Senior Manager, Business Development, Tied Agency

FWD Group Management Holdings Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-day work week

20–22 days annual leave

Learning & development opportunities

Attractive package

Job summary

FWD Group is expanding its business and seeking a Senior Manager to assist the Team Head of Business Development in planning, developing and executing growth strategies outside Hong Kong. You will drive agency-partner engagement, seize opportunities and ensure adherence to regulatory and ethical standards.

The role requires a university degree, a minimum of 10 years in insurance/financial services, and strong analytical and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in insurance and/or financial services.
• Agency channel knowledge is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and time-management abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth in business and agency force against plan across non-HK regions.
• Assist Team Head to plan, develop and execute business planning strategies.
• Collaborate with Agency Partners to perform sales-driven activities.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to support growth.
• Provide capability-improvement training with Business Training Team.
• Monitor market trends and provide strategic guidance to management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team player

Business acumen

Education

University degree

Job description

About FWD Group FWD Group (1828.HK) is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves approximately 40 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD’s customer-led and tech-enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience. Established in 2013, the company operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world with a vision of changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD Group is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828. For more information, please visit www.fwd.com For more information about FWD Hong Kong, please visit www.fwd.com.hk/

The Job

Due to the expansion of the business, a team is set up to drive the Company’s accelerating growth strategy in non-HK regions. We are looking for a Senior Manager to assist the Team Head of Business Development to plan, develop and execute the business planning:

• Achieve growth in business and agency force against business plan; Implement the Company’s business development strategy in non-HK regions, seize business opportunities and explore new customer segments to achieve the Company’s strategic business objectives; Collaborate and support Agency Business Partners to perform sales-driven business activities; Ensure the sales force maintains a high standard of professional ethics and performance, in accordance with the company guidelines and regulatory requirements; Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to deliver effective agency growth plan; Develop programs to provide capability improvement training for agency force in close collaboration with Business Training Team; Keep abreast of market trends, landscape and industry best practice to provide insightful advises for management .
• Perform other responsibilities and duties periodically assigned by immediate manager to meet business requirements.

The Person

• University degree in any discipline with minimum of 10 years' experience in insurance and/or financial services industry; agency channel knowledge is highly preferred; Good analytical skills and attentive to details; Good problem solving and time management; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; An enthusiastic and excellent team player who would pursue excellence Strong business acumen; Solid experience in agency recruitment and management of life insurance; Fluent in Mandarin (written and spoken).

Benefits

• We offer 5-day work, 20-22 days annual leaves, excellent learning & development opportunities and an attractive package to the right candidate.

Information collected will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purpose. The company will retain all applications no longer than 24 months of which will be destroyed thereafter.

When there are vacancies in any of our subsidiaries, holding companies, associated or affiliated companies of, or companies controlled by, or under common control with the Company during that period, we may transfer your application to them for consideration of employment.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, disability or family status in employment process.

FWD Group (1828.HK) is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves approximately 40 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD’s customer-led and tech-enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience. Established in 2013, the company operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world with a vision of changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD Group is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828. For more information, please visit www.fwd.com