Regional Partnership Manager in Cardiff

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Who we are

Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement. We’re a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions. We aim to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys. We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long-term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.

Job Description

Are you motivated by helping partners grow, developing strong relationships and driving high‑quality performance? We’re looking for a Regional Performance Manager to join our Distribution team and play a key role in supporting our partner accounts across the Protection market. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence strategy, improve sales capability and help deliver sustainable growth.

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering annual sales plans in partnership with Account Directors and Account Relationship Managers
• Identifying trends and analysing partner performance to recommend meaningful improvements
• Implementing agreed sales plans to support profitable business growth
• Maintaining strong product, market and regulatory knowledge to confidently support partner firms
• Supporting improvements in sales quality to align with customer experience and fairness standards
• Designing and delivering engaging one‑to‑one and group training sessions to strengthen sales capability
• Collaborating closely with internal teams to ensure partner firms receive excellent service
• Seeking new opportunities to grow Protection business within partner firms

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong relationship‑management skills and experience partnering with client or distributor accounts
• Ability to analyse performance, identify trends and recommend effective solutions
• Confident presentation and facilitation skills, with experience delivering training or coaching
• Knowledge of Protection products, sales processes and the wider market (or willingness to develop this)
• Understanding of current and emerging regulatory considerations within the Protection space
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to support sustainable growth strategies
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence a range of stakeholders
• Well‑organised and self‑motivated, able to manage time effectively and prioritise key activities

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.