AJ Bell is hiring a
Business Development Consultant

Summary

Join AJ Bell as a Business Development Consultant to help achieve new business targets and grow market share by creating new relationships with financial advisers.

Requirements

• Experience and proven success working proactively in a platform and investments environment
• An understanding of investment platforms, investment propositions, financial advisers and their business practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience proactively building and maintaining customer relationships
• A track record of meeting deadlines and being well organised
• Proven self-motivation skills to generate workloads using own initiative and with minimal supervision
• An enthusiasm to work in a target driven environment and take responsibility for increasing new business
• A desire to further your skills and knowledge by working towards professional qualifications, in particular relating to investments
• Full UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Generating interest in the AJ Bell Investcentre platform through proactive contact with varying stakeholders within adviser firm practices
• Engaging with adviser firms to help them understand the benefits of using the Managed Portfolio Service and multi-asset funds that AJ Bell offer
• Closing new business opportunities with new and existing financial adviser firms
• Identifying, developing and securing small to medium new business migrations
• Creating own leads through targeted proactive communication
• Onboarding new firms by ensuring thorough training plan is implemented and relevant ongoing training is provided to avoid poor outcomes
• Dealing with high potential referrals provided by the Business Development Support team and through Marketing activities
• Running face-to-face meetings with advisers as required

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• Starting holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 6%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – provided by Medicash
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free gym membership, with an on-site gym providing a wide range of free classes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Discounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange Quay
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
• Parking at Exchange Quay
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent management programmes
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals