With its expanding activities, AGA Benefit Solutions offers new employment prospects for professionals with high career aspirations. If you are seeking flexibility, freedom and challenges, this position is made for you!
Our firm is committed to its employees and welcomes all new candidates in a respectful manner consistent with an excellent work environment. Discover why working at AGA Benefit Solutions is so rewarding by visiting our Career page.
Your mandate will consist in:
Your mandate will be to develop and implement growth strategies for the Ontario and Western Canada regions to achieve the company’s business development goals. Are you ready to take on a new challenge and contribute to the company’s growth objectives? If so, read on to discover the skills and qualifications you'll need to thrive at AGA!
Your main tasks will include:
- Work collaboratively with the Vice-President, Business Development to the deployment of AGA’s growth strategy, contributing blog articles and attending promotional activities, both in Canada and with identified business partners in other geographies;
- Attend multiple industry conferences every year, building a network of contacts with US based firms with the objective of developing new distribution channels with those firms, producing a sustainable pipeline of opportunities for AGA in Canada;
- Promote AGA’s products and services to Employer Associations, coordinating solicitation campaigns within those associations and finding additional Associations for AGA to partner with;
- Coordinate the assignment of leads coming from US partners and Employer associations to team members, supporting them in presenting AGA’s service offer and closing the business;
- Ensure a smooth transfer of clients to advisors for business renewals;
- Provide management and advisory services for the customer portfolio, make courtesy visits to the groups under responsibility to maintain a privileged relationship, create lasting business ties with group leaders, and support them in resolving problems.
- Promote our company's exclusive and related products;
- Participate in sales and practice committee meetings, and take charge of assigned projects;
- Represent AGA at conferences and seminars, participate in training sessions as a facilitator or resource person, and produce a report on the event;
- Gather information on methods, products, procedures and other information likely to help the company improve the quality of its services while providing constructive solutions;
- Perform any other duties as requested by the immediate supervisor.
Qualifications required:
- University degree (Bachelor) or equivalent;
- Minimum 15 years of experience in sales and group insurance;
- Must hold a group insurance licence in the province of Ontario;
- Very good knowledge of social legislation;
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite;
- Very good knowledge of spoken and written English;
- The candidate must travel frequently and is required to have a car with a valid licence;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Good communication skills both spoken and written;
- Ability to demonstrate judgment, integrity and honesty;
- Ability to protect confidential information;
- Be professional, resourceful and able to work independently.
Are you inquisitive, self-reliant and unafraid of the unknown?
We are interested in meeting you! Apply now and we will contact you if your application is retained for the next step of our recruitment process.