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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 ourCareer page.

Your mandate will consist in:

Your mandate is to generate leads for AGA’s consulting teams in Ontario and Western Canada, with a focus on Group Insurance and Group Retirement Services. Discover below the skills and qualifications needed to excel and thrive within the AGA team!

Your main tasks will include:

• Participate in promotional campaigns with Employer Associations, following up on campaign efforts to identify warm prospects in Group Insurance (GB) and Group Retirement Services (GRS);
• Directly solicit Corporate clients to offer them GB and GRS services, with an emphasis on companies who employ 50 to 1 000 employees;
• Log all opportunities and campaigns on AGA’s CRM platform, in collaboration with the Director Business Development, assign prospects to appropriate team members;
• Follow up on assigned opportunities, ensuring prospects make phase progress in the pipeline;
• 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 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;
• Perform any other duties as requested by the immediate supervisor.

Qualifications required:

• College or University degree (Bachelor);
• Minimum 3 to 5 yearsof experience in sales or recruiting;
• Prior experience in group insurance is a plus, but not a requirement;
• Candidate will be asked to obtain a Life and Health Insurance licence from the province of Ontario;
• Very good knowledge of sales processes and proficient with the use of CRM tools;
• 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.