Strategic Partnerships Manager, Financial Services

Manulife group; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife seeks a Business Development professional in Malaysia within the Investment Management Partnership Team. The role emphasizes sales excellence, client service, and strong relationship management with financial intermediaries and distribution partners.

You will build partnerships, execute strategic plans, train distributors, monitor performance, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver marketing and product initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent business qualification.
• Experience of 2–5 years in a Financial Services organization.
• Priority given to candidates with relevant sales experience.
• Strong self-confidence and motivational ability; able to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with financial intermediaries and distribution partners.
• Develop knowledge of products, markets, and client needs to support growth.
• Collaborate to execute strategic business plans, including new product onboarding and net sales growth.
• Take ownership of distributors' sales performance and marketing plans.
• Conduct training sessions and market updates for distributors' teams.
• Plan and execute sales and marketing activities to achieve targets.
• Coordinate with internal teams to resolve issues and support partners.
• Monitor performance, identify growth opportunities, and drive distributor engagement.
• Demonstrate initiative by owning business metrics and sales targets.
• Maintain professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality aligned with Manulife values.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship mgmt

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

Manulife seeks a Business Development professional in Malaysia within the Investment Management Partnership Team. The role emphasizes sales excellence, client service, and strong relationship management with financial intermediaries and distribution partners.

You will build partnerships, execute strategic plans, train distributors, monitor performance, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver marketing and product initiatives.