Head of Regional Intermediary Distribution

Job Title: Head of Regional Intermediary Distribution   

Contract Type: Permanent  

Location: Remote      

Closing date: 13th December 2024

We have an exciting role for a Head of Regional Intermediary Distribution to join us. This role will be responsible for leading our regional based business development teams across the UK, supporting them to achieve growth and retention of our intermediary relationships and attract a strong inflow of new customers and clients.

You will inspire, coach, and lead a team of Regional Distribution Managers and indirectly their respective teams of Business Development Managers. You will be responsible for planning, developing and executing strategies to develop long lasting relationships with UK financial advisers, through the distribution of our Individual Pension and Workplace Pensions proposition as well as opportunities for referral to our Protection Specialist teams, from holistic financial advisers.

About the role

• Ownership of revenue generation and growth ensuring the financial performance targets are delivered for the area.
• Work with proposition and marketing to develop and implement take to market strategies.
• Support winning new mandates and opportunities by attending key pitches and advisor meetings.
• Identify ways for the regional distribution teams to achieve growth by identifying new emerging opportunities and initiatives.
• Management of the regional teams ensuring they deliver through motivating and engaging them and developing their capability.
• Ensure Distribution teams are executing important partnership initiatives that align with our investment strengths, which in turn are aligned with Royal London’s purpose and strategy, and commercial objectives.

About you

• Proven background and experience managing high performing business development teams within the financial services industry.
• Experienced in successfully matrix managing resources from across several business functions.
• Proven ability to lead strategic discussions and to focus on the key challenges facing the business.
• In depth knowledge of financial services industry and issues for financial services organisations.
• Excellent negotiation skills to drive successful outcomes.
• Engage in strategic quarterly meetings with key intermediary firms on a face-to-face basis resulting in key relationships being formed.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.   

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits  

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.