Roles & Responsibilities
Manulife Financial Advisers is looking for a self-motivated, experienced Business Development Manager, who is obsessed with delivering value, is forward-thinking, and responsible for business development.
Position Responsibilities :
- Understand FA Firms’ business environment and conceptualize sales activities to synergize with company’s sales strategies to enhance partner-relations to meet the channel's targets
- Improve sales performance through product training, firms’ visits, workshops and engage in activities to enhance relationships with advisers
- Participate in and / or lead in promotional activities to increase sales, including attending company functions and events
- Conduct regular meetings and communications sessions with agency leaders and their salesforce with view to enhance performance management, business plans and help ensure compliance of regulatory guidelines.
- Collate, monitor and perform critical analyses on market developments and competitors’ activities
- Follow-up on business submissions and respond to product enquiries
- Work with underwriters for business issuance
- Meet and exceed business targets with the above
- Work with the recruitment team and ensure branches meet recruitment targets
- Communicate and be the liaison officer between MLS and MFA for matters pertaining to service, compliance, etc
- Undertake any other projects assigned from time to time such as events / activities to help achieve with the above.
- You will work with agency leaders, advisers to provide support on various areas including product, sales skills, prospecting, objection handling, sales operations and processes, etc.
- You will report to the Chief Cluster Officer to develop and recommend initiatives to drive and achieve business plan KPIs.
Position Requirement :
Degree / Diploma in Business Administration or other related disciplineAt least 5 years of business development experience in the financial services industryExperience handling IFA / FA / Banking channels deemed advantageousGreat people skills; ability to build good rapport with different stakeholdersExcellent persuasion and negotiation skillsWe’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.When you join our team :
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