Manager, Strategic Alliance

FWD Insurance; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FWD Takaful Berhad in Malaysia seeks a results-driven Partnerships Manager to identify and secure strategic partners for insurance product distribution. You will develop strategies, promote Credit Life products through partner channels, and train partner staff to boost sales effectiveness.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in insurance, strong interpersonal skills, and willingness to travel. A business-savvy, multilingual team player will thrive in this role within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma or Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent.
• 5 years of relevant experience in insurance industry or related field.
• Highly results oriented.
• Possess own transport and willing to travel.
• Knowledge of insurance, banking and other financial products.
• Sales and achievement oriented with positive mindset and good team player.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with multi-lingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure new strategic partners for insurance product distribution.
• Develop and implement partnership strategies to achieve sales targets.
• Manage and grow new channels such as deposit executives and other emerging models within BSN.
• Promote FWD insurance products, including Credit Life, through partner channels.
• Conduct training and engagement sessions for partner staff to enhance product knowledge and sales effectiveness.
• Support onboarding and operational setup for new channels and partners.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Sales experience

Interpersonal skills

Multilingual

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma or Post Graduate Diploma

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.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and secure new strategic partners for insurance product distribution.

• Develop and implement partnership strategies to achieve sales targets.

• Manage and grow new channels such as deposit executives and other emerging models within BSN.

• Promote FWD insurance products, including Credit Life, through partner channels.

• Conduct training and engagement sessions for partner staff to enhance product knowledge and sales effectiveness.

• Support onboarding and operational setup for new channels and partners.

• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Business Studies / Administration / Management / Marketing or equivalent.

• Preferably candidate with 5 years of relevant experience in insurance industry.

• Highly results oriented.

• Possess own transport and willing to travel.

• Knowledge of insurance, banking and other financial products.

• Sales and achievement-oriented with positive mindset and a good team player.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with multi-lingual ability.