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Would you like to take strategic ownership of key partnerships in a FTSE 100 business?

If you a highly motivated individual with extensive experience of managing strategic partnerships, then this is a rare opportunity to join our Retail Annuities Distribution team as a Strategic Partnership Director.

This is a key role role that will report directly into the Distribution director. You’ll have the responsibility for expanding our network of strategic partners in the Intermediary market, as well as cultivating and managing our key relationships with specialist partners.

This will include you developing strategies and relationships with multiple strategic partners and Specialists which will include setting objectives, achieving business targets, and developing profitable business partnerships to increase our market share.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Annuities market. This is a high-profile role that offers development and growth opportunities, as well as the chance to network at a senior level across the business.

What you'll be doing

• Manage relationships and achieve agreed targets and KPIs to ensure we receive a growing % of business across the Strategic partners and Specialist firms. Create and deliver Strategic approach for delivery with Strategic
• Shape and deliver Strategic calendar – ensuring engagement from wider distribution team (Key Account Managers & Telephone Account Managers)
• Working with product technical and marketing as well as other internal stakeholders to develop and deliver presentation material which will be used at events across opportunities and delivered according to the Strategic calendar agreed and signed off by the distribution Director.
• Develop and manage Strategic and Specialist relationships to ensure business relationships and development activities adhere to the relevant FCA guidance and regulation
• Work closely with Distribution director and product team to ensure we distribute the right product mix to our strategic partners and Specialist panel, to ensure the right mix of competitiveness and profit are achieved.
• Work closely with Distribution director and marketing team to maximise marketing/advertising plans by communicating effectively with internal and external teams.
• Ensure a robust Governance framework is in place to manage the partnership(s) from a business, regulatory and risk perspective. Working closely with Legal and Compliance to ensure all marketing and service agreements and recorded and signed off in appropriate way.
• Deliver an account management overview and process for Strategic partners and Specialists to ensure that business relationships are managed in line with Legal & General’s Customer Experience and Treating Customers Fairly policy
• Work closely with Distribution Director to ensure an alignment across distribution team with Strategic activity, shape the Strategic partnerships calendar and gain sign off all strategic activity by submitting an annual plan to Distribution Director.

What we're looking for

To be successful in this role you will be an excellent communicator and presenter, highly organised and will have a track record of successfully leading strategic partnerships in the Retirement Income market. You’ll enjoy working in both an autonomous and collaborative working environment, which will include lots of opportunity to support the distribution team. You’ll be working with a variety of people, so you’ll benefit from having a high degree of emotional intelligence with excellent influencing and negotiation skills.

Here’s some of the experience that we’d love to see.

• Proven experience in managing strategic partnerships, business development and/or account management (essential)
• You’ll be a skilled presenter and networker with the ability to create content and effectively present ideas, negotiate and influence decision-makers (essential)
• Minimum Diploma qualified in Financial Services - Level 4
• Previous experience and knowledge in the Retirement Income market

Benefits

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 30 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You'll receive a car allowance of 12% of your annual salary, and you can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave.

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings.

About L&G

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands.

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

About the business area

Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that’s important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we’ve brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we’re a fast-growing division with big, customer-centered ambitions.

Our commitments to you

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

How to find out more

If this opportunity excites you but you’re not sure you meet all the requirements, or you’d like to know a bit more, please contact Alex Adams at [email protected] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-adams-29b595a3/).

If you’d like to be considered for this role, please submit your application through our careers website as we’re not accepting email applications.