Telephony Account Manager (Holistic)
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£55,200
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3556 (80% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £55,200, and Royal London is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Possible 3556 (Sales accounts and business development managers) · 80% match
- Ineligible 7113 (Telephone salespersons) · 13% match
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3556 Sales accounts and business development managers Most likely code | £38,600 | £55,200 | £55,200 | £55,200 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Edinburgh
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Salary and benefits: Competitive basic, plus on target bonus and group scorecard bonus, private medical cover and life cover plus income protection, as well as contribution matched pension up to 14%
Join Our Team as a Telephony Account Manager (Wealth and Workplace) at Royal London
This is a telephone-based business development role for someone who enjoys finding opportunities, starting conversations and turning adviser interest into new business. You will manage your own panel of financial adviser firms across Individual Pensions, Investments and workplace pensions, with a clear new business target to achieve.
Success comes from being visible and purposeful with advisers. You will plan your activity, make proactive outbound calls, arrange adviser meetings on Teams and use account and pipeline information to decide where your time is most likely to create progress. You will ask good questions, understand how each firm operates and identify where Royal London can help, then agree a clear next step and follow it through.
Relationships matter because they help create better sales conversations, although this is not a servicing or customer service position. You will be expected to build momentum across your panel, develop new and existing adviser relationships and take ownership of opportunities from the first conversation through to an outcome and ongoing. That includes handling objections, positioning our propositions with confidence and remaining interested in the success of firms you work with.
You will join a team that shares knowledge, shares best practice and consultative sales conversations. We help each other work through opportunities. At the same time, you will manage your own diary, activity and pipeline, using feedback and performance information to keep improving your approach.
We would like to hear from people who are professionally curious, self-motivated and comfortable being measured against sales results. You may already work in intermediary sales, or you may bring relevant business development experience from elsewhere. Either way, you will need to show that you can create your own activity, maintain momentum and keep going when an opportunity takes time to develop.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and carry out a focused plan for your adviser panel, prioritising firms and contacts where there is a credible opportunity to win, retain or grow wealth and workplace business.
- Create a consistent level of proactive sales activity through outbound telephone calls and Teams meetings, opening conversations with a clear purpose and giving advisers a reason to engage.
- Use questioning, adviser insight, campaign information and pipeline data to find opportunities, position the relevant Royal London proposition, handle objections and agree a clear next step.
- Own opportunities from first contact through to outcome, keeping pipeline information current, following up commitments and working with colleagues where their knowledge can help move business forward.
- Work towards agreed new business, retention and activity measures while following Royal London’s sales process, Consumer Duty principles, compliance requirements and risk controls.
About You
- A record of proactive business development, consultative sales or intermediary sales, ideally within financial services and across wealth or pension propositions.
- A self-starting approach. You look for opportunities, create reasons to call and remain focused when advisers are difficult to reach or a sale takes time to develop.
- Ideally you will have attained or can demonstrate working towards the Diploma Level 4 qualification through the CII, LIBF or an equivalent body.
- Enough technical and market knowledge to hold credible conversations with advisers, supported by an understanding of adviser research systems, platforms and model portfolio services.
If you feel you’d be a great fit for Royal London but don’t meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you. Research shows some candidates are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the criteria - if you meet most requirements and are keen to learn, we encourage you to apply!
About Royal London
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits
Inclusion, diversity and belonging
We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.
To help us manage applications effectively, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we have received a high number of applications or identified enough suitable candidates for the next stage of the process. We encourgage you to apply as early as you can.
We are seeking a motivated and relationship-focused Telephony Account Manager to join our Distribution team. This business-to-business role involves working closely with financial adviser firms to support the growth of their wealth and workplace pension business with Royal London, alongside driving new business opportunities.
We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits
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Where this offer sits in the market
Sales accounts and business development managers (SOC 3556) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~448k in sample- Middle half £40,144–71,448
- Median £53,820
- Going rate £55,200
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,600–49,680
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Royal London holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3556 going rate of £55,200. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.