Assistant Vice President - Distribution Reporting and Digital Enablement

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited is seeking a Business Owner to lead digital strategies for our Agency and Bancassurance channels. You will drive distribution productivity by prioritizing digital platforms and coordinating with IT, Platform/Product Owner, and management.

You will engage distribution partners, report progress to senior leadership, and address risks and regulatory considerations while delivering timely project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree holder.
• Strong problem solving with analytical and strategic thinking.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with large or e-commerce projects preferred.
• Independent, proactive and adaptable.
• Team player with strong business acumen.
• Proficient in MS Office, JIRA, HPQC and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Own the role of the Business Owner and drive digital strategies for Agency and Bancassurance.
• Support management in project sponsorship by clarifying business needs versus IT deliverables.
• Engage distribution partners to develop key strategies.
• Update, prioritize, and implement digital platforms to boost distribution productivity.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and report project status to senior management.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Meticulous

Proactive

Communication skills

Independent work

Adaptable

Integrity

Initiative

Education

Degree holder

Tools

MS Office

JIRA

HPQC

Confluence

Job description

Responsibilities

This is a high-performing team that is responsible to own the role of the “Business Owner” and drive key digital strategies for our key sales channels (Agency and Bancassurance). Our objective is to increase business efficiencies to achieve overall channel’s top and bottom-line budget numbers.

• Support management’s decision in project sponsorship by establishing clear business needs against what can be delivered by IT and our Platform/Product Owner
• Active engagement with our distribution partners to develop key strategies relevant to them
• Responsible for updating, prioritizing, and implementing digital platforms that drive distribution productivity
• Actively collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure that project and strategies are rolled out in a clear, prompt and timely manner. He/she should be clear of the project status and report accordingly to the senior management team.
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree-holder
• Possesses the following qualities: strong problem solving skills with the ability to think analytically and strategically, strong business acumen and sense of numbers, meticulous and proactive.
• Preferred to have project experience on large or e-commerce projects
• Team player with excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills with confidence to constantly push the boundaries
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Adaptable and thrives on new challenges
• High proficiency in project tools, e.g. MS Office, JIRA, HPQC and Confluence
• 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.

Core Values & Compliance

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Company Overview

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

Location

SG-GE Centre

Distribution Support