Business Development Manager | Christchurch

The opportunity

As a Business Development Manager based in Christchurch, you’ll play a key role in strengthening relationships with advisers and financial services providers, ensuring they receive exceptional service and support. You’ll be responsible for identifying and capitalising on growth opportunities within your portfolio, driving quality sales, and contributing to the achievement of AIA’s business targets!

Key responsibilities

• Generating sales that are profitable and meet targets.
• Developing a call cycle to ensure regular and appropriate contact is maintained with advisers.
• Meeting with advisers as per call plan to develop business and maintain relationships.
• Identifying cross-sell opportunities to establish growth areas, assessing capability and gaps.
• Developing and delivering retention activities.
• Providing active feedback and analysis on market and industry trends.
• Making recommendations for product development initiatives.
• Being an active AIA ambassador and influencer to ensure the brand profile is elevated and key relationships strengthened.
• Building strong relationships with our adviser panel to ensure they receive a superior level of service.

Ideally, you’ll bring

Why choose AIA?

At AIA, we believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better'. We do this by offering :

If you believe you can help guide us towards a better tomorrow, apply now!

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. AIA NZ values diversity in the workforce. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions and / or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles. If there’s anything we may need to consider to support you with our recruitment process, please email

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Job ad expires Thursday 23rd of October, close of business.

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