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Benefits Specialist

Optavise
Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 8/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/27/2026

Optavise is looking for individuals who have the desire to earn a good living, work a flexible schedule, and help hundreds of our clients and their employees by educating, advising, and servicing them to improve their quality of life.

This is a business-to-business sales position helping employers enhance their benefit plans by offering world class supplemental health and life insurance products to their employees.

You will be working with our currently contracted school district, local government, and small business accounts, re-opening dormant accounts, as well as developing new accounts, and never pay for a lead. We have the sales system and technology platforms to ensure you succeed.

Primary responsibilities:

  • Ability to network and work with business owners, CEOs, etc.
  • Successfully develop and deploy sales and marketing strategies with clients and prospects.
  • Demonstrate technical knowledge necessary to communicate our solutions effectively.
  • Demonstrate ability to identify and overcome sales obstacles on a prospect-specific basis.
  • Demonstrate strategic thinking and innovation based on knowledge of the market, carriers and products, including understanding of important technical/financial issues.

Desired skills and experience:

The ideal candidate for this position is an enthusiastic, career-minded, self-motivated individual with a proven record of professionalism and success in fast-paced environments. The individual selected will receive comprehensive sales training along with dependable home office support to grow his/her own business and realize the unlimited growth potential unique to the employee benefits industry and to Optavise as a leader in the national market.

We are looking for:

  • Motivated and goal-oriented individuals
  • A professional presence and demeanor
  • A dedication to customer service
  • The ability to travel in state
  • Experience with prospecting, networking and/or new business development
  • A passion for making a difference in the community
  • Stable work history
  • Excellent communication and time management skills
  • Coachable and competitive spirit
  • Ability to earn client trust along with excellent relationship management skills

At Optavise, we offer a very rich performance-based compensation plan that includes an aggressive commission structure, monthly and yearly bonuses, residual and renewal income for the life of a policy, and world-class travel experiences offered to annual top performers. Our team culture supports positive daily experiences, work-life balance, success and fun.

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