Regional Director Business Development WFG

About Us
At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Job Family
Account / Relationship Management

Who We Are
We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good— for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do
Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses:
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long‑term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, covering Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people, and it’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.
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Job Description Summary
The Regional Director of Business Development is part of World Financial Group (WFG). The Director is responsible for coaching, leading, and developing a team of Regional External Business Development Consultants who interface with field agents and field leadership to generate life and annuity/seg fund sales, drive increased agent recruiting, licensing, and sales production; enhance the agent experience; increase field performance through issue/opportunity identification and resolution, training, and events and program promotions.

The Business Development team executes on WFG growth strategies and goals, as well as other WFG, MTP, and/or budget directives. The Regional Business Development teams act as a principal advocate for WFG’s field force to help grow and support the business, promote opportunities, and develop partnerships that align with the company’s strategic vision.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of External Business Development Consultants responsible for generating WFG life and annuity/seg fund sales growth and achieving business targets set for WFG and Transamerica.

Align with the WFG Business Development team to achieve results and execute on objectives that increase licensed agents counts, first‑time producer sales, business retention, and increased agent selling—multi‑ticket and multi‑product sales.

Empower the field force with information, tools, and resources to achieve business goals; share knowledge of industry best practices, home office resources, marketing platforms, and other programs/processes available for success; innovate and connect solutions to business needs.

Provide guidance to field leaders on strategic planning and issue resolution as needed; conduct analysis of field performance to identify emerging trends and make recommendations to drive sales, grow and retain licensed agents, engagement, and practical risk management.

Engage and empower field leadership to implement WFG initiatives that improve business effectiveness.

Monitor agent recruiting and licensing within territories; implement/deliver messaging, training, incentives,…