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Senior Advisor, Business development and sales support

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2 Locations
Senior level
Remote or Hybrid
2 Locations
Senior level
Leads sales and business development support activities, manages complex client and member relationships, identifies partnership opportunities, develops retention strategies, and guides strategic initiatives that improve organizational growth and profitability. Monitors industry trends, advises practitioners, represents the business in important agreements, and delivers tailored solutions to diverse client needs.
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As a senior sales and business development support advisor, you help serve and maintain business relationships with members and clients. You help sell products and services through multiple distribution channels based on member/client needs and current strategies and practices. You lead clients and practitioners on sales and service development projects, initiatives and activities that significantly impact multiple business sectors. You take a strategic mindset to boost the organization’s development and profitability while retaining clients and stakeholders and ensuring their satisfaction.You draw on your networking skills and interpersonal savvy to develop and maintain business partnerships with important clients who have complex, diverse needs. Your complex, strategic initiatives require extensive knowledge of sales and service. You analyze highly complex problems and develop and implement personalized solutions tailored to client needs.You serve as specialist and resource person for your unit, members and clients and represent your unit before decision-making bodies. You help represent Desjardins and enter the organization into important agreements with clients. More specifically, you will be required to:

  • Advise practitioners and help evaluate business and partnership opportunities to boost the organization’s development and profitability
  • Help members, clients and stakeholders position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic initiatives
  • See to member, client and stakeholder development, retention and satisfaction. Develop retention tactics and strategies
  • Monitor the industry to understand and anticipate trends in your specialty area and make recommendations.

What we offer*

  • 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

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of six years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Networks, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset


Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family

Member/client sales and service (FG)

Unposting Date

2026-10-2

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