Business Development Consultant at Sunlife in Oakville, ON

Job description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful. When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world. Job Description: Focused on coaching for growth, consulting with experienced advisors, sales driven, strategic mindset, strong knowledge of financial services and products and relationship focused. If this feels well aligned to who you are and areas you want to focus on, we have the right opportunity for you. Join the Sun Life District team and contribute to making a positive difference for Canadians and advisors. You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world. The primary purpose of the Business Development Consultant (BDC) is to recruit, onboard, coach and develop experienced advisors. You will play an important role in helping these advisors grow their business by supporting them in building and expanding a holistic financial services practice that includes life and health insurance and wealth products. You will contribute to the success of the District overall. You will report to the District Manager (DM) and collaborate with the district and regional team. What will you do? Source new and experienced candidates with established practices, for the Sun Life advisor role or to join an advisor team, through community contacts and other sources of referrals. Maintain regular contact with referral sources, including advisors, centres of influence and other community partners. Actively oversee the successful execution of a new advisors’ onboarding plan, in collaboration with the District team. Partner with the Recruiting Consultant (RC), DM and Business Development Partner (BDP) to participate at recruiting events, such as career fairs. Support experienced advisors to deliver on holistic business results (i.e. grow insurance and wealth sales, Clients, assets, etc.) by providing coaching, training and consulting on market identification, sales planning and joint field work. Guide and direct advisors to the partners and resources at head office that support their business practice, specialized training and processes (e.g. Centre of Excellence Teams) Coach and support experienced Advisors to deliver on business results; support the advisors in creating business plans, proposals, business solutions and implementation plans to achieve business results. Provide coaching and training to build skills and knowledge and address gaps, to help advisors meet their plans/target and to align with compliance and other requirements. Run business assessments to identify opportunities and support advisors to improve business performance