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Lloyds Banking Group

Strategic Development Director

Wales
£85.4k – £100.5k/yr
Posted about 14 hours ago
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JOB TITLE: Strategic Development Director

SALARY: £85,400pa to £100,500pa plus an extensive benefits package
LOCATION: Home based
HOURS: Full-time

The Strategic Development Director will drive the growth of the Intermediary Wealth Platform by engaging with key strategic partners, corporate groups, and consolidators at all levels, but in particular with C-Suite executives to secure long-term partnerships.

You'll build robust long-term partnerships for the benefits of all internal customers supporting the growth of AUA, revenue, and broader 'One Lloyds' solutions, including Scottish Widows investment propositions. The focus will be on profitability and quality of flows (in, out, and net) delivery as well as managing persistency and ultimately driving the delivery of market share targets across the Intermediary Wealth platform.

What you'll be doing

  • Secure multiple strategic partnerships over 5 - 10-year periods, or relevant panel positions with new firms.
  • Be accountable for marketing agreements and budget spend ensuring we deliver on all aspects of the business plan including commercial targets.
  • Create conditions for success that enable distribution teams to achieve targets, working closely with the Intermediary Distribution Managers to deliver on initiatives for your Strategic partners.
  • Manage Corporate Governance Frameworks with new partners to ensure a smooth embedding to the Intermediary Wealth team.
  • Identify, prepare, and deliver tenders for targeted panel positions ensuring business readiness plans to fully capitalize on the opportunities presented.
  • Work with our Specialist colleagues to deliver presentations as required and ensure all sales colleagues are updated on activity, follow-up expectations, and MI provided.
  • Deliver high impact presentations at National Conference, regional seminars, and workshops as required.

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We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and

What we're looking for?

  • High-level understanding of the intermediary marketplace including regulatory, technical, and legislative issues.
  • An understanding of Scottish Widows' key competitors, their current propositions, and developments within the Wealth and Pensions markets.
  • Evidence of successfully winning Corporate Partnerships or panel positions.
  • Strong commercial focus and ability to direct attention on delivering agreed business targets, priorities, and objectives.
  • Exceptional Networking Skills - builds rapport, trust, and customer confidence presenting a professional image of Scottish Widows to the customer. Can operate at board room level both internally & externally and has access to the broader C-Suite Wealth market.
  • Strong analytical skills demonstrated by the ability to review a range of information and metrics and identify and prioritize appropriate actions.
  • Has a thorough understanding of technology being used within the market and how it can be leveraged to support the sales process along with how we best leverage opportunity/influence points (best advice systems, risk rating tools).
  • Level 4 Qualification or commitment to obtain.

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Skills

Strategic Partnerships
Networking Skills
Analytical Skills
Commercial Focus
Corporate Governance
Presentation Skills
Intermediary Marketplace Knowledge
Sales Process
Risk Management
Account Management
Business Development
Client Relationship Management
Market Share Targets
Technology Understanding
Tenders Preparation
Collaboration

Location

Wales, United Kingdom

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