Summary
As a Business Development Manager (BDM), you will play a key role in driving the growth of Manulife Wealth & Asset Management across your region. You will build meaningful relationships with financial advisors, understand their business objectives, and deliver tailored investment and business-building solutions that help them grow and succeed. Leveraging Manulife's broad suite of investment solutions, portfolio management expertise, and sales and practice management resources, you will serve as a trusted business partner to advisors.
Working as part of a collaborative territory team that includes an External Wholesaler and Territory Coordinator, you will be accountable for expanding advisor engagement, increasing sales, and growing market share within your assigned region.
- Develop and execute a business plan to drive sales growth within your territory.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with financial advisors, dealer head offices, and key industry partners.
- Identify new business opportunities through proactive prospecting and advisor engagement.
- Position Manulife's full suite of investment solutions, including mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, alternative investments, and model portfolio solutions.
- Deliver impactful presentations, workshops, and practice management discussions both virtually and in person.
- Collaborate with internal partners to provide advisors with timely market insights, portfolio expertise, and business development ideas.
- Leverage technology and data insights to improve advisor engagement, efficiency and sales effectiveness.
- Stay informed on industry trends, competitive developments, and evolving advisor needs.
- Post-secondary education or equivalent industry experience.
- Proven success in sales, business development, or relationship management.
- Knowledge of investment products, including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and managed solutions.
- Understanding of advisor practice management and the financial advisor landscape.
- Strong presentation, communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- Experience with in financial services, wealth management, or asset management.
- Industry designations or coursework such as CSC, IFIC, CFP, CIM, or progress toward completion.
When you join our team:
We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want. We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
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