Protection Business Development Manager (Mortgage & Protection)

Location: Home-based in England, United Kingdom, with national travel required for firm meetings, events and development sessions.

Company

hirify.global is a wealth management business providing financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions and discretionary fund management across the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.

What you will do

• Identify opportunities to improve protection performance, adviser capability and the quality and consistency of protection conversations.
• Diagnose barriers to protection growth using adviser, firm, market and management information.
• Design and deliver workshops, webinars, campaigns, coaching and tailored firm support for adviser audiences.
• Work with Relationship Managers to secure principal-level commitment, agree objectives and measure outcomes.
• Own interventions from diagnosis through delivery, follow-up and evaluation, evidencing measurable improvement.
• Contribute adviser and market insight to the development of protection propositions, technology, communications and support materials.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the UK protection market, including customer needs, advice considerations, products, underwriting and provider propositions.
• Experience in protection business development, adviser development, sales management, training or a related role.
• Ability to diagnose performance or capability gaps and translate insight into focused action.
• Consultative, coaching-led approach with confidence to challenge constructively and influence change.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills in face-to-face and virtual environments.
• Ability to engage effectively with firm principals and advisers.
• Commercial mindset balanced with commitment to advice quality, Consumer Duty and positive customer outcomes.
• Experience using management information, feedback and market insight to prioritise activity and measure impact.
• Strong planning, organisation, collaboration, ownership and resilience, including accurate records and clear evidence of activity, outcomes, risks and next steps.
• Relevant mortgage or protection qualification, such as CeMAP, or willingness to work towards an appropriate qualification.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time, primarily home-based role with national travel.
• Culture based on integrity, curiosity, constructive challenge, collaboration and ownership.
• 182 hours of annual holiday, equivalent to 26 days.
• Employee incentive scheme and non-contributory pension scheme with optional personal contributions.
• Private medical insurance, life assurance at four times salary, and income protection covering 75% of salary less state benefits after 26 weeks of absence.
• Flexible benefits are available to UK employees through salary deduction; healthcare cash plan is available to Jersey employees only.