Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Salary circa £55,000 (based on location, skills, and experience)

Do you love building strong relationships with people and helping them succeed? Are you ready to take the next step in your career, or do you already have experience in the retail advised platform market? If you're someone who is proactive, driven, and either has or is working toward a QCF Level 4 qualification, this could be the perfect role for you.

A bit about the job:

As a key member of our Advised Platform Sales team, you’ll be the primary point of contact for a panel of advisory firms. This role exists to help these firms grow their business and retain assets on our platform. You'll primarily work over the phone and on Teams, with the occasional face-to-face visit, collaborating with our Platform Adoption, Distribution, and Investment teams to ensure great outcomes. Your work will directly impact the growth of both Aviva and the firms you partner with.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• QCF Level 4 in Financial Planning (or actively working towards it) - the successful candidate needs to complete this within 2 years of joining Aviva.
• Proven ability to build relationships and use a consultative approach to sales
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• A clear understanding of business and commercial principles

What you’ll 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.

• Starting salary circa £55,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 8% (C grade) of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• 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 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

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

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email kitti.majer@aviva.com .