Business Development Manager

Description:

Royal London is the largest mutual life insurance, pensions and investment company in the UK. Since its foundation 160 years ago, Royal London has supported millions of people to protect and provide for themselves and their families.

Our culture is welcoming, friendly, flexible and we aim to make you always feel included. We welcome applications from individuals who have taken an extended career break or those who are transitioning from different sectors.

To support this, we are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements and as we transition to hybrid working, we will discuss working patterns or locations that ensure you have the freedom to be your best. It’s what makes Royal London a great place to work.

We believe that being together some of the time will help our colleagues to feel truly connected to our Spirit of Royal London culture. Many of us value the passing conversations, social interactions and building relationships that comes from being together in the office.

Role purpose
The main purpose of the role is to deliver agreed new business targets from a panel of Intermediaries in a manner that satisfies all regulatory and compliance responsibilities and meets our Corporate objectives.
You will be remotely based but ideally living in Glasgow area so you can meet with your panel daily.

Key responsibilities
Deliver personal sales targets from a panel of Intermediaries and develop new Intermediary relationships, growing your panel through building strong relationships.
Deliver sales presentations to Intermediaries promoting new and existing sales opportunities, using these sessions to identify and promote new sales opportunities.
Comply with the Sales Process and Compliance reporting requirements, ensuring a smooth efficient and professional sales process for the customer.
Support and follow-up central sales campaigns and national Partnership events, aligning colleagues and resources to maximise profitable new business production.

Essential Criteria
Experience working in the Financial Service Industry with an understanding of Pensions propositions and legislation.
Knowledge of relevant competitor propositions and how Royal London propositions compare.
Ability to discuss and debate industry issues, technical and legislative updates, with the ability to present these in a competent and influential manner.
Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills with the ability to maintain these through verbal and written communications.
An ability to work effectively remotely while maintaining strong activity levels.