Business Development Director

7 days ago

Waterloo, Canada Serenia Life Financial Full time

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people in their local communities. If this sounds like you, and the opportunity below sounds exciting, we’d like to hear from you.

**About the Role**:
As part of this role, you will:

- Proactively manage your assigned sales territory, including the identification of growth opportunities to increase Serenia Life’s footprint across Canada
- Develop strong personal relationships at both the Managing General Agency (MGA) and independent advisor level, understanding their businesses, unique challenges, and how to best support their businesses
- Continuously seek and propose innovative solutions to improve service delivery, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
- Implement effective sales strategies to achieve and surpass sales targets, enhancing the distribution of insurance products within the region.
- Provide training, coaching, mentorship, and business development support for advisors and MGAs
- Deliver presentations to advisors on sales concepts, market conditions, and product updates

**What You Bring to the Table**:

- Minimum of 5 years experience in the life insurance industry, with a proven and demonstrated track record of sales success
- Strong presentation, training and business planning skills
- Demonstrated ability to understand advisors’ needs and support their growth objectives
- Strong industry knowledge, including products, insurance carrier, and MGA distribution model
- Ability to diagnose insurance portfolio problems and construct creative solutions
- LLQP licensed

**Nice to Haves**:

- CFP or CLU designations
- Experience within the independent life insurance channel
- Ability to service MGAs and advisors in a second language

**About Serenia Life Financial**

At Serenia Life Financial, we are on a mission to uncomplicate insurance - so that our members can feel confident when it comes to protecting their family’s financial future. As a grow-to-give company, we share our profits through company donations, community outreach, and some truly unique member benefits.

We care about the world, but just as importantly, we care about our employees. That’s why we do what we can to help our team prioritize their health & well-being, achieve work-life balance, and make sure each workday is fulfilling and fun.

**What We Offer You**:

- competitive compensation
- company-matched retirement plan
- comprehensive health & dental coverage
- flexible workplace opportunities
- generous vacation & sick day program
- discounts on life insurance
- mentorship & continued learning opportunities
- volunteer day (extra day off to support a cause you care about)
- employee appreciation days & well-being program

Serenia Life has implemented a formal Workplace Flexibility policy, which provides options for our employees to balance their home and work lives and enable them to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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