Internal Wholesaler, Affinity Markets

Are you looking to join a team recognized for innovation, excellence, and industry-leading service? We are seeking an Affinity Wholesaler to partner with some of the brightest minds in our industry.

Manulife’s Individual Insurance business unit provides life insurance and living benefit solutions tailored to the diverse financial needs of Canadian families. Our Affinity Markets Sales team collaborates with financial advisors nationwide to offer creative insurance solutions, including health & dental, travel insurance, and simplified issue critical illness and disability products.

As an Affinity Wholesaler based at our Head Office, you will work virtually with the National Sales Team, focusing on evolving existing advisor relationships and cultivating new ones to promote client-centric solutions and increase Affinity Markets sales at Manulife. We seek a dynamic individual with a sales focus, excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a dedication to succeed. You should be coachable, collaborative, able to think critically, and responsible for presentations and national webinars. Wholesalers also have the rare opportunity to participate in a Manulife proprietary continuous training program - a dedicated program that is designed to provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to be promoted to an External Wholesaler position.

Important note: This is a Hybrid opportunity:

This position requires occasional availability during nights and weekends to accommodate multiple time zones or conduct training via virtual seminars. The incumbent will also be required to travel within Canada several times throughout the year.

Position Responsibilities:

• Utilize strong communication skills to interact with advisors daily, aiming to support key advisors and partner with them to uncover sales opportunities.

• Effectively handle and organize daily tasks to achieve productivity metrics, supporting advisors and the region as a whole.

• Address incoming advisor inquiries, including case consultations, illustration support, product queries, and training.

• Onboard new advisors with platform and product training and conduct national training webinars.

• Leverage peers, external wholesalers, tools and resources, data, and analytics to identify and capitalize on sales opportunities, while using Salesforce.com to maintain advisor profiles and collaborate with peers across teams, departments, and territories to share business leads and ideas.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of insurance sales experience, with LLQP designation preferred or currently in progress.

• College or university degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly at an intermediate level with Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to multitask and maintain attention to detail.

• Strong social and relationship-building skills.

• Well-organized, self-starter with high energy and creativity.

• Creative marketing and problem-solving abilities.

• Thrives in a collaborative and challenging environment with a strong desire to succeed.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

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.

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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 recruitment@manulife.com.

Salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. Please contact recruitment@manulife.com for additional information.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact recruitment@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.