About The RoleTeam IFA DistributionWorking Pattern -Remote.Full time, 37.5 hours per week.(Final stage Interviews will be held in London)Top 3 skills needed for this role: Ability and experience in building relationships Confidence in communication being a Sales role Results-Orientated What this role is all about:As a Business Development Manager, you will beResponsible for the growth and development of the key distributors in the UK Life Insurance market. You will work at a CEO level in order to influence and obtain panel position and market share. You will grow the CSM (Value of new business) and business quality throughobtaininga high level of Business metrics. This relates to growing the percentage of new business attributable toIndexation, Serious Illness Cover, Income Protection and Optimiser. You will alsogrow the Health Business by demonstrating the benefits of expansion into the PMI sectorKey Actions Work at a senior level in the development and business planning with their firms. To understand and influence business, processes, and styles to support quality and growth in Vitalitys market share and achieve sales targets. To work with the Compliance Director and their wider team to ensure that Vitality received optimal position and air time within their allocated firms Work with the firm to design and implement processes that drive quality and adherence to the DQM framework Entrepreneurial approach to add value and provide solutions to business and sales problems Maximise use of management information to measure and co-ordinate development and training resources to supporting accounts. Grow, maintain and embed a strong business and working relationships at all levels with their firms to deliver profitable sales and growth. Keeping the firms fully up to date and engaged in planned campaigned initiatives on time and within the required joint objectives of the accounts. Work closely with our Product Development and Underwriting Teams to support your positioning with Vitalitys propositions across your firms and support any product or process changes and development. Develop joint propositions to target and sell to the firms various customer bases, ensuring that business cases are agreed, and all aspects of the initiatives are fully co-ordinated and integrated both with them and internally to maximise cost/value benefit. Structure, plan and deliver product and sales training and coaching bespoke to the individual firms working closely with their training teams to make to get the best results. Manage own skill and knowledge development and share knowledge and expertise with others in the distribution team. Stay up to date on market intelligence and industry news both internally and with our competitors and share findings with the team and the rest of distribution. Take personal responsibility for ensuring compliance and regulatory requirements are met. What do you need to thrive? Demonstrable experience of the UK protection insurance market and in particular have a deep understandingof the streamlined provider segment Results-oriented achiever with a proven sales track record in developing business Creative problem solver Presentations skills Confident in communicating to groups Exceptionally self-driven and ability to work on own initiative and to an agreed business plan. Ability to negotiate and use a range of influencing styles to achieve results Committed team player Proven ability to build strong personal relationships with both internal and external resources to achievebusiness goals Flexible, able to thrive in start-up environment where processes may not be fully established Clean UK Driving Licence So, whats in it for you? Bonus Schemes A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance A pension of up to 12% We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary Our award-winning Vitality health insurance With its own set of rewards and benefits Life Assurance Four times annual salary These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!About The CompanyWere incredibly proud to be recognised for the culture we've created recently being named one of Glassdoors Best Places to Work 2026, and in 2024 we were delighted to be awarded Top 10 Places to Work in the Sunday Times Awards.Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.Weve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. Were successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people and because we care.Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.Ready to find out if were the right fit for you? We cant wait.If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.JBRP1_UKTJ