Business Development Manager

Do you want to build a ground-breaking way to help your clients handle money? Are you a dynamic self-starter who wants to be rewarded for your own dedication? Our Manulife Bank team has an immediate opportunity for a Business Development Manager in our Advisor Channel.

In this external relationship management role, you will be responsible for promoting the Bank’s full range of products and services and be accountable to the voice of our Customers and Advisors. With a solid understanding of our Client/Advisor needs, you will be at the forefront of aligning these needs with our innovative technology, product and service solutions.

You are a consultative and engaging ambassador for our Bank products who knows how to get things done while maintaining and encouraging significant relationships. You contribute by bringing your banking knowledge into the regional marketplace and helping others understand that managing money doesn’t need to be complicated. Overall, we are looking for someone who can make a difference and help Canadians make their money work harder and help them achieve their broader financial goals.

Your solid understanding of residential and commercial lending policies and practices will be helpful as you:

• Develop, maintain, and expand advisor/referral relationships within a specified geographic territory though regular strategic contact/meetings articulated in your annual business plan

• Optimize delivery of valuable products, service and advice while improving sales efforts through consultation and demonstrating the merits of coordinated Bank products and services with the advisor’s traditional insurance and money products-based business

• Develop, organize, and deliver proposals, business cases and case analysis to advisors

• Share best practices and collaborate with other Manulife Bank Business Development Managers across the organization while delivering on organizational efficiencies by highlighting opportunities for improvement in existing products and services

• Partner with other Manulife wealth, insurance and group representatives to build advisor interests in Manulife Bank debt management, loan and deposit solutions

Education and Experience

• University degree or equivalent proven experience

• 5 or more years of banking/credit experience

• Completed or working towards industry designation – AMP etc is preferred

• Business planning and territory management skills

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact hr@manulife.com.