Senior Business Development Manager - Captives

Posted 19 Days Ago
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Brussels, BEL
In-Office
70K-130K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Insurance • Financial Services
The Role
Drive growth of the Captive proposition by developing pipelines, closing new business, managing strategic client and advisor relationships, and meeting sales goals. The role includes delivering product workshops, supporting global RFPs and finalist presentations, collaborating with network partners, mentoring colleagues, attending industry events, and contributing to cross-departmental projects. Cross-border travel is required, with the position available in Boston, Toronto, or Brussels.
Summary Generated by Built In

The Senior Business Development Manager will be responsible for establishing and maintaining long-term relationships with clients, ensuring they view IGP as a professional, knowledgeable, and strong service provider.

This role involves meeting sales goals, visiting clients and key advisors, coaching/mentoring junior colleagues, and participating in various meetings and training sessions (lifelong learning).

Position Responsibilities:

  • Drive the productivity for IGP’s Captive proposition by creating pipelines and closing on new business deals.

  • Own the continued evolution of IGP’s Captive proposition, bringing it to a higher level in terms of value, visibility, and market relevance,

  • Creating and maintaining long-term working relationships with clients and advisors to ensure they view IGP as the number one Employee Benefits Network for Multinational Corporations of any size.

  • Meet with clients, prospects, and advisors in-person, to build and maintain a strong professional network. Cross border travelling will be required.

  • Meet challenging yet achievable sales and conservation goals as set by management.

  • Conduct enhanced/refresher workshops of products and services to advisor community, as well as the wider HR/Finance/Risk community.

  • Pro-Actively collaborate with IGP Network Partners to ensure a drive of new business and conservation of the existing business.

  • Attending/Speaking at IGP and industry events.

  • Actively contributing and participating in a wide variety of internal projects across the different departments.

  • Excel at Global RFP’s and subsequent finalist presentations.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree majoring in Marketing, Finance, Business, Insurance.

  • Minimum 5 years of sales and strategic client relationship management experience in Global Employee Benefits. Elaborate experience in the Captive market is a strong pre.

  • Dynamic personality with good ability to interact with different people and level.

  • Systematic and structured to understand systems and processes.

  • Fluent in English, spoken and written.

  • Proven professional network in the Employee Benefits industry.

  • Being able to work both independently and in a wider team (cross-departmental)

  • Knowledge of Pooling, Reinsurance to Captives and Global Underwriting.

Thank you for your interest in the opportunity. Please note there is one position available which is open to candidates located in Boston, Toronto, or Brussels, and we are considering talent from all three locations.

When you join our team:

  • We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want. 

  • We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being, and inclusion are more than just words. 

  • As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [email protected].

Referenced Salary Location

Brussels

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

The compensation for this role includes salary and sales incentives and is expected to be between 

€70,000.00 EUR - €130,000.00 EUR

Employees participate in sales incentive programs and earn incentive compensation based on role-specific criteria. Actual compensation will vary depending on individual performance, sales results, local market conditions as well as relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training.   If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] for the compensation range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a market competitive benefits package, including health, dental, short- and long-term disability, life insurance coverage, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans, along within generous paid time off program includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days.


We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Finance, Business, or Insurance
  • At least 5 years of sales and strategic client relationship management experience in Global Employee Benefits
  • Experience in the Captive market
  • Proven professional network in the Employee Benefits industry
  • Knowledge of Pooling, Reinsurance to Captives, and Global Underwriting
  • Fluent written and spoken English
  • Ability to work independently and cross-departmentally
  • Ability to interact effectively with people at different levels
  • Systematic and structured understanding of systems and processes

Manulife Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Manulife and has not been reviewed or approved by Manulife.

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, prescription drugs, vision, critical illness, and short- and long-term disability. Mental-health support is emphasized via EAP-style services and high annual coverage limits in some regions, alongside wellness programs and navigation tools.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards, including group RRSP/defined contribution pension options and employer matching in some cases. Ownership-related programs such as share purchase/stock options are also described as available for eligible employees.
  • Flexible Benefits — Benefits are described as robust and flexible, with customizable packages and spending-account style options in some plans. Digital tools (mobile app/claims) and reward-linked wellness programs are framed as making benefits easier to use and more engaging.

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The Company
HQ: Toronto, Ontario
32,427 Employees
Year Founded: 1887

What We Do

Manulife is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We have more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents serving ~34 million customers worldwide, and over $1.3 trillion in assets under management and administration. Visit www.Manulife.com to find out more. For Manulife terms of use, please visit http://bit.ly/SM_Terms

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