Business Liaison

SINGAPORE LIFE LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Singapore is seeking a Business Liaison to support communication and reporting activities with its parent company, ensuring smooth operations within the Singlife Group. The ideal candidate must be fluent in Japanese and English with experience in a life insurance company, emphasizing corporate governance and business planning. Understanding Japanese business practices and strong communication skills are critical for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Work experience in a life insurance company, especially in corporate governance or business planning.
• Experience in a Japanese life insurance company is highly desirable.
• Understanding of the situations and needs of the Singlife Group and Sumitomo Life Group.

Responsibilities

• Support reporting and communication to the parent company according to governance framework.
• Facilitate smooth business operations by conveying requests or directives clearly.
• Report the company's operational status and business environment for group management.

Skills

Fluent in Japanese

Fluent in English

Exceptional communication skills

Understanding of Japanese business practices

Ability to work autonomously

Team collaboration

Job description

Singlife is a leading homegrown financial services company, offering consumers a better way to financial freedom. Through innovative, technology-enabled solutions and a wide range of products and services, Singlife provides consumers control over their financial wellbeing at every stage of their lives. In addition to a comprehensive suite of insurance plans, employee benefits, partnerships with financial adviser channels and bancassurance, Singlife offers investment and advisory solutions through its GROW with Singlife platform. It also offers the Singlife Account, a mobile-first insurance savings plan.

Singlife is the exclusive insurance provider for the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs and Public Officers Group Insurance Scheme. Singlife is also an official signatory of the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance and the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, affirming its commitment to finding a better way to sustainability.

The merger of Aviva Singapore and Singlife was announced in September 2020 and created one of the largest homegrown financial services companies in Singapore in a deal valued at S$3.2 billion. It was the largest insurance deal in Singapore at the time.

Singlife was subsequently acquired by Sumitomo Life in March 2024, one of Japan’s leading life insurers, which valued Singlife at S$4.6 billion, making the transaction one of the largest insurance deals in Southeast Asia.

Overview

• The Business Liaison is responsible for supporting the Senior Business Liaison on various reporting and communication activities that Singlife conducts regularly and irregularly with its parent company, Sumitomo Life.
• This position requires knowledge of both the Singlife Group and Sumitomo Life Group companies. It is essential to understand the situations and needs of both companies and to have the ability to plan, coordinate, and execute strategies necessary for effective and efficient communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Singlife in executing appropriate reporting and communication to the parent company in accordance with group-based governance framework.
• Facilitate smooth business operations by clearly conveying the background and expectations of requests or directives from the parent company to Singlife's management.
• Support the parent company in accurately understanding Singlife's management situation by appropriately reporting the company's operational status and business environment necessary for group management.
• Support Singlife's contributions to group synergy, taking into account the strengths and challenges of the various companies within the Sumitomo Life Group.

Requirements

• Language Skills: Fluent in Japanese and English. Effective communication with stakeholders from the parent company and within the organization is essential.
• Experience: Work experience in a life insurance company, particularly in roles related to corporate governance, business planning, finance and accounting, asset management, and sales management. Experience in a Japanese life insurance company is highly desirable.
• Cultural Understanding: Understanding of Japanese business practices and the ability to build trust with stakeholders from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional communication skills to derive actions or plans that are acceptable to both parties, while understanding the underlying situations and expectations of two parties with different positions and perspectives.
• Self-Motivated: Proactive, achievement-oriented, responsible, and autonomous.
• Team Player: Ability to achieve goals as a team while collaborating with various stakeholders.

If you find yourself able to demonstrate the criteria above, apply with us now. We look forward to your application.