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Financial Sales Representative at Gradient Insurance Brokerage, LLC

Gradient Insurance Brokerage, LLC Topeka, KS

JOB DESCRIPTION

Financial Sales Representative

Are you an experienced sales professional ready to grow your career in the insurance industry? Do you enjoy building relationships, collaborating with advisors, and making a meaningful impact? If so, this could be the opportunity for you. Gradient Financial Group is a financial services organization with twelve specialized entities, including Gradient Annuity Brokerage, which provides fixed annuity solutions to Financial Services Professionals.
What You'll Do
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with insurance professionals
  • Consult with insurance agents to support the growth of their firm and recommend best practices
  • Be an extension of their team when aligning goals and sales priorities
  • Present the value of affiliating with Gradient Annuity Brokerage, including access to various annuity carriers and products, compliance service, best practices support, and mentorship
  • Provide strategic guidance on business development, case design, and product solutions
  • Develop a rewarding career with strong income potential and the opportunity to positively impact both the financial professional and their clients' financial futures

What you Bring
  • High School Diploma or GED - Required
  • Active Life and Health licensure - Preferred
  • Minimum of one year of sales experience in insurance - Preferred
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
  • Passion for insurance and helping advisors deliver value to their clients
Our Benefits
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
  • 4 weeks of accrued PTO, plus 9 paid holidays
  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k)
  • 8 hours of paid volunteer time off (VTO)
  • Ability to work in-office four days per week with one remote workday
  • Ongoing professional development and training
  • A collaborative team that values expertise, initiative, and growth
Why You'll Love Working Here At Gradient, we set high expectations, but we back them with support, collaboration, and opportunities to grow. If you're positive, driven, and enjoy working alongside motivated teammates, you'll feel right at home.

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Typical mid-level pay: $35k for Retail Salespersons nationally

National salary averages
Expected mid-level
$35k
Entry
Mid
Senior
Expected
$26k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $48k

Hot hiring, constrained wages

Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

Hiring leverage
Candidate-favored
Wage leverage âš  Disconnect
Constrained
Mobility
High mobility
Durability
High fragility

Why this market feels harder than it looks

This market is hiring aggressively, but compensation hasn't caught up and most openings are backfilling churn, not expansion. Employers are filling roles, but not bidding wages up.

Who this leverage applies to

Stronger for: Senior candidates with options
Weaker for: Entry-level candidates, Career switchers

Where to negotiate

Base salary
Sign-on bonus
Title / level
Remote flexibility
Scope & responsibility
Start date / PTO

Likely Possible Unlikely

Watch out for

Wage disconnect: Hiring is active but pay hasn't responded—negotiate on other terms.

Don't let hiring headlines mislead you—focus on concrete offers. Your leverage may be less durable than it appears—move decisively.

Does this path compound?

Job Growth →
High churn
Growth, flat pay
🚀 Compound
Growth + pay upside
⚠️ Plateau
Limited growth
Specialize
Experts earn more
Pay Upside →
Stable but flat

Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

-1%
10yr growth
Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
555,800 openings projected annually—mostly replacing retirees and turnover.
Typical: No formal educational credential

Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

Labor data: BLS 2024