Direct Channel Manager

Direct Channel Manager Salary – Circa £45,000 12-month FTC This is a great job for someone who: Thrives in a dynamic environment, excels at building strong relationships, and has the expertise to optimise performance. This role is ideal for someone experienced in managing performance across marketing and sales channels and is passionate about identifying growth opportunities and delivering results. A bit about the job: We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Equity Release Team, responsible for driving performance in our direct channel. You’ll manage relationships with our advice partner, Succession Financial Management, ensuring they are equipped to deliver advice to customers generated by Aviva’s marketing efforts. You’ll also oversee the entire sales funnel, from lead generation to application, collaborating across the business to remove barriers, improve processes, and unlock growth opportunities. This is a high-impact role where your insights and initiatives will directly influence our annual sales targets and overall customer experience. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Proactive management of advice partners, helping them understand our proposition, pricing, and processes. Experience in managing marketing performance and achieving sales targets, experience in equity release is preferred but not required. Strong commercial outlook with the ability to analyse data and drive informed actions. Excellent communication and presentation skills to prepare and manage trading meetings effectively. Strategic mindset with the ability to identify growth areas and implement plans to onboard new introducers. What you’ll get for this role: Salary – Circa £45,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary, actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme Outstandingly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others We take your well-being seriously with lots of support and tools Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. 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. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here . We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to anna.bui@aviva.com