Manager, Sales Enablement - Toronto, Canada - Canada Life Assurance Company

Canada Life Assurance Company

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Job Description:

As the Manager of Sales Strategies, participating life insurance, your primary accountability is to lead initiatives in the creation and development insurance sales strategies and supporting marketing collateral used by advisors and wholesalers within Canada Life.

Role purpose:

Support advisors and wholesalers by creating revenue generating, innovative sales strategies that are easy to use, meet their clients' changing and diverse needs and help drive corporate objectives
Advocate for insurance wholesale and sales enablement by educating business partners on field perspective and needs
Strong ability to analyze the competitive participating life insurance landscape. This analysis will feed into the creation of support material for wholesale and field management in their discussions around competitive intel.
Deliver sales strategy presentations and support other field events to help market products, tools and concepts
Creation and delivery of wholesale sales training materials
Collaborate with the field and head office partners to build out advisor packaging and rollout strategy for sales initiatives
Lead insurance sales strategies projects from inception to implementation
Collaborate and partner with business unit leadership, including SVPs, AVPs and other senior leaders to manage expectations, plan work, and solve problems
Create and deliver sales strategy presentations for wholesaler and advisor audiences
Provide input into point of sale and illustration tools

Qualifications and Competencies:

A minimum of five to seven years experience in the financial services industry, preferably with some distribution background
Expert knowledge of the competitive intelligence landscape pertaining to participating life insurance.
Experienced with training wholesale and advisors on positioning life insurance
A selfstarter who can work independently
Enjoys a strong teamfocused working environment
A good understanding of nonparticipating insurance products (Life and LB)
A university degree supplemented by training in financial services products
Proven ability to adapt and manage change
Demonstrated resiliency under pressure
Proven creative and innovative thinking skills
Demonstrated collaborator, negotiator, and partner
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

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Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London.

_****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.

***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.

We are one of Canada's top 100 employers

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_**LI-Hybrid