Fidante are one of Australia’s largest active investors, offering compelling strategies across equities, fixed income, and alternative assets, via partnerships with leading investment teams. Fidante is a multi-boutique investment manager, wholly owned by Challenger Limited an ASX-listed investment management firm managing $123.9 billion in assets (as at 30 June 2025).
We achieve our goals by providing a work environment where people from diverse backgrounds, with a range of skills and experiences can contribute and succeed.
Business Development Manager – QLD
Join Fidante as a Business Development Manager and help drive growth across the Queensland region for one of Australia’s largest and most respected active investment managers.
About the role
In this key position, you’ll manage and deepen existing adviser relationships while expanding Fidante’s footprint across Queensland. Working autonomously within the National Service Strategy, you’ll champion our boutique fund managers, grow affiliate fund sales, and strengthen Fidante’s market presence through trusted partnerships.
What you’ll do
- Represent Fidante’s boutique fund managers and clearly articulate their value propositions
- Build, manage and deepen long-term adviser and client relationships
- Drive FUM growth across a broad range of investment strategies
- Deliver compelling presentations and educational sessions (in person and virtual)
What we’re looking for
We welcome candidates from diverse investment backgrounds - not just sales. Whether your experience sits in BDM roles, Investment Specialist teams, Product/Investment Product, or other client‑facing investment positions, we want to hear from you.
You’ll bring
- Strong investment knowledge across Equities, Fixed Income and/or Alternatives
- Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills
- A commercial, strategic mindset with the ability to drive growth
- RG146 compliance
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics or related discipline (highly regarded)
- CFA, CIMA or similar professional accreditation (preferred)
Additional Information
We support your growth and development, offering flexibility and a culture that values your unique contributions.
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 18 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
- Challenger Day – one extra day off every year in recognition of the effort our people make.
- Additional support leave (fertility, gender affirmation)
- Extra superannuation contributions
- Employee share plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Subsidised on-site café and central location near Martin Place Metro
- Access to free onsite yoga, mindfulness and Pilates classes.
- Access to annual free flu shots.
Explore our benefits further: https://www.challenger.com.au/about-us/careers/our-benefits
Read more about Fidante -
https://www.fidante.com/au
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We value inclusion and diversity of thought, promote flexible working practices so our people can integrate their work and personal lives, and are proud to be a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.
We believe in bringing your authentic self and a belonging in our culture. We are prideful in participating in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) as a national benchmark on LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and best practice in Australia. We offer the opportunity for a broad career experience and value people who are inquisitive and rigorous and are driven to make a difference.
Job type:
PermanentPosting Close Date :
28/08/2026Skills Required
- Strong investment knowledge across Equities, Fixed Income and/or Alternatives
- RG146 compliance
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to deliver presentations and educational sessions (in person and virtual)
- Commercial, strategic mindset with ability to drive growth
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics or related discipline
- CFA, CIMA or similar professional accreditation
- Experience in BDM, Investment Specialist, Product/Investment Product, or other client-facing investment positions
What We Do
Challenger Life is Australia’s largest provider of annuities and provides regular income to thousands of customers. We’re a multi-award-winning Life Company and have $23 billion in assets under management (as at 30 June 2023). Challenger is focused on providing customers with financial security for retirement. We do this by offering investment strategies that exhibit consistently superior performance, and by helping customers in retirement with safe and reliable income streams. As Australia’s largest annuity provider, we provide regular income payments to thousands of Australian retirees. Our lifetime annuities protect retirees from the risk of running out of money late in life. The regular retirement incomes we pay are backed by a high-quality investment portfolio, including fixed income and commercial property investments. These investments generate regular and predictable investment income, which we use to fund retirement incomes paid to our customers. For our social media disclaimer statement, visit: http://www.challenger.com.au/Disclaimer
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