Intermediated Sales Associate

AXA UK; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK is seeking an Intermediated Sales Associate to build positive relationships and support intermediary partners. This role focuses on achieving commercial goals within a fast-paced environment, with responsibilities including relationship management and collaboration across teams to facilitate business growth. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and various employee benefits, fostering a supportive and flexible working atmosphere.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme - Aviva contributes up to 14%

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales or retention role within financial services.
• Self-starter with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a panel of accounts independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop and handle productive relationships with intermediaries.
• Support the delivery of SME new business and retention targets.
• Collaborate with teams to implement tailored growth plans.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Relationship Management

Collaboration

Job description

Intermediated Sales Associate – Salary £29,000

Are you motivated by building positive relationships, achieving meaningful outcomes, and working in a fast-paced, high-performing environment? As an Intermediated Sales Associate, you’ll play a pivotal role in Aviva’s growth – supporting our intermediary partners and helping deliver our commercial goals across the Specialised Trading Space.

A bit about the job:

In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our Intermediated Sales team. Acting as a key contact for our intermediary partners, you’ll build trusted relationships, support account strategies, and help deliver outstanding service that leads to sustainable, profitable growth. You will:

• Develop and handle productive relationships with aligned intermediaries, helping them deliver the best outcomes for their customers.
• Support the delivery of SME new business and retention targets across your assigned panel.
• Collaborate with Strategic Account Managers to shape and implement tailored growth plans.
• Work cross-functionally with teams such as Customer Service, Sales Support, Marketing, Propositions, and Pricing to ensure a compelling and driven proposition.
• Maintain a proactive, organised, and insight-led approach to relationship and performance management.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in a sales or retention role within financial services or a customer-focused environment.
• A self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage a panel of accounts independently.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Collaborative approach and a passion for working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of the Private Medical Insurance (PMI) market is a plus, but not essential.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £90,000 (national), circa £100,000 (London) (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 12% (E grade) of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Take a look to learn more.Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email [e-mail] .