Executive Director, Digital Product Solutions

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated seeks a seasoned leader to drive strategy, development, and commercialization of digital underwriting solutions embedded in reinsurance offerings.

You will bridge business strategy and execution to scale impact across markets, enhance client engagement, and ensure compliance, data protection, and risk management foundations in product design.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Insurance, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in project management, consulting, or large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience at the intersection of commercial strategy, product execution, and enterprise risk management in financial services or insurance.
• Strong understanding of how digital products optimize carrier workflows, underwriting efficiency, and risk management outcomes.
• Strategic planning and execution experience, including ownership of product roadmaps and delivery governance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business needs into practical, scalable solutions.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities, trade-offs, and risks.
• Proven leadership capability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective change management and customer relationship management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Embed RGA’s digital underwriting products into reinsurance solution strategies, positioning as integral components of client-facing offerings.
• Drive commercialization and adoption by aligning product strategy with targeted client segments and market needs.
• Ensure digital solutions are designed to complement reinsurance structures, supporting launches and underwriting decisions.
• Partner with Business Development to co-lead client engagements, onboarding, and solution customization.
• Scale and maximize the value of digital underwriting solutions using proprietary platforms and data-driven capabilities.
• Own the end-to-end digital product lifecycle from strategic vision to performance optimization.
• Incorporate market intelligence and client feedback to refine product and prioritise enhancements.
• Act as a thought leader for digital underwriting and reinsurance innovation within the organization.

Skills

Strategic planning

Product lifecycle

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Risk management

Education

University degree in Business/Insurance/IS

Job description

You desire impactful work.

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World's Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Job Objective

As the lead for RGA’s reinsurance digital product solutions, this role is responsible for driving the strategy, development, and commercialization of our digital underwriting solutions embedded with RGA’s reinsurance offerings. The role ensures our digital products are positioned as core enablers of reinsurance value for targeted clients, supporting RGA’s market‑leading position while meeting long‑term sustainability, governance, and regulatory requirements.

The role bridges business strategy and execution to maximize the scalable impact of digital solutions across markets, enhance client engagement and underwriting outcomes, and ensure all digital products are designed with strong compliance, data protection, and risk management foundations.

Key Responsibilities

Commercialization & Client Enablement

• Embed RGA’s digital underwriting products into reinsurance solution strategies, positioning as integral components of client‑facing reinsurance offerings rather than standalone products.
• Drive commercialization and adoption by aligning product strategy with targeted client segments, business development priorities, and market needs.
• Ensure digital solutions are designed to seamlessly complement reinsurance structures, supporting clients in product launches, underwriting decision‑making, and operational transformation.
• Partner closely with Business Development to co‑lead client engagements, pitches, onboarding, and solution customization, enabling product launches and long‑term client partnerships.

Value Maximization, Scale, and Market Leadership

• Scale and maximize the value of RGA’s digital underwriting solutions by leveraging proprietary platforms and data‑driven capabilities to transform underwriting at scale, strengthening efficiency, consistency, risk management outcomes, and RGA’s market‑leading reinsurance position.

• Own the end‑to‑end digital product lifecycle, from strategic vision, roadmap development through execution, commercialization, and performance optimization, ensuring measurable business impact and sustainable returns on investment.

• Continuously incorporate market intelligence, client feedback, and performance metrics to refine product, prioritize enhancements that strengthen RGA’s differentiation.

• Act as a thought leader and internal advocate for digital underwriting and reinsurance innovation, influencing strategy and execution, within the organization and across the industry

Governance, Compliance, and Long-Term Sustainability

• Partner with legal, compliance, risk, and information security teams to uphold RGA’s enterprise risk management framework and protect client and policyholder data, embedding compliance, security, and sustainability by design across all digital products.
• Establish strong product governance and lifecycle controls to balance innovation with risk, supporting audit readiness, operational resilience, scalability, and long‑term maintainability.

Requirements

• University degree in Business Administration, Insurance, Information Systems, or a related discipline.

• 15+ years of relevant experience in project management, consulting, or large‑scale transformation initiatives.

• Proven experience operating at the intersection of commercial strategy, product execution, and enterprise risk management in financial services or insurance industry

• Strong understanding of how digital products optimize carrier workflows, underwriting efficiency, and risk management outcomes.

• Strategic planning and execution experience, including ownership of product roadmaps and delivery governance.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business needs into practical, scalable solutions.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, trade‑offs, and risks effectively.

• Proven leadership capability, including the ability to lead, motivate, and develop high‑performing, collaborative teams.

• Strong executive communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Effective change management and customer relationship management capabilities.

What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.