Business Development Manager Advised Platform

LV=; Scotland; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Competitive pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Family discount on life products

Group life assurance

Group Income Protection

Parental leave

Job summary

A financial services provider is seeking a Business Development Manager in Scotland. This home-based role involves developing partnerships with key advisers and delivering business objectives. Successful candidates should have experience in account management, knowledge of the advised platform market, and a proven sales track record. Competitive benefits include holidays, pension schemes, and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience working with advisers specifically in the advised platform market.
• Full understanding of how the intermediated distribution market operates.
• Proven track record in negotiating and delivering agreed sales targets.
• Proven account management and/or business development experience in advised platform market.
• Proven track record in negotiating/influencing and delivering to sales targets in the IFA market.
• Understanding of regulatory framework and compliance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a panel of IFAs.
• Initiate business relationships with IFA firms/Wealth Managers.
• Deliver agreed targets by business mix and volume.
• Provide management information and market intelligence.
• Contribute to the business plan and collaborate with internal stakeholders.
• Provide management information and market intelligence to support planning.
• Ensure activity complies with LV= governance standards.
• Maintain expert knowledge of adviser platform market and LV retirement proposition.
• Keep up-to-date with competitor offerings and sales skills.

Skills

Experience with advisers in advised platform market

Account management experience

Sales negotiation skills

Understanding of regulatory framework

Business development

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Job description

Business Development Manager – Advised Platform

Join LV= as a Business Development Manager in the Advised Platform sales team. The role is home‑based, covering Scotland and Northern Ireland. Candidates must live within the territory.

The successful candidate will proactively develop and maintain business partnerships with key intermediary accounts to support the delivery of LV’s Advised Platform ambitions. You will be part of a newly established team focused on increasing the number of LVPS supporting IFAs / Wealth Managers, as well as LV’s unique smooth managed funds.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and report on a panel of IFAs, positioning LV’s Advised Platform.
• Initiate and develop business relationships and agree an appropriate contact strategy with IFA firms / Wealth Managers to increase our distribution footprint.
• Visit IFA’s/Wealth Management firms according to an agreed contact and engagement strategy, and as directed by the Divisional Sales Management.
• Deliver agreed targets by business mix and volume within budget.
• Contribute to the business plan, deliver business objectives and collaborate with internal stakeholders and the wider business.
• Provide management information and market intelligence to support the development of the business plan.
• Ensure all activity with customers is consistently compliant and meets the required standards defined by the LV= Corporate Governance function.
• Develop and maintain an expert level of knowledge on the adviser platform market.
• Maintain and develop knowledge of the holistic LV= retirement proposition, competitor product offerings, positioning and technical/sales skills to enhance personal effectiveness and efficiency.

About You

• Experience working with advisers specifically in the advised platform market.
• Full understanding of how the intermediated distribution market operates.
• Awareness / experience of smooth fund solutions in the marketplace.
• Proven account management, and/or business development experience in advised platform market.
• Proven track record in negotiating / influencing and delivering to agreed sales targets in the IFA market.
• An understanding of the regulatory framework together with a good working knowledge of our regulator’s rules and compliance procedures.

Rewards and Benefits

• 30 days’ holiday, with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Competitive pension scheme – LV= Life and Pensions will double‑match the amount you pay, up to 14% (subject to National Minimum Wage requirements).
• An annual bonus scheme based on personal performance.
• Single‑cover private medical insurance (with the option for you to upgrade to family cover).
• Flexible benefits, including a cycle‑to‑work scheme, personal accident insurance, critical illness cover and dental insurance.
• Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family.
• A group life assurance policy with 4 × your basic pay to go to your dependents (you’ll have the option to increase to 8 × cover).
• Group Income Protection (if you become a member of the Pension scheme and reach 5 years of service).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for support when you need it.
• Shared parental leave.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Business Development

Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship for your application to be considered.

We’re proud of our inclusive culture at LV= and, as an equal‑opportunity employer, we continually work to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. Talk to us about flexible working as part of your application; if it’s right for you, our members and customers, and our business, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.