Business Development Manager (holistic)

Royal London Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Royal London Group as a Business Development Manager - Pensions, working remotely with travel across East Midlands. You’ll play a key role in delivering new business targets while building strong relationships within the financial adviser channel. The position involves proactive relationship management and consultative selling strategies to ensure a competitive edge in the pensions market.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 14% employer pension matching

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in a Business Development role within Financial Services.
• Strong consultative selling skills.
• Ability to engage and build relationships with clients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personal sales targets from a panel of Intermediaries.
• Develop consultative-led business relationships.
• Deliver sales presentations to promote opportunities.

Skills

Communication

Sales Skills

Relationship Management

Education

Level 4 qualification or working towards it

Job description

Job Title: Business Development Manager - Pensions

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Remote – covering East Midlands

Working style: Remote with travel (Company Car or Allowance provided)

Closing date: 2nd July 2025

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Business Development Manager to join Royal London in a key role delivering agreed new business targets from a strong panel of Intermediaries, with a particular focus on broadening and deepening our reach across the UK financial adviser channel, ensuring Royal London is recognized as having market-leading propositions.

The successful candidate will join an experienced team that protects and develops Royal London’s mutually valued relationships in the UK financial advice market.

With a strong customer focus, we aim to extend our reach into all channels and platforms through which consumers access long-term savings and pension products, contributing to Distribution team targets.

About the role

• Deliver personal sales targets from a panel of Intermediaries and develop new Intermediary relationships, growing your panel through building strong relationships.
• Develop strong consultative-led business relationships, championing Royal London’s propositions, and representing Distribution to external customers.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the business to maximize opportunities for profitable new business, providing insights to develop our propositions to meet customer and adviser needs.
• Deliver sales presentations to Intermediaries, promoting new and existing opportunities, and broadening our reach to customers.
• Become a trusted partner by adding value, improving outcomes, and ensuring a smooth, professional sales process guided by consumer duty principles.
• Identify, measure, and manage all risks and controls in line with the RCSA methodology.
• Support and follow-up on central sales campaigns and National Partnership events, aligning resources to maximize profitable new business.

About you

• Strong understanding of the competitive landscape to ensure Royal London remains a 'partner-of-choice' and proactively creates new relationships.
• Experience in a Business Development role within Financial Services with a successful track record.
• Ability to deliver sales through a consultative approach, using strong communication skills.
• Knowledge to discuss industry issues, technical and legislative updates, and present them effectively.
• Level 4 qualified or a desire to attain this qualification within the required timeframe.
• Proven ability to build rapport and strong relationships in face-to-face or virtual environments.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings, and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise is to work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable, and fulfilling, underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values: Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We offer great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 14% employer pension matching, and private medical insurance. See all our benefits here - Our Benefits.

Inclusion, diversity, and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer, celebrating and valuing different backgrounds and cultures. Our diverse perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognized and respected, regardless of background.