Telephone Business Development Manager (Financial Services)

Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom; hybrid

Company

Legal & General is a UK financial services group and global investor providing retirement, protection, pension, and life insurance solutions.

What you will do

• Manage a portfolio of intermediary firms across the Central region.
• Build relationships with advisers and key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to grow sales and market share.
• Deliver a structured telephone contact strategy and support intermediary firms with product and proposition knowledge.
• Use Salesforce and market data to plan activity.
• Attend industry events, follow up with participants, and share market insight with internal teams.

Requirements

• Experience in sales, business development, or intermediary relationship management.
• Knowledge of pensions, retirement, annuities, or broader financial services markets.
• Strong communication, influencing, commercial awareness, and target-focused skills.
• Ability to build trust and long-term professional relationships.
• Experience managing stakeholder portfolios and working with CRM systems such as Salesforce.

Nice to have

• RO1 qualification or willingness to work towards it.

Culture & Benefits

• Annual performance-related bonus plan and share schemes.
• Generous pension contribution, life assurance, and a healthcare plan for permanent employees.
• At least 25 days of holiday plus public holidays, increasing to 26 days after two years, with the option to buy and sell holiday.
• Family leave, an electric car salary-sacrifice scheme for permanent employees, and product and retail discounts.
• Inclusive culture, career development opportunities, and flexible working options including part-time arrangements and job shares where possible.