Business Development Director

Phoenix Group; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Group seeks a Business Development Director to drive growth through managing relationships and building teams. This permanent role offers a competitive salary plus benefits, emphasizing strategic thinking and a solid understanding of the pensions market while promoting flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Excellent pension plan

12x salary life assurance

Income protection

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven sales leader with track record of delivering on targets.
• Results-driven self-starter with high impact.
• Confident presenter and pitch lead.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage prospective accounts, establishing relationships.
• Build successful pitch teams for presentations.
• Support retention of existing business.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Sales leadership

Networking

Relationship management

Commercial acumen

Education

Experience in pensions market

Job description

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Job Description

Job Type: Permanent

Location: The role is home based, however travel will be expected. Travel to Standard Life offices in London and Edinburgh, as well as travel to pitch and meeting locations.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: 10th July 2025

Salary and benefits: From £95k salary, plus competitive bonus, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re Phoenix Group, we’re a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

• Identify and manage prospective accounts, identifying key influencers and establishing relationships.
• Manage the relationship with key advisers, developing a pipeline of new business opportunities from initial enquiry to win, and oversee through implementation into BAU.
• Build and lead successful pitch teams to deliver presentations at pitch and site visits.
• Support Relationship Management colleagues with retention of existing business.
• Work closely with many areas across Standard Life (e.g. Marketing, Investments, Proposition) to enhance our proposition and ensure market intelligence is shared.
• Build a market presence through visibility at key industry events and SL hosted events.
  
  

What are we looking for?

• A strategic thinker with industry experience – somebody who is commercially astute, with a good understanding of the pensions market.
• A natural connector and trusted partner – somebody who enjoys networking and knows how to create and maintain valuable relationships.
• A self-starter who thrives in a high-impact role – somebody who is results-driven and wants to play a role in shaping go-to-market strategy and making a difference.
• A proven sales leader – somebody who has a proven track record with delivering on targets and business objectives.
• A confident presenter and pitch lead – somebody who will confidently represent Standard Life externally at key adviser meetings, at client pitches for new business and industry events.
  
  

We Want To Hire The Whole Version Of You.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

Please note that we reserve the right to remove adverts earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.

Find out more about

• Guide for Candidates: thephoenixgroup.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates
• Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.thephoenixgroup.com/careers/talk-to-us

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

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