Business Development Director

PROMISELAND FINANCIAL ADVISORY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Employee benefits

Fair work-life balance

Mon-Fri 9:00–18:00

Job summary

PROMISELAND FINANCIAL ADVISORY PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a Director of Business Development to lead the BD unit and promote growth in advisers and distribution.

You will spearhead engagement with agency leaders, develop strategic initiatives, and ensure compliance while driving sustained production and performance. This role requires a strong track record in life insurance distribution, stakeholder management, and field leadership to uplift professionalism.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in life insurance or financial advisory distribution
• Proven ability to engage and influence agency leaders
• Strong understanding of activity management and productivity drivers
• Good grasp of regulatory/compliance expectations in advisory distribution
• Solid leadership and stakeholder management capabilities

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment and networking to bring in qualified advisers
• Direct BD strategy and leadership to support agency growth and productivity
• Engage managers to drive sustainable production growth and pipeline management
• Oversee campaigns, events and marketing initiatives for field adoption and governance
• Collaborate with functional heads and provide management reporting on engagement and effectiveness

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agency/Channel management

Regulatory compliance

Business development

Job description

Responsibilities:

1. Recruitment and Networking

• Reaching out to existing adviser network to bringin qualified and productive advisers to the Company
• Interview candidates referred by the BusinessDevelopment Managers for the above purpose

2. Business Development Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and develop the Business Developmentfunction to support agency growth and productivity improvement.
• Establish structured engagement frameworks withT2/T3 managers to drive consistent business performance and professionalconduct.
• Translate organisational growth priorities intopractical and executable initiatives for agency adoption.
• Monitor adoption and effectiveness of BD initiativesand refine execution approaches as required.

3. Manager Engagement & Field Execution Oversight

• Engage, influence & support managers indriving sustainable production growth through structured activity and pipelinemanagement.
• Drive professionalism and responsible salesbehaviours across managers and representatives.
• Identify early signals relating to productivity,conduct, or execution risks and work with relevant functions to correct them.
• Provide regular feedback to management on fieldexecution effectiveness and emerging risks.
• Partner Training & Products teams to addressbehavioural and competency gaps observed in the field.

4. Campaign, Events & Marketing ExecutionOversight

• Oversee execution of campaigns, events and marketinginitiatives to ensure effective field adoption.
• Ensure initiatives align with governancestandards and avoid inappropriate or aggressive sales positioning.

5. Stakeholder Collaboration & Reporting

• Work closely with various functional heads &key stakeholders to align business initiatives with competency and advisorystandards.
• Provide management reporting on agency engagement,execution discipline, and initiative effectiveness.
• Support transformation and improvement effortsrelating to distribution professionalism and standards uplift.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in life insurance or financial advisorydistribution, with significant exposure to agency or channel management.
• Proven track record in engaging and influencingagency leaders to drive performance and behavioural improvements.
• Strong understanding of activity management andagency productivity drivers.
• Good appreciation of regulatory and complianceexpectations within advisory or insurance distribution environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadershipcapability.

Benefits:

• Working together with a team
• Group Employee benefits
• Enjoy a fair work- life balance
• Monday to Friday 9.00am to 6.00pm working hours

We are Singapore's pioneer financial advisory firm that hasbeen in the industry since 1986. We deal with a variety of platforms -Financial Planning, Investments, Life Insurance, General Insurance, and GroupEmployee Benefits. Being independent, we also offer a variety of products andservices that are of best value and best suited for our clients' totalfinancial needs.

We are looking for a Director, Business Development to lead the business developmentunit and promote growth in business and number of advisers through various engagements.