Broker Relationship Manager, Asia

allianz global corporate & specialty se singapore branch; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Bonus scheme

Pension

Job summary

Allianz Commercial in Singapore is seeking a Brokerage Relationship Manager for Asia to own broker relationships and drive new business, retention, and broker discipline as a Strategic Account Manager and Sales/Business development lead.

The role requires 5–7 years in industrial or specialty insurance with strong broker networks, plus international experience and regional leadership across multiple locations. A hybrid working model and attractive bonus/pension are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years in industrial or specialty insurance frontline business development.
• Strong broker relationships and local market presence.
• Experience in international work and remote regional teams.

Responsibilities

• Owns broker channel strategy and broker relationships; drives growth.
• Lead strategic account planning and alignment across LOBs.
• Drive new business prospecting and delivery of country sales targets.

Skills

Broker relations

Strategic account

Sales & BD

Relationship building

Communication

Education

Degree preferred

CII qualification

Job description

Let’s care for tomorrow.

Your ambitions. Your dreams. Your tomorrow

Whether it’s aircraft, international business or offshore wind parks, Allianz Commercial has an extensive range of risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.

We are looking for a Broker Relationship Manager, Asia, based in Singapore.

Job Purpose/Role:

Owns broker relationships; drives new business, retention and broker discipline, including acting as Strategic Account Manager and Sales and Business development.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Broker Relationship Manager: Accountable for broker channel strategy, managing the full segmented broker portfolio and the professional standards of broker-facing sales

• Manage the segmented broker accounts and the regional/ country level
• Maintain executive-level partnerships with Local and Country brokers
• Execute value-based scoring to prioritize account-level activities
• Collaboratewith Marketing on the Marketing Plan and value proposition delivery
• Collaborate with Performance Management on key oversight metrics
• Collaborate with Client Engagement Manager to align on client and broker engagement strategy

2. Strategic Account Manager: Drives long-term profitable growth through disciplined strategic planning and the alignment of brokers across all LOBs

• Manage the strategic relationship for a dedicated portfolio of core brokers at the country and/or zone level
• Manage the bottoms-up planning process to ensure local account-level forecasts meet top down financial goals.
• Collaborate with LOB Champions to align risk appetite with broker capabilities
• Maintain high-visibility in the market ‘in the market’
• Cultivate and maintain key relationships within each broker within portfolio.

3. Sales& Business Development Manager: Maximizes new business prospecting and delivery of country sales targets

• Drive new business prospecting and delivery of country sales targets
• Facilitate technical underwriting connections as the designated LOB Champion for specific lines of business
• Market the AZ Commercial value proposition actively to increase submission volume from non-segmented brokers
• Identify and scale growth opportunities within specialized market sectors.

Key Experience / Requirements / Skills:

Required Experience

• At least 5-7 years of experience in industrial or specialty insurance industry in front-line business development.
• Well recognized long-term relationship building with brokers at peer group level and well established within local market.
• Demonstrable successful track record in driving organizational change / business transformation.
• Significant experience of working internationally and of remotely managing and developing regional teams across numerous locations within a complex matrix organization.

Required Education

• Degree preferred, in e.g., Economics, BusinessAdministration, Law.
• Completion of professional insurancequalification (e.g., CII).

Technical Skills

• Strategic Market Management: ability to define segmentation and client differentiation strategies; ability to define clear value proposition.
• Business insight: ability to implement tools and methodologies to develop market, competitor, and client insight.
• Insurance and Sales Distribution: knowledge of commercial insurance. Ability to utilise experience to implement best practice in channel management.
• Portfolio management: ability to articulate businesses on the AZ Commercial multi-line offering and benefits.
• Channel management: knowledge of various channels of sales (e.g. broker, tied agent, direct).

General Skills

• Communication & Presentation: ability to express ideas and messages clearly, both written and verbally. Ability to "sell" an improvised or prepared audience winning story.
• Influencing skills: ability to persuade and motivate others to act, without executive authority.
• Analytical Skills: ability to analyze highly complex data, from multiple sources, in detail; identify and resolve issues before they transpire.
• Negotiation and conflict management: ability to negotiate best position for AZ Commercial, and client, often in contentious situations, managing conflicting priorities of various parties.
• Analytical Skills: ability to analyze highly complex data, from multiple sources, in detail; identify and resolve issues before they transpire.
• Experience in applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to improve business processes and decision-making is highly beneficial.

Languages

• English
• Second language according to Country. Local language will be a plus.

What’s in it for you?

Let’s care about everything that makes you, you

Weare committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let’s care for your financial wellbeing

Webelieve in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let’s care for your opportunities to progress

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let’s care for life’s twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.

Let’s care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to been gaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?

Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.

Learn more about careers at Allianz Commercial by clicking careers.allianz.com/global/en

Learn more about Allianz Commercial by clicking https://commercial.allianz.com/about-us/about-allianz-commercial.html

Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, and therefore welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. Diversity of thinking is an important part of our culture.

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