Assistant Manager, Business Development, Northern

FWD Insurance; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

FWD Takaful Berhad in Malaysia seeks a seasoned Business Development professional to drive takaful sales through bank partnerships and strong client relationships. You will develop strategies, mentor branches, and collaborate with partners to reach growth targets.

Experience in financial services and takaful markets is valued, with a focus on strategic partnerships, performance tracking and customer-centric solutions. This role offers a path to leadership within a dynamic, client-focused team.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Economics, Business Management, Marketing, Finance or Accounting from a recognized university.
• Bachelor’s degree or relevant professional certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement business development strategies to achieve company goals.
• Identify, recommend and advise on new opportunities through research and bank feedback.
• Monitor and update business performance against KPI and analyze deviations.
• Drive bancatakaful business with branches and salespeople through training and coaching.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, bank partners and industry stakeholders.
• Act as the point of contact for partners and clients, addressing inquiries and resolving issues.
• Prepare regular reports on business development activities, progress and outcomes for management.
• Initiating, developing and executing sales proposals to actively drive growth with bank partners and branches.

Skills

Business Development

Bank Partnerships

Client Relationships

Sales Strategy

Education

Diploma in Business / Economics / Marketing / Finance

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Job description

About FWD Group

FWD Group (1828.HK) is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business that serves over 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 Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828. For more information, please visit www.fwd.com

About FWD Takaful Berhad

FWD Takaful Berhad (“FWD Takaful”) is a takaful provider in Malaysia that offers family takaful services. FWD Takaful is licensed under the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 and is regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia. FWD Takaful is a takaful business unit of FWD Group.

Visit https://www.fwd.com.my

Join us

We’re proud to be a company that encourages and nurtures fearless innovation in achieving our vision of changing the way people feel about takaful. Our teams come from a wide variety of industries and backgrounds because we value developing a truly diverse pool of talent that brings different perspectives and experiences. Our values – committed, innovative, proactive, open, and caring – define who we are and what we do as we work together to bring our vision to life, every single day.

• Develop and implement business development strategies to achieve company goals and objective.
• Identify, recommend, and advise on new business development strategies and opportunities through research and analysis, feedback from the bank sales team.
• Monitor and update business performance against KPI and analyze deviations and implications to the department.
• Drive the bancatakaful business with branches and salespeople through training and coaching, motivation and sales proposition, as well as support the sales team on the after sales service and sales quality monitoring.
• Build and maintain strong relationship with clients, bank partners and industry stakeholders.
• Act as the point of contact for partners and clients, addressing inquiries and resolving issues.
• Prepare regular reports on business development activities, progress and outcome and subsequently present the findings and recommendations to the management for performance growth.
• Initiating, developing and executing sales proposal to actively drive the business growth with bank partner and branch personnel to achieve the shared goal.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 5 years working experience in the Takaful/Financial industry.
• Must possess at least Diploma in Economic, Business Management, Marketing, Finance/Accounting, or any related discipline from recognized university. Bachelor’s degree or relevant professional certification is a plus.
• Understand Takaful business and market segmentation.