Job Title: Account Manager - Protection
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Edinburgh
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Closing date: 29th January 2024
As an Account Manager at Royal London, you will deliver agreed new business targets from a panel of Intermediaries in a manner that satisfies all regulatory and compliance responsibilities and meets our corporate objectives in providing a consultative sales approach.
You will be based within the Protection team and will develop an already established panel through telephone-based account management.
About the role
- Identify and promote new sales opportunities through various channels whilst ensuring a smooth, efficient, and professional sales process for the adviser and end customer
- Create, maintain, and deliver a strategy plan to develop a panel of intermediaries
- Deliver sales presentations to Intermediaries, promoting new and existing sales opportunities whilst developing and maintaining strong business relationships
- Comply with the Sales Process and Compliance reporting requirements, ensuring competent status is maintained and all business risks are managed and mitigated effectively and reported to line manager
About you
- Experience or knowledge of Protection products and propositions is desired
- Sound understanding of the Financial Services industry
- A desire to be QCF Level 4 qualified or part qualified with a protection specialism (RO1 and RO5) or be willing to achieve these in a 24-month period
- Excellent Communication and influencing skills
- Good problem solving & decision-making skills with the ability to promote a solution and gain intermediary buy in
- Strong, active listening skills
- Proactive and positive approach to work, and an exceptional team player
About Royal London
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits
Inclusion, diversity and belonging
We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.
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