Aviva

Account Manager - North West

Opportunity ref number: R-168393
Location
Field Based
Contract type
Perm opportunity

We’re looking for an Account Manager to join our Distribution team in the Northwest. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering strong sales performance and high‑quality outcomes for our customers, partners and wider business.

You’ll take ownership of a panel of intermediary relationships across the Northwest (Sligo and Donegal), driving growth across core product lines while maintaining excellent service and retention levels. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you’ll identify opportunities to expand our presence, support business development, and ensure all activity is aligned with our regulatory and customer commitment standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with a panel of intermediaries to deliver agreed sales, conversion and retention targets.

  • Identify growth opportunities by understanding intermediary and customer needs and developing new business across the region.

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes for customers and partners.

  • Maintain a strong understanding of market dynamics, including competitor propositions and pricing.

  • Ensure all activity is aligned to regulatory requirements, risk frameworks and Customer First principles.

Skills & Experience

  • QFA qualified with strong knowledge of the Irish Life & Pensions market.

  • Proven experience managing intermediary or broker relationships, ideally within a field-based role.

  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to deliver against sales and growth targets.

  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with a customer-focused approach.

  • Ability to work within governance and compliance frameworks, demonstrating accountability and ownership.

What will you get for this role?

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

  • A competitive market leading salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications.

  • Generous pension (employee contribution matching of up to 14% if you contribute 8%).

  • Annual performance related bonus and pay review.

  • Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays, and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.

  • Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme.

  • TaxSaver Travel Scheme.

  • Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family.

  • Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans.

  • Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.

  • Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work .

  • Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your paid volunteering days to help others.

  • We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

Aviva is for Everyone

Our diversity and inclusion policies and initiatives are shaping an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, maternity or those with other caring responsibilities. Our approach helps to ensure that Aviva is a place which values difference and provides equal opportunities for all.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

We prefer all applications to be submitted online, however if you require an alternative method of applying, please contact kate.ohara@aviva.com 

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