Sales Intern GSIP - Gallagher

At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team – we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling challenges head-on. Our culture fosters an environment where every idea counts, and every individual's contribution matters. Step into a world of excitement and innovation as we work with top-rated carriers to design robust coverage for our clients. Unleash your potential and join our spirited team, where you'll have the freedom to explore and the support to grow.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Your summer with us

An internship at Gallagher could be the first step on a career path that offers tremendous growth potential. We're a unique organization made better every single day by our dedicated employees and leaders.

Many of our sales professionals started on this program as interns. We're very proud of this fact and believe it speaks volumes about our one-of-a-kind company and culture.

Our comprehensive "learning by doing" experience will provide you with a realistic look at what it means to be a Gallagher Producer through job shadowing, presentations, client project assignments, prospecting, and more.

You'll be given exposure to all divisions and service lines with the opportunity to work in one primary area:

• Insurance under Gallagher Global Brokerage
• HR Services under Gallagher Benefit Services
• Risk management under Risk Placement Services
• Claims under Gallagher Bassett Services
• Reinsurance under Gallagher Re

How you'll make an impact

On a day-to-day basis you'll learn and develop skills in five core areas;

• Understanding Consultative Selling - Shadowing our producers, consultants and underwriting teams as they connect with clients and prospects. Doing this will help you gain a better understanding of our sales and marketing process.
• Professional Development - Attending our National Intern Orientation event, weekly training events and case competitions to further develop the qualities you'll need to be a successful sales professional (i.e. communication, emotional intelligence, networking, etc.)
• Collaboration - Growing alongside peers in national and regional sales competitions to invigorate your passion for sales and curiosity about the insurance brokerage world.
• Building Professional Acumen - Learning about our Risk Management, Benefits, Wholesale and Claims businesses. This will help to build a better understanding of clients’ needs and opportunities for growth.
• Culture - You'll experience first-hand the impact our “Gallagher Way” has on how we do business.
• Being a Team Player - Helping with various regional and/or branch projects, showing your passion to learn and be mentored by employees excited to help you navigate your future.

About you

• We're looking for people who are excited to explore a career in sales and client relations that is rewarding personally, professionally, and financially.
• With a self-starter attitude, you'll be collaborative and have the enthusiasm to understand people's needs.
• You'll be able to manage relationships, provide leadership where needed, and demonstrate your interpersonal skills when working well with others.
• You'll be able to organize yourself and your work, have the ability to multi-task and have a passion to build a supportive network.
• If you have all that, we know you'll thrive within our growing entrepreneurial Fortune 500 organization!

• Rising sophomores and juniors with an expected graduation date between December 2025 and June 2027
• Availability to participant within program dates: June 2^nd, 2025 and ends: August 1^st, 2025
• Unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Gallagher hires U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees, and temporary residents. Temporary residence does not include those with non-immigrant work authorization (F, J, H or L visas), such as students in practical training status. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. We will require proof of work authorization

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

 Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.