Assistant Business Development Manager (Retail Business)

Role Overview

The Assistant Business Development Manager will drive top-line growth in sales to retail customers through Retail and Corporate business, managing a team of Business Development Officers and driving businesses through all intermediaries.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include driving BAM retail sales targets, growing retail client numbers, providing regular training to Financial Advisors, opening markets for Financial Advisors, and maintaining relationships with Branch Managers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a digital-first mindset, customer focus, agility, accountability, collaboration, data-driven decision-making, continuous improvement orientation, learning agility, and the ability to thrive in a changing business environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Commerce, or a related field
• Professional qualifications in Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Investment, Finance or a related discipline
• Relevant professional qualifications in Investment/Asset Management such as CISI, CFA, CPA or equivalent
• Minimum 5-7 years’ relevant experience in Business Development, Sales, Relationship Management, Partnerships, Asset Management, Banking, Insurance or a related field
• Demonstrable experience in client acquisition, relationship management and revenue/business growth
• Experience managing and converting sales leads and maintains a healthy business pipeline
• Experience developing and maintaining relationships with corporates, institutions, intermediaries, strategic partners or high-value clients
• Experience supporting or implementing business development initiatives and partnerships
• Experience preparing business proposals, presentations, tenders, reports and business cases
• Experience working across multiple internal teams to deliver client or commercial initiatives

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