Lansing-based Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson) is excited to announce Ignite by Jackson, a premier career exploration program  designed to help young professionals learn about opportunities within the financial services industry. Ignite offers hands-on experience across multiple financial disciplines, including banking, insurance and asset management, as well as information technology (IT) specialties. The purpose of Ignite is to provide a unique, paid opportunity for strong-performing employees to identify and accelerate their careers in financial services through education, preparation and first-hand experience.

Highlights of the program include:

• The financial services track of Ignite launched in 2018, and the program has recently been enhanced with the new IT segment for local Lansing college students, welcoming its first class of participants in September 2022.
• More than 150 associates have completed Ignite since its inception, with roughly half moving into full-time roles at Jackson or within the industry.  
• Ignite offers industry and company-specific product training, professional development workshops such as resume building and interview preparation, networking opportunities, leadership exposure and dedicated mentorship.
• The newly launched IT segment enables students studying IT, computer science or related majors to obtain real-world experience supporting various technology teams at Jackson, including delivery, engineering and information security.
• As part of the program, Jackson partners with other financial services providers to offer participants broad exposure to the industry and varying career opportunities. Participating firms include Merrill Lynch, Northwestern Mutual and Sigma Financial, who visit Jackson’s office to present on their corporate cultures and open positions in asset and wealth management, commercial banking, accounting, trading and client services.

More information about careers at Jackson — including entry-level, part-time and student-specific positions — can be found on the Careers page on Jackson.com. If you would like to speak with a Jackson executive about the Ignite program or any other talent development efforts, please let me know and I would be happy to arrange an interview.

ABOUT JACKSON
Jackson® (NYSE: JXN) is committed to helping clarify the complexity of retirement planning—for financial professionals and their clients. Through the use of our range of annuity products, financial know-how, history of award-winning service* and streamlined experiences, we strive to reduce the confusion that complicates retirement planning. We take a balanced, long-term approach to responsibly serving all of our stakeholders, including customers, shareholders, distribution partners, employees, regulators and community partners. We believe by providing clarity for all today, we can help drive better outcomes for tomorrow. For more information, visit www.jackson.com.

*SQM (Service Quality Measurement Group) Contact Center Awards Program for 2004 and 2006-2021, for the financial services industry. (To achieve world-class certification, 80% or more of call-center customers surveyed must have rated their experience as very satisfied, the highest rating possible).

Jackson® is the marketing name for Jackson Financial Inc., Jackson National Life Insurance Company® (Home Office: Lansing, Michigan) and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York® (Home Office: Purchase, New York).