Business Development Executive - Workplace

Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment platform in Bristol seeks a Business Development Executive to secure new business and build relationships with Employee Benefit Consultants. Responsibilities include supporting corporate managers and managing client pitches. Ideal candidates should have experience in Workplace Pension and Savings environments, effective communication skills, and be organized. The role offers competitive benefits, including flexible working options, annual bonuses, and generous holidays.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Gym memberships and wellbeing apps

Qualifications

• Experience in Workplace Pension and Savings environments.
• Knowledge of pension accumulation/decumulation and flexible benefits.
• Ability to present complex information simply.

Responsibilities

• Securing new business from EBCs to meet income targets.
• Supporting Senior Corporate Distribution Managers.
• Creating and supporting client pitches and events.

Skills

Communication skills

Influencing and negotiating

Organizational skills

Understanding of Workplace Pension and Savings

Resilience in fast-paced environment

Job description

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to empower people to save and invest with confidence. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at HL.

About the role

We have ambitious growth plans for our Workplace Solutions proposition at Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) over the coming years. Therefore, we are looking for a Business Development Executive to join our Workplace Solutions team to help build integral relationships with external Employee Benefit Consultants (EBCs). As a Business Development Executive, you will secure new business from EBCs and support the Senior Client Distribution Manager in building relationships with consultants and their research teams, increasing sales opportunities and in turn HL's market share. This is an exciting opportunity for you to begin your sales career and develop your skills, with clear career progression within a high performing, knowledgeable and supportive team.

What you'll be doing

• Securing new HL Workplace Solutions business from a panel of EBCs to achieve agreed income targets
• Supporting the Senior Corporate Distribution Managers in managing their panel of EBCs and the associated pipeline
• Supporting the management of the EBC annual research questionnaires
• Peer reviewing request for proposal (RFP) responses as required
• Identifying key EBC individuals and maintaining an EBC distribution list
• Representing distribution at propositional development groups using feedback from EBCs
• Creating and supporting client/EBC pitches and events as required
• Collaborating with Workplace Solutions colleagues to maximise business development potential
• Maintaining accurate records of meetings with EBCs and pipeline on Salesforce
• Maintaining knowledge of HL Workplace Solutions operational capabilities and planned developments
• Assisting the marketing team by reviewing technical and sales material
• Operating in a highly professional and ethical manner, reflecting the ethos of HL ensuring we Treat Customers Fairly and provide good client outcomes

About you

• Experience of working within and having a thorough understanding of Workplace Pension and Savings environments
• Knowledge of employee benefits to include pension accumulation / decumulation strategies and flexible benefits
• Thorough understanding of the EBC market
• An effective and engaging communicator, able to present complex information in simple context, adapting your style to suit your audience
• Accomplished in building effective relationships at all levels, skilled at influencing, negotiating, and managing challenging conversations with ease
• Proactive, organised, and self sufficient
• Ability to work, and be resilient, in a fast paced and changeable environment

Interview process

This will be a two-stage interview process which will entail competency and behavioural based questions, and a presentation.

Working schedule

We are based in Bristol, BS1 5HL. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. For this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern to enable you the option of working from home and coming into the office.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* & annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure time
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolment
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future
• Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Help@hand and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Gympass - gym memberships and wellbeing apps available
• Variety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilities
• An inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacks
• Join HL's sports, I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year)
• LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers

* dependant on role level

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We'd love to hear from you!

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.