Market Development Manager

Desjardins Group; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization in Ottawa is seeking a market development manager to lead a team that sells financial products and services. Responsibilities include developing business strategies, enhancing client relationships, and ensuring service quality. The ideal candidate will have a related Bachelor's degree and at least nine years of experience, with strong communication skills in French and English. This role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• A minimum of nine years of relevant experience is required.
• Strong communication skills in French and English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team dedicated to members and clients.
• Implement and monitor the action plan to achieve target results.
• Ensure quality of services and manage member/client experience.

Skills

Communication skills in French

Communication skills in English

Talent development

Customer focus

Decision quality

Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Mutual fund representative certificate

Job description

As a market development manager, you support Desjardins’s strategic priorities by leading your department, tapping into the full market potential and meeting the needs and expectations of members and clients. You are responsible for the strategic and operational management of a team dedicated to selling financial products and services in a specific business line. You build and maintain long‑term business relationships with members and clients in your line of business. You draw up and monitor a business plan that addresses priorities, challenges and objectives. You ensure sector performance, and sound and prudent risk management in accordance with standards. You follow up on results. You draw on your ability to make quality decisions and drive results to effectively manage employees and your department’s performance. You manage a team dedicated to members and clients. You oversee employees’ skills development and ensure high‑quality service. The ability to build effective teams and develop talent is therefore essential. You serve as coach for your team members and provide advisory services and specific recommendations that take the needs of members and clients into account. The complex work associated with your unit requires extensive knowledge of the organization and your line of business. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Support your immediate supervisor by helping to develop business strategies in line with Desjardins’s strategic priorities and the unit’s challenges.
• Ensure the quality of services and business relationships, and manage the member/client experience.
• Implement and monitor the action plan to achieve target results.
• Put in place management and communication practices that promote talent acquisition and management, team synergy and change management, in keeping with Desjardins’s values. Lead, coach and motivate your team to develop skills, boost engagement and empower employees.
• Implement and develop a competitive, profitable service offer for your sector that incorporates partnerships with other components in order to provide an exceptional member/client experience.
• Ensure the efficiency and continuous improvement of processes, and boost profitability.
• Promote the Desjardins brand and strengthen the organization’s roots in the community.
• Uphold Desjardins’s cooperative values.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of nine years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Mutual fund representative certificate – Autorité des marchés financiers
• Strong communication skills in French and English, both spoken and written due to the nature of the tasks, work tools or interactions with partners or members and clients
• Availability for travel between the three service centers

Action oriented, Customer Focus, Decision quality, Develops talent, Differences, Drive results, Engagement, Nimble learning, Teams

Trade Union (If applicable)

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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Job Family

Management (FG)