Business Development Manager; Retirement Partnerships – HUB Financial Solutions

Business Development Manager (Retirement Partnerships) – HUB Financial Solutions

Location:
Home based – Travel to London and Belfast office needed (monthly as required)

Contract:
Permanent

Hours:
Full time - 35 hours

Are you a strategic relationship‑builder with the drive to shape meaningful partnerships? Do you want your work to have a real impact on people’s financial futures?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Manager to play a vital part in helping HUB Financial Solutions (HUB‑FS) achieve its growth ambitions with both new and existing partners.

HUB-FS provides tailored retirement solutions and services to UK businesses and other organisations to help their customers achieve a better later life. By supporting HUB‑FS, you will build strong long‑term relationships with partners, deliver commercial success by promoting our retirement products and services as well identifying and progressing new business opportunities.

We help people achieve a better later life. That’s our purpose and it’s the reason we exist. We are a fast‑growing company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award‑winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,400 purpose‑led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK’s most loved retirement expert.

• Identify, develop, and convert new partnership opportunities across the retirement market, with a focus on workplace distribution of our annuity broking service.
• Build and manage a high quality sales pipeline, maintaining strong, trusted relationships with key clients and prospects.
• Manage commercial negotiations and support contracting activity with partners and internal teams.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to co‑design new growth opportunities.
• Lead our annuity partner relationships, ensuring a joined‑up, positive experience.
• Line‑manage and develop the Annuity Relationship Managers responsible for day‑to‑day partner interactions.

• Experience in Financial Services Distribution ideally in the retirement/annuity space.
• Demonstrable experience in either partner acquisition and/or ongoing account management.
• Experience in leveraging relationships that can be extended to senior levels of an organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of developing and driving sales delivery.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities are also essential.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of the market drivers, competitors in the marketplace and compliance / regulatory framework impacting distributors & product providers.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent Financial Services qualification (desirable but not essential).

At Just you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture – we’re ambitious, curious and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.

• A competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday.
• Private medical cover and income protection, just in case.
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme.
• Opportunities to progress your career in‑role and within the company.
• Free access to the Headspace app, 24/7 employee assistance helpline and trained physical and mental health first aiders.
• A variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal.
• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones.

Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.

We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.

Please submit your CV using the 'apply now' button. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding next steps which may include an initial phone interview and in-person assessment.