Business Development Director

Consulture Search; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Business Development Director to expand international distribution channels in the life assurance sector. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in building partnerships and driving business growth across multiple regions including the Middle East and Africa. This role demands an individual with a proven ability to navigate complex markets and the willingness to travel extensively. The position can be based in the UK or the United Arab Emirates.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated relationships with senior decision-makers across IFAs and financial institutions.
• Proven industry experience in the international savings and life assurance sector.
• Willingness to travel extensively.

Responsibilities

• Develop new intermediary or institutional distribution channels.
• Drive business development activity across multiple geographies.
• Achieve measurable growth through new business acquisition.

Skills

Relationship building with decision-makers

Commercial acuity

Ability to create long-term partnerships

Job description

About the Role:

Reporting to the CEO and the Board of Directors the Business Development Director must bring a credible track record within the international longterm savings life assurance or intermediaryled financial services sector.

Our client operates internationally across the Middle East Africa Asia and Latin America distributing its longterm savings and life assurance products through independent financial advisers and institutional partners.

This requires a leader who not only understands global adviserdriven distribution but has a history of opening new markets building new intermediary networks and securing partnerships in the regions in which our client operates.

• Developing new intermediary or institutional distribution channels for Hansard within the international life assurance market for products such as unitlinked policies regularpremium and singlepremium solutions and taxefficient structures.
• Driving business development activity across multiple geographies mirroring Hansards footprint across the Middle East Africa Asia and Latin America.
• Achieving measurable growth through new business acquisition reflecting the companys emphasis on new business generation.
• Extensive global travel will be required

Qualifications:

• Candidates should be able to demonstrate relationships with senior decisionmakers across IFAs wealth managers and financial institutions showing a consistent ability to open doors build credibility quickly and create longterm valuedriven partnerships.
• This role demands someone with recognised industry standing commercial acuity and a proven ability to navigate products partners and regulators across international savings and life assurance sectors and willingness to travel.
  

This role can be based in the United Kingdom or United Arab Emirates.