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Business Development Manager
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent – 35 hours a week
Location: Fully remote (Birmingham or London preferred)
Shape Brighter Futures with Wesleyan
Established in 1841, Wesleyan helps trusted professionals, GPs, hospital doctors, dentists, and teachers, secure their financial future. Today, we're proud to continue that mission with passion and purpose. If you're looking for a role where your expertise makes a real impact, and you want to work in a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and integrity, we'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about who we are: [About Wesleyan](About Wesleyan)
Make a Difference in Intermediary Distribution
Wesleyan Intermediary Distribution is seeking a confident and experienced Business Development Manager to join our growing Intermediary Distribution team. Working alongside a Regional Sales Manager, you'll develop relationships across the intermediary market, helping advisers understand the benefits of Wesleyan's investment offering. You'll play a key role in generating profitable inflows, developing new opportunities, and building long-term partnerships with Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) and advisory firms across your assigned region.
Your Impact
Here's how you'll make a difference:
- Build and develop enduring relationships with IFAs, advisory firms, and key intermediary partners to generate profitable business inflows.
- Deliver against quarterly sales targets and agreed key performance indicators, contributing to the wider Intermediary Distribution strategy.
- Partner closely with Regional Sales Managers to identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities within your region.
- Engage with advisers through telephone and Microsoft Teams meetings, promoting Wesleyan's investment offering and identifying business opportunities.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams including Marketing and Social Media to create and maximize new business opportunities.
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What You'll Bring
- Strong financial services experience, particularly within the intermediary, investment, pensions, or retirement markets.
- Proven ability to build, manage, and develop successful adviser and customer relationships.
- Knowledge of life, pensions, savings, investment, and retirement products within the advisory market.
- Ability to apply technical knowledge confidently to adviser and client scenarios.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, both written and verbal.
- Commercial awareness with an understanding of sales performance metrics and business drivers.
- Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working independently in a remote environment.
- QCF Level 4 qualification or a willingness to work towards achieving it.
Benefits That Work for You
We believe rewards should reflect the life you live. Here's what you can expect:
- Annual bonus to recognize your contribution.
- 28 days holiday (plus a culture day!) – rising to 30 days with service.
- Flexible hybrid working for better work-life balance.
- Company pension scheme – matched plus 2% (up to 10%).
- Free secure underground Birmingham city center parking (subject to availability, weekend use included).
- Salary sacrifice schemes that help you provide the things that matter – to include PMI, Electric Vehicle Leasing, and cashback on everyday essentials.
- Enhanced family leave and two volunteering days to give back to causes you care about.
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Why Wesleyan?
We're building a culture where everyone belongs. Diversity isn't just a policy, it's part of who we are. Whatever your background, we want you to feel valued and empowered to thrive. We're proud supporters of the ABI Making Flexible Work campaign, which means we're open to discussing flexible working, job shares, and part-time options.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to support you.
What to Know Before Applying
- Right to Work: We're unable to provide VISA sponsorship, so you'll need the legal right to live and work in the UK.
- Advert Closing: We typically advertise for two weeks but may close early if we receive a high volume of applications – apply early to avoid disappointment.
- Regulatory Requirements: As a financial services organization, we adopt the highest standards. This role is subject to regulatory checks, including criminal record and credit checks, and ongoing assessments under the SMCR Framework.
Ready to Shape Your Future?
Apply today and join us in creating brighter financial futures – for our customers, our members, and you.
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