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# Director of Sales Development & Training at Ethos Life

- **Company:** Ethos Life
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ethoslife/jobs/8881404002

## Job description

## About Ethos

Ethos (Nasdaq: $LIFE) is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.

## About the role

Ethos is looking for an exceptional sales leader to architect the development system for the next generation of Insurance Sales Agents. This role will partner with sales leaders to develop Ethos’ training, coaching, and script strategy across multiple direct to consumer sales verticals at Ethos.

This role will partner with Sales and Product leaders to develop best in class sales strategies, test new concepts, and evolve how Ethos Agents engage with customers. The right candidate will have unparalleled sales acumen, the ability to translate that into dynamic sales training, and passion to develop a system to motivate Agents to excel at their role.

Success in this role will drive the improvement across the entire Direct to Consumer, improving customer experience, developing agents into top performers, and turning managers into real coaches, shaping how the entire sales org grows and improves over time.

## What You'll Own

- Sales Strategy and Script Ownership – This role will own the scripts and will work with sales leaders and product to develop, evolve, and improve sales scripts across every vertical.
- AI-Powered Sales Enablement – Build AI tools that assist Agents real-time during calls, optimizing interactions to drive higher conversion rates.
- AI Call insights – Partner with Sales Strategy and Operations team to develop a world class Agent performance tracking suite using AI transcription analysis and script adherence tools.
- Testing & Experimentation – Run structured pilots and A/B script tests. Build and own the tools that measure script adherence and methodology compliance. Treat the script like a product – always being tested, always improving.
- Agent Development – Build the onboarding curriculum and ramp process for new agents across all verticals. Own remedial training for underperforming reps and design coaching programs that take individually strong talent and systematically make them better.
- Manager Development – Build the programs that make managers effective coaches, not just script enforcers. Help establish an “Ethos Management Philosophy” to develop the careers of our managers and supercharge our Sales organization.
- Cross-Functional Influence – Partner directly with Product and sales leadership to shape what gets sold and how it's positioned. Bring the sales floor voice into product pricing conversations, and relay product changes back to the sales team effectively.

What Success Looks Like

- Script iteration and testing produce a measurable, attributable lift in conversion
- An AI-enabled call insights platform is live and adopted, giving leadership real-time visibility into agent performance and script adherence without relying on manual call review.
- New agent ramp time and performance improves with a clear, repeatable curriculum
- The training and enablement system with clear playbooks, tools, and processes
- A structured and measurable manager coaching system that is running org-wide

## Who You Are

- AI Native builder looking to revolutionize the way Sales teams are developed and trained
- You've built or scaled a sales training/enablement function before, ideally inside a high-velocity, script-driven, or regulated sales environment
- You think like a scientist about scripts — you form a hypothesis, test it, measure the result, and iterate, rather than relying on gut feel or seniority to decide what changes.
- You thrive in environments where you partner closely with sales leaders to shape and execute new strategies
- You're energized by ownership, not just autonomy — you're comfortable making bold bets on scripts and strategy

#LI-Remote  ##LI-EO1

The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $140K-223K. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include applicable bonus, equity, or benefits.

You can find further details of our US benefits at https://www.ethoslife.com/careers/ Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.

To learn more about what information we collect and how it may be used, please refer to our [California Candidate Privacy Notice](https://res.cloudinary.com/getethos/image/upload/v1684458868/00_CMS/CURRENT_CRPA_Privacy_Notice_for_Job_Applicants_05-23.docx_-_Google_Docs_lr4j43.pdf).

Recruitment Notice: Please be aware of recruitment scams. All legitimate communication from our team will only come from email addresses ending in @ethos.com or @getethos.com.

We will never ask for payment, banking details, or sensitive personal information during the hiring process. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent us from a different email address, please treat it as fraudulent.

