Senior Bancassurance Manager

UOB; Singapore; On-site; SGD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

United Overseas Bank Ltd in Singapore seeks to elevate advisory capabilities by training and coaching frontline teams, turning business opportunities into actionable strategies and sustainable results across bancassurance. You will act as a bridge between business strategy and frontline execution, identifying opportunities and shaping initiatives with leadership.

The role requires relevant bancassurance or financial services experience, strong communication and analytical skills, and the ability

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in bancassurance, insurance, wealth management, banking or financial services.
• Strong understanding of insurance and wealth advisory, with the ability to translate technical concepts into client conversations.
• Experience in business development, distribution management, sales enablement, training, coaching or frontline leadership.
• Strong analytical ability and comfort working with performance data to identify opportunities and actions.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to influence and engage frontline employees, managers and senior stakeholders with strong execution.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with business leaders and frontline teams to drive bancassurance performance across segments or clusters.
• Analyse business performance, activity trends and opportunities to identify growth areas and implement targeