Business Development Manager

If you live in Australia or New Zealand, you’ve likely heard of AMP. But at a time when society is changing, we are too. We’re now a nimbler business with new leadership and thinking. 

For us, these are exciting times. There’s a real potential for big thinkers to help us redefine what financial services could be. And turn our legacy into something even more positive and powerful for the future.

Help people create their tomorrow, while you create yours

We help people with their banking, super, retirement and finances. Through upturns, downturns, recessions, and major life transitions. Every day, we help people see and make more of their financial potential, so that they can create their tomorrow. And we’ve been doing it for over 170 years. 

If we do our job well, we genuinely add to the prosperity of our country and its people. 

How you’ll make an impact

This role is responsible for growing funds administration in AMP’s flagship platform product through new business sales and retention activities. The individual is also responsible for positioning and promoting AMP CI’s suite of investment products which are available on the investment menu of AMP platforms. Success in this role will require disciplined execution of a well-considered business plan that aims at deepening and broadening support from a carefully segmented panel of AMP aligned and non-aligned financial advisers.

Main Focus Areas

Individual Performance

• Execute product and marketing initiatives to maximise new business opportunities and customer retention
• Develop and maintain a forecasted pipeline of new business opportunity to achieve targets
• Engage, qualify, onboard and grow revenue from key partner advice businesses
• Protect and maximise embedded value including funds under administration, investment share of wallet and customer numbers
• Develop a disciplined approach to business planning and execution across a segmented panel of advisers to deliver your key financial accountabilities
• Strong understanding and appreciation of sales frameworks, methodologies and processes to support the wealth management focus areas
• Adherence to all sales disciplines including agreed activity management, timeliness of reporting responsibilities, initiative delivery, risk & compliance framework
• Provide thought leadership and adopt an insight led approach to position AMP’s solutions and assist advisers in achieving their business objectives
• Grow adviser productivity through identifying opportunities to improve their business efficiency and effectiveness
• Understand industry trends and adviser business drivers to help them navigate a fast changing environment to maximise opportunities and mitigate challenges
• Understand competitor landscape in order to enhance the AMP offering and successfully overcome objections
• Build effective partnerships internally to help create positive customer and adviser experiences
• Willingness to make a positive difference beyond core deliverables by adopting a team first approach
• Ongoing contribution to a high performance culture through commitment to ongoing improvement, personal development, flexible and adaptive attitude to change, individual & team accountabilities

Day to Day responsibilities include:

• Lead the sales effort on your panel and achieve financial goals through developing strong adviser relationships and an understanding of their business objectives
• Develop new business leads and progress opportunities from existing and new adviser relationships
• Align sales activities to the agreed focus areas for AMP Wealth Management
• Maintain comprehensive, accurate and timely records of adviser relationship activities using appropriate systems
• Provide AMP product and system support to advisers to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and customer satisfaction
• Personally, responsible for adhering to the risk & compliance framework and to act in the best interest of AMP’s customers
• Work effectively within AMP’s shared values and behaviours, alignment to team and enterprise vision and ability to articulate this in a clear and compelling manner
• Work closely with team members to ensure quality of approach, consistency of behaviour and key messages to the market
• Processing of expenses; reconcile corporate AMEX cared and reimbursements monthly

What you will bring to the team

Ideally, you will bring the following experiences to this role: 

• 5 years experience in financial service industry (or related industry)
• Previous sales role in financial services (highly desirable)
• RG146 compliant
• Diploma of Financial Planning (or equivalent tertiary qualification) is highly desirable
• A strong knowledge of platform and master trust products
• Ability to judge market opportunities and AMP’s competitiveness in those sectors
• Evidence of adaptation to a rapidly changing environment
• A strong understanding of the financial planning market including compliance
• Proven track record in effectively resolving difficult or complex customer expectations
• Through knowledge of financial marketplace and a good understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing financial advice firms
• Effective negotiation and closure skills
• Highly motivated, disciplined and ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to make decisions in a fast changing environment and anticipate trends to create a competitive advantage
• Confident, articulate with persuasive and compelling communication skills
• Strong networking skills

You’ll thrive here if…

If you can adapt from BAU to the ambiguous with ease, you’ll do well here. Change is never easy, so bring your commitment, grit and growth mindset.

Because we run lean, you’ll be expected to jump in and deliver across a variety of areas. Meaning, you’ll be closer to the action and executive decisions that influence where we go next.

If you’re someone that can hold their own, you’ll find AMP quite liberating. 

Why we think you’ll love working at AMP

Doing what we’ve always done is not an option, so your clever ideas will get airtime here. You’ll be encouraged to speak up and try new things. If they don’t work, we move on – better for it.

We know there’s no one way of doing things. So, you won’t have to sacrifice who you are or how you work to fit in here. We’re inclusive and flexible in many of the ways you’d expect. And in some of the ways you wouldn’t. As long as your health and wellbeing come first - at home and at work. 

In fact, most of what makes AMP such a welcoming, enjoyable place to work are our people. Wherever you go, you’ll find moments to connect, feel valued and do meaningful work. 

Whether it’s through our first-class leaders who are invested in you and your success. Through year-round opportunities to volunteer, fundraise and give back to the community. Or in the everyday challenges you face as we work together to strengthen this great organisation. Challenges that will stretch you, amplify your potential and compound the impact you have. 

We believe in the power of inclusion and diversity

We’re dedicated to fostering inclusion, diversity, and a warm feeling of belonging at AMP. It sparks creativity, ignites innovation, and turns up the dial on the quality of our decisions and performance. This not only makes our workplace more engaged, but also leads to better connections with our customers. 

We're your allies in the search for the perfect fit - when you apply, let us know how we can support you to put your best self forward during our selection process. 

We're also committed to enhancing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, so we enthusiastically encourage candidates from these backgrounds to apply and explore our Reconciliation Plan on our website> (insert link)

Ready to create your tomorrow?

If you’re someone who sees opportunity where others see challenge, come and work with us in smart, progressive ways as we transform an iconic Australian brand for the future. And, through a series of career-defining moments, create your own tomorrow.

Don’t procrastinate We review applications when we get them, and if we discover the ideal candidate, we may close the role earlier than the advertised close date.

Looking forward to meeting you.