Business Development Partner

Role Overview

Join the Sun Life district team and contribute to making a positive difference for Canadians and advisors. The Business Development Partner (BDP) is responsible for recruiting, onboarding, training, and developing new advisors during their first four years.

What You Will Do

The BDP will source candidates, support onboarding, train and onboard new advisors, develop advisor skills, work with advisors to meet their financial and strategic objectives, and monitor and track advisor activities.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have business acumen, product knowledge, and strong sales management and business development skills. They will be able to support an advisor in defining and accessing their target market and have previous experience leading sales teams.

Requirements

• Business acumen, product knowledge (insurance and wealth) and an understanding of the market, competition and industry.
• Strong sales management and business development skills.
• Strong prospecting and recruitment skills.
• Strong mentoring, coaching, performance management and influencing skills.
• Problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication (presentation, written and verbal) and relationship building skills.
• Ability to support an advisor in defining and accessing their target market.
• Previous experience leading sales teams.
• Forward thinking, goal-oriented with focus on achieving targets.
• Strong working knowledge of the regulatory environment.
• Ability to manage a successful performance management process in a sales culture.
• Committed to ongoing personal and professional development.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible work environment
• Opportunity to launch a rewarding career with a talented and diverse workforce
• Attractive compensation package
• Market-competitive total compensation package
• Sales incentive plan with industry-leading incentive payout opportunities