Sales Support Associate

**Job Description**:
Provide excellence in sales support through the execution of sales business plans, activity management, sales reporting, data mining, meeting preparation, and event coordination. Coordinate with Business Service Associate to provide a seamless service experience to advisors firms and their operations team members.

**What you will do**
- Understand advisor segmentation and support Business Associate in establishing strong relationships with aligned advisors/firms
- Partner with Business Associate in the execution of their business plans
- Work with Business Development Associate on the onboarding logistics for new advisors
- Provide behind the scenes support to resolve contracting issues, technology access requests, etc.
- Partner with Business Service Associate on execution of regional priorities
- Work with other team members to ensure consistency, implementation of best-practices, development of role, and an excellent sales support experience
- Communicate with key HO partners such as field relations, field operations, field payroll, etc.
- Share ideas in the spirit of continuous improvement and provide input on key initiatives

**What you will bring**
- Able to work with a high degree of self direction and motivation
- Capable of handling high volume of inquiries, prioritizing and self-managing key requests
- In possession of strong written, verbal, and virtual communication skills and is inclined to both understand challenges and influence solutions
- Displays strong acumen in the area of investigation and identification of business growth opportunities
- Showcases in-depth business and product knowledge
- Can positively impact and influence
- Able to adopt a progressive, creative, and critical approach
- Has an aptitude for new ways of working
- Skilled at building strong, collaborative relationships with multiple business partners across the region and country
- Can strategically connect with the appropriate business partners to achieve business results
- Able to adapt in an everchanging business environment

**Be your best at Canada Life

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

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Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.
- Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations._
- We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee _
- has the opportunity to_
- reach their potential._
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Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted_**.

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