Business Development Manager

15 / 05 / 2026

  • Auckland
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Business Development Manager / Sales

Description

Business Development Manager – Adviser Distribution

About the organisation

Momentum Life is a NZ-owned life insurance manufacturer and distributor with a clear point of difference: pre-underwritten, simple-to-execute products that can be taken out in minutes, without the back and forth of traditional underwriting. Following significant investment in technology and product, the business is now firmly in growth mode and ready to scale its distribution network. This BDM role is the engine of that next chapter.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Distribution, you will be the primary market-facing relationship manager for Momentum Life’s adviser and intermediary network.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and manage relationships with financial advisers, adviser groups, mortgage advisers and distribution partners nationwide
  • Drive new business growth (policy sales) through active pipeline management and adviser activation
  • Onboard new advisers and intermediaries and support them through training, product education and ongoing engagement
  • Conduct regular business reviews and growth planning sessions with key distribution partners
  • Provide ongoing support, service and product updates to distribution partners
  • Identify and develop new adviser, schemes and strategic distribution opportunities
  • Represent Momentum Life at industry events, conferences and networking forums across New Zealand
  • Provide market intelligence and competitor insights to senior leadership to inform strategy

Key Attributes Needed

  • Proven experience in business development, relationship management or sales growth within financial services or life insurance
  • Existing relationships within the NZ financial adviser or intermediary market highly regarded
  • Strong commercial acumen and a genuine hunter mentality – you build networks and know how to activate them
  • NZ Certificate in Financial Services (Level 5) preferred but not essential
  • Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and manage your own pipeline and activity
  • Understanding of the NZ financial advice regulatory environment and good conduct obligations
  • Comfortable with NZ-wide travel and a role that has you out in the market the majority of the week

Why Apply

Momentum Life occupies a genuinely underserved space in the NZ life insurance market. For the right BDM, this is a chance to build a distribution network from the ground up, with direct access to leadership and a clear line of sight between your activity and the company’s growth. The remuneration package reflects that – competitive base, performance bonus, vehicle allowance and carpark.

Apply today or get in touch with Eden for a confidential conversation edenm@huntercampbell.co.nz

  • Join a growth phase NZ owned life insurer at a pivotal moment in its expansion
  • Build and manage a national adviser and distribution partner network
  • Auckland-based with NZ wide travel and industry event representation

Apply now

Eden McKee
Senior Consultant, Sales and Marketing

As a Senior Consultant at Hunter Campbell, I specialise in recruiting high-performing sales and marketing professionals within the professional services sector across New Zealand. With close to a decade of recruitment experience, I deliver tailored solutions that go beyond the job brief—ensuring the right long-term fit for both clients and candidates. My deep understanding of…

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