Business Development Executive - Canada

Independence Pet Group

Canada

Remote

CAD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Independence Pet Group is seeking a remote Business Development Executive for Canada, responsible for driving growth and identifying new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will have extensive sales experience in group voluntary insurance benefits and a passion for expanding market presence.

Qualifications

6 years’ experience in group voluntary insurance benefits sales.
Equivalent work experience accepted.

Responsibilities

Develop new accounts and generate business from existing accounts.
Achieve sales goals by selling to employer groups and brokers.
Tailor sales presentations to enhance understanding of pet insurance.

Skills

Sales

Relationship Management

Prospecting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

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Senior Recruiter at Independence Pet Holdings

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.

Independence Pet Group (IPG), a subsidiary of IPH, is one of North America’s largest pet insurance and services organizations. Our impressive family of brands (Figo, Felix, ASPCA Pet Health Insurance, Pets Plus Us, and AKC Pet Insurance) supports insurance for more than 1,000,000 pets in the U.S. and Canada and provides well-being, safety, resources, and business solutions to the pet industry, including microchip identification and an online pet registry.

Job Summary

Independence Pet Group (IPG) is seeking a remote Business Development Executive - Regional to be responsible for driving growth and identifying new business opportunities for IPG in Canada. As an IC you will be responsible for prospecting, pipeline development, and building relationships with benefits brokers and consultants to sell pet insurance as a worksite benefit.

The BDE will focus on selling products and services to customers and will then transition accounts to a Relationship Manager for ongoing maintenance and service. This position is ideal for a true hunter, passionate about expanding our market presence.

Job Location: Remote work is not available in Quebec, Nunavut, NW Territories, Yukon (Canada)

Main Responsibilities:

Responsible for development of new accounts and/or generating new business from existing accounts.
Pursues sales leads and visits customer sites within assigned territory defined by geographic areas.
Executes sales strategy, identifies new opportunities/leads, and generates sales reports.
Achieves assigned sales goals by selling directly to employer groups and through insurance brokers, consultants, and benefit administration companies.
Compiles RFP’s and RFI’s that are relevant to the needs of the customer.
Responsible for keeping up to date on industry trends and competitive offerings and communicating to the business.
Attends trade shows, exhibitions, and company meetings, as required.
Tailors’ sales presentations to customers to enhance their understanding of pet insurance.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

6 years’ group voluntary insurance benefits, sales, and/or relevant experience
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college)

Licenses/Certifications: Must hold and maintain:

Provincial Property & Casualty License, or must obtain within 6 months of hire; AND
Obtain and maintain reciprocal provincial Property and Casualty licenses across Canada, with the exception of Quebec

Other:

40% up to 70% travel required within territory, based on the needs of the business
Must have a valid driver's license from the province or territory of residency
Must possess a valid passport for travel to the United States
Must have and maintain vehicle insurance on transportation used for travel to customer sites

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