Regional Sales Manager – Scotland & Northern Ireland

Job Description Summary Job Description Regional Sales Manager – Scotland & Northern Ireland Permanent Location: This is a home-based role with frequent travel across Scotland and Northern Ireland to meet with key partners and stakeholders. Salary: A competitive salary depending on the experience you can bring Closing date: 7th June 2026 People are living longer and we're excited by the opportunities this brings to help people live their best lives. We're here for everyone who wants to make the most of their time on the planet and leave it a little better than they found it – however grand or humble their ambitions. We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging. The Role: As a Regional Sales Manager, you'll be at the forefront of driving Aegon's growth in the adviser market, owning and developing relationships with a portfolio of high-value IFA clients across your region. You'll bring our platform and investment proposition to life, working in partnership with advisers to help shape their strategies and deliver better outcomes for their clients. This is a strategic, commercially focused role where success comes from building credibility, spotting opportunities and influencing decision-making at a senior level. You'll have the autonomy to lead your region, supported by two telephony Business Development Managers and both field and office-based Platform Consultants. You'll take ownership of key accounts and drive performance, while playing a visible role in representing Aegon in the market. If you thrive on building strong relationships, navigating complex conversations and making a tangible impact, this is an opportunity to truly shape both client success and regional growth. Key Responsibilities include: Lead and deliver the regional business plan, ensuring alignment to Adviser Platform objectives Take overall accountability for pod performance, driving delivery against financial and activity targets Build, own and develop relationships with a panel of key T500 accounts Develop and execute an effective contact strategy to maximise growth and engagement Identify, lead and close new business opportunities across your region Represent Aegon at industry and partner events, delivering impactful presentations Maintain strong technical, market and regulatory knowledge to support advisers effectively We'd love to hear from you if you have: A proven track record in financial services sales Excellent understanding of the platform and investment market, with a strong knowledge of pensions (workplace pensions experience is advantageous) Strong knowledge of the financial advisory landscape and key market drivers Experience building and managing senior stakeholder relationships Excellent presentation, influencing and communication skills Commercial awareness and the ability to support advisers in evolving their business models What's in it for you? We're serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place. We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we'll put in 9%. If you decide to contribute more, we'll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that's 7% from you and 13% from us). A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance 36 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time) We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments. To find out more about what to expect at Aegon, visit our careers site. As part of the role, you can play a key role in shaping the growth of a leading adviser platform business. You'll join a high-performing, collaborative team where your impact will be visible, your expertise valued, and your career supported. If you're motivated by building relationships, driving growth and making a real difference in the adviser market, we'd love to hear from you. The legal bits We'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references. Equal Opportunity Employer:  We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. Our story started over 190 years ago, right here in the UK. We were originally founded as Scottish Equitable, but today we're part of Aegon. We're the UK's largest investment platform, and we put financial wellbeing at the heart of our organisation. As a purpose-led business, we're focused on supporting our customers as they navigate through new stages of their lives and all the moments that matter. We're here for everyone who wants to make the most of their time on the planet and leave it a little better than they found it, however grand or humble their ambitions. Working at Aegon, you'll play an important part in helping achieve this. Read more about life at Aegon here - https://www.aegon.co.uk/careers