Regional Manager, Agency Strategic Expansion

Allianz; George Town; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and asset management firm in George Town is seeking a Regional Manager for Agency Strategic Expansion. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving production targets through recruitment and empowering agency members. Applicants should have at least 8 years of experience in sales or agency business development within the insurance industry, alongside a Bachelor's degree. This position also involves coaching teams to enhance recruitment efforts and track performance metrics effectively. Join us in building a meaningful future for our clients.

Qualifications

• 8 years experience in Sales/Agency Business Development/Marketing, preferably in Insurance.
• Ability to converse in Mandarin is a plus.
• Strong skills in managing relationships with agencies.

Responsibilities

• Drive production targets by new recruits.
• Motivate and coach agency force for recruitment.
• Track agencies' performance against business targets.
• Organize activities that drive recruitment productivity.
• Foster a recruitment culture within the region.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Communication skills

Ability to leverage AI tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Professional Degree

Job description

Regional Manager, Agency Strategic Expansion

To formulate and execute recruitment strategies that align with Company's goal, ensuring the achievement of recruitment related targets to support sustainable business growth.

Job Summary

To formulate and execute recruitment strategies that align with Company's goal, ensuring the achievement of recruitment related targets to support sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• To drive and meet production targets (AFYP) by new recruits as assigned by the Company.
• To drive more agency members to become recruiters and to groom existing recruiters to be able to recruit more talents.
• To manage, track and monitor agencies' performance and achieve business target assigned by the Company.
• To motivate / coach and provide timely support to agency force to achieve production and recruitment targets.
• To strategize, plan and organize activities / initiatives that drive productivity and recruitment that contribute to Company's growth.
• To strengthen the mindsets and skill of recruiters including but not limited to training, workshop and best practice sharing session.
• Leveraging on Company's digital tools to track and review the performance of recruiters and able to support them to achieve Company's goal in recruitment and productivity.
• To be able to drive and support agents / recruiters to adopt Company's digital tools for better efficiency and experience.
• To collaborate and to provide timely support to internal and external stakeholders.
• Actively promote and foster recruitment culture within the region.

Key Requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Professional Degree in any discipline.
• At least 8 years working experience in Sales / Agency Business Development / Marketing in Insurance industry, preferably Life Insurance.
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and maintain relationship with agencies and management.
• Well versed in both verbal and written communication skills - English in particular.
• Ability to converse in Mandarin is an added advantage.
• A good team player.
• Ability to leverage AI tools like ChatGPT to improve work processes.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.