with a passion for helping others succeed? Join our team and take your career to the next level! We’re looking for a driven professional ready to step into a leadership role in the insurance industry — guiding, mentoring, and growing a team of high-performing field sales representatives while making a real impact on families and communities.
Overview
NTA Life, a Horace Mann Company is seeking an ambitious and motivated leader to join our Director Transition Program — a structured pathway designed to develop high-performing sales professionals into effective and inspiring Benefit Directors. This program supports a well-qualified candidate who demonstrates strong management potential, a passion for mentoring others, and a commitment to advancing within our career development framework.
Participants in this program will receive personalized mentorship, a clear development plan, and a special monthly stipend plus commission compensation package designed to reward progress and performance. Progress will be reviewed monthly with the Senior Field Executive.
Key Responsibilities
Build, mentor, and grow a successful sales team aligned with company goals.
Recruit new team members using the company’s proven recruiting system.
Field train and support new Benefits Specialists to ensure long‑term success.
Become proficient in and utilize the company’s asset management system.
Conduct regular team meetings and one‑on‑one coaching sessions.
Organize and lead in‑school events, while training agents to do the same.
Maintain strong relationships and communication across the organization.
Review and interpret performance reports to guide team improvement.
Understand and clearly communicate incentive programs to team members.
Meet weekly or biweekly with the Executive Director for progress evaluation.
Qualifications & Attributes
Proven track record of above‑average sales performance.
Strong leadership presence with a desire to coach and develop others.
Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for growth and team success.
Commitment to personal and professional development.
Please use the following scheduling link to select a convenient time to discuss:
Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Horace Mann – Agent Opportunities’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC‑305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250‑0005 Expires 04/30/2026
Why are you being asked to complete this form? We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
How do you know if you have a disability? A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
Blind or low vision
Cancer (past or present)
Cardiovascular or heart disease
Celiac disease
Cerebral palsy
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Diabetes
Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Intellectual or developmental disability
Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
Short stature (dwarfism)
Traumatic brain injury
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Participants in this program will receive personalized mentorship, a clear development plan, and a special monthly stipend plus commission compensation package designed to reward progress and performance. Progress will be reviewed monthly with the Senior Field Executive.
Key Responsibilities
Build, mentor, and grow a successful sales team aligned with company goals.
Recruit new team members using the company’s proven recruiting system.
Field train and support new Benefits Specialists to ensure long‑term success.
Become proficient in and utilize the company’s asset management system.
Conduct regular team meetings and one‑on‑one coaching sessions.
Organize and lead in‑school events, while training agents to do the same.
Maintain strong relationships and communication across the organization.
Review and interpret performance reports to guide team improvement.
Understand and clearly communicate incentive programs to team members.
Meet weekly or biweekly with the Executive Director for progress evaluation.
Qualifications & Attributes
Proven track record of above‑average sales performance.
Strong leadership presence with a desire to coach and develop others.
Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for growth and team success.
Commitment to personal and professional development.
Please use the following scheduling link to select a convenient time to discuss:
Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Horace Mann – Agent Opportunities’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC‑305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250‑0005 Expires 04/30/2026
Why are you being asked to complete this form? We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
How do you know if you have a disability? A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
Blind or low vision
Cancer (past or present)
Cardiovascular or heart disease
Celiac disease
Cerebral palsy
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Diabetes
Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Intellectual or developmental disability
Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
Short stature (dwarfism)
Traumatic brain injury
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
#J-18808-Ljbffr