Desjardins senior advisor driving strategic business development, sales support, and client retention. Negotiating partnerships and tailored solutions for complex member and client needs.
Responsibilities
Serve and maintain business relationships with members and clients
Sell products and services through multiple distribution channels based on member/client needs and current strategies and practices
Lead and influence clients and practitioners on sales and service development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact the entire organization
Boost the organization’s development and profitability while retaining clients and stakeholders and ensuring their satisfaction
Develop and maintain business partnerships with prestige and key clients who have complex, diverse needs
Analyze highly complex problems and develop and implement personalized solutions tailored to client needs
Serve as expert for the unit, members and clients
Represent the unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies
Represent Desjardins and enter the organization into important agreements with clients
Establish and negotiate product and service terms
Advise practitioners and help evaluate business and partnership opportunities
Help members, clients and stakeholders position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic initiatives
Develop retention tactics and strategies
Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends and make recommendations
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a related field
A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
Strong communication skills in both French and English, both oral and written
Action oriented
Customer Focus
Differences
Interpersonal Savvy
Networks
Nimble learning
Strategic mindset
Benefits
Competitive salary and annual bonus
4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
Group insurance including telemedicine
Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
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