Business Development Director, Global Partnerships

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate; other locations cannot be considered.

Business Development Director, Global Partnerships

This is a great job for someone who has a deep understanding of Global Wealth markets.

A bit about the job:

1. The successful candidate will be responsible for building Aviva Investors’ assets under management and revenues through our global distribution partners.
2. The individual will report directly to the Global Head of Wealth and work closely with the Distribution Senior Leadership Team to define and execute the commercial strategy for these partnerships.
3. The individual will have accountability for commercial targets and will be the day-to-day relationship lead for all aspects of the relationships.
4. The role will require travel to spend time ‘in the field’ promoting the full range of Aviva Investors’ capabilities across public and private markets asset classes in collaboration with the TPMs.
5. Within the role you will co-ordinate with key stakeholders across the business to optimise client coverage and commercial success. This would include Investments, Investment Directors, Marketing, COO, Legal, Compliance and other business units where relevant.
6. You will play a key role in contributing to the Product Development process by bringing new ideas and initiatives to ensure we are building and maintaining an effective commercial product suite appropriate for the target markets.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

1. Regulatory threshold competent and approved.
2. Track record in achievement in Wealth business, including identifying and closing deals.
3. Excellent practical awareness of regulatory requirements with a consistent record of practical compliance.
4. An inspiring leader who champions collaborative action that delivers collective success.
5. Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales, revenue and retention targets.

What you’ll get for this role:

1. Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
2. Eligibility for annual performance bonus.
3. Family friendly parental and carer’s leave.
4. Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.
5. Up to 40% discount for Aviva products.
6. Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars.
7. Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme.
8. 21 volunteering hours per year.

In this role you’ll be ‘Certified’ under the Financial Conduct Authority / Prudential Regulation Authority’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This means that we’ll need to complete some regulatory background checks on you before you take up your role and we’ll need to ask you some questions on an annual basis to make sure you remain ‘fit and proper’ and competent to carry out your role. We’ll provide training on what holding a SMCR role means when you join us and annually thereafter.

Aviva is for everyone:
We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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