## About Ethos Life

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Ethos is a technology company that simplifies and accelerates the process of buying life insurance using AI-driven underwriting and a fully digital, vertically integrated platform.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: LIFE)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Peter Colis (CEO), Lingke Wang

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Insurance (Insurtech / Life Insurance)
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers seeking life insurance), B2B (independent agents and brokers), and B2B (carrier partners).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale." [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1788451/000119312526029993/d901135d424b4.htm)

## Products & Services
- **Term Life Insurance**: Digital-first, fully online application and underwriting, with instant decisions for 95% of applicants. No medical exam required for many policies.
- **Whole Life Insurance**: Permanent life insurance product with a cash value component, offered fully online.
- **Indexed Universal Life (IUL) Insurance**: Flexible premium, permanent life insurance with growth potential tied to a market index.
- **Accumulation IUL**: An IUL product focused on cash value accumulation.
- **Supplemental Health Insurance**: Including Cancer Insurance and other health-related products.
- **Wills & Estate Planning**: A digital service to create wills and estate plans, extending the company's role in long-term family financial planning. [ethos.com](https://www.ethos.com/)
- **Agent OS**: An all-in-one operating system for independent agents that streamlines quoting, application submission, and policy management, enabling them to sell more policies efficiently. [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1788451/000119312526029993/d901135d424b4.htm)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Market Cap at IPO price (late 2025) was approximately $1.6B. Currently a public company; market cap fluctuates. Total funding prior to IPO was $606.5M. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethoslife)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue was **$387.6M** in the latest fiscal year. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethoslife)
- **Key Metric**: **Over 500,000 policies activated** since inception. As of Sept 30, 2025, over **10,000 active selling agents** on the platform. [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1788451/000119312526029993/d901135d424b4.htm)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Google Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund, Jay-Z, Kevin Durant, Robert Downey Jr. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ethoslife)
- **Growth Signals**: Revenue grew **60%** (from $160M to $255M) from FY2023 to FY2024. Headcount grew **35.5%** YoY. Expanded product lineup from 1 product in 2019 to 10 by end of 2024. Achieved GAAP profitability in 2023 and has maintained positive net income. Named to CB Insights' Global Insurtech 50 list and BuiltIn's Top 100 Midsize Companies in San Francisco. [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1788451/000119312526029993/d901135d424b4.htm)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary AI Underwriting Engine**: Ingests up to 250,000 data points per application (prescription history, credit scores, MVRs) to assess risk instantly and individually, leading to 95% of applicants getting a decision in minutes vs. weeks for traditional insurers. [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1788451/000119312526029993/d901135d424b4.htm)
- **Asset-Light, Scalable Model**: Does not take balance sheet risk; partners with carriers for underwriting. This allows rapid scaling and high gross margins (97-98%).
- **Vertically Integrated Tech Stack**: Full-stack, cloud-native platform handles everything from distribution to underwriting, activation, and administration, creating a seamless experience and durable network effects across consumers, agents, and carriers.
- **Strong Network Effects**: As the platform scales and collects more data, the underwriting engine improves, which improves conversion and attracts more agents and carriers, creating a self-reinforcing flywheel.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product Expansion**: Rapidly adding new life insurance and adjacent financial products (IUL, estate planning, supplemental health).
- **Agent & Channel Growth**: Scaling the independent agent channel via Agent OS, while maintaining a strong direct-to-consumer channel.
- **International Expansion**: Operating in 10 countries (including India, Singapore, Canada, Lithuania), with significant engineering and operations hubs in Bangalore, India.
- **Continued AI & Data Science Moat**: Deepening the proprietary underwriting engine's capabilities to further improve conversion, pricing, and risk selection.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as having "intellectual rigor," a "bias for impact," and a "one-team, one-dream mentality." Employees are empowered to dream big and execute quickly with minimal red tape. Values include "speak your mind" and "serve our families." [ethos.com](https://www.ethos.com/careers/)
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: "Digital-first" company. Over half of the team is remote across the US. Has offices in San Francisco, Bangalore, and Singapore. Many roles are "Remote US." [ethos.com](https://www.ethos.com/careers/)
- **Compensation & Benefits**:
    - Top-tier medical, dental, vision insurance.
    - 401(k) plan with company contributions.
    - Generous paid time off + full company holiday schedule.
    - **100% wage replacement** for new parents during parental leave; coverage for family planning and fertility.
    - **Company equity** for all employees. [ethos.com](https://www.ethos.com/careers/)
- **Impact**: Employees report having "outsized impact and true ownership" over successes, with the chance to "revitalize an industry for good." [ethos.com](https://www.ethos.com/careers/)
- **Growth Trajectory**: Rapidly growing (35%+ headcount growth), with recent IPO strength and a clear, well-funded path to market leadership in a massive, legacy industry.

## Sources
1. [ethos.com](https://www.ethos.com/)
2. [ethos.com/careers/](https://www.ethos.com/careers/)
3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ethoslife)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethoslife)
5. [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1788451/000119312526029993/d901135d424b4.htm)

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