Assistant Vice President - Business Development

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited invites applications for a Cluster Manager role in Singapore. You will drive sales force performance by implementing robust business plans, monitoring KPIs and ensuring prompt service support to agency partners.

You will lead meetings with cluster agency leaders, raise productivity, recruit and develop top producers, and ensure regulatory compliance across the cluster while maintaining a constructive working environment.

Qualifications

• Basic degree qualifications.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, preferably Excel.
• Able to perform quantitative and qualitative evaluations.
• Project Management experience.
• Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Performance Management driven & a team player.
• Willing to learn and adaptable.
• Ability to carry oneself confidently.
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Achieve the Cluster Yearly Key Performance Indicators and growth in new business premiums and manpower through the development and implementation of Company & Department business plans and initiatives.
• Conduct regular meetings and communication sessions with Cluster agency leaders and/or potential Producers with intention of going to Agency Management, with the view to enhance their performance management, sales & recruitment results and business plans and ensure compliance of regulatory guidelines
• Raise productivity, motivate and influence top producers and planners to take positive actions to achieve personal and Agency objectives and goals.
• Identify & develop future potential Agency Leaders and producers within respective Cluster.
• Develop and build a cordial and close working relationship with the various Profit Centers and Departments within the Company.
• Manage the operational requirements of the field force. Ensure that the field force be given full and appropriate logistic support & problem solving assistance in the running of their agency business.
• Ensure the Agencies within the Cluster comply with prevailing regulatory regulations and conduct their business in a professional and competent manner.
• Manage a conducive and productive cluster working environment.
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Project Management

Team leadership

Adaptability

Regulatory compliance awareness

Education

Basic degree qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

You will be responsible to achieve cluster business key performance indicators by driving the sales force through effective management of cluster assigned and prompt service support.

The Job

• Achieve the Cluster Yearly Key Performance Indicators and growth in new business premiums and manpower through the development and implementation of Company & Department business plans and initiatives.
• Conduct regular meetings and communication sessions with Cluster agency leaders and/or potential Producers with intention of going to Agency Management, with the view to enhance their performance management, sales & recruitment results and business plans and ensure compliance of regulatory guidelines
• Raise productivity, motivate and influence top producers and planners to take positive actions to achieve personal and Agency objectives and goals.
• Identify & develop future potential Agency Leaders and producers within respective Cluster.
• Develop and build a cordial and close working relationship with the various Profit Centers and Departments within the Company.
• Manage the operational requirements of the field force. Ensure that the field force be given full and appropriate logistic support & problem solving assistance in the running of their agency business.
• Ensure the Agencies within the Cluster comply with prevailing regulatory regulations and conduct their business in a professional and competent manner.
• Manage a conducive and productive cluster working environment.
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.
• Basic degree qualifications
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, preferably Excel
• Able to perform quantitative and qualitative evaluations
• Project Management experience
• Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Performance Management driven & a team player
• Willing to learn and adaptable
• Ability to carry oneself confidently
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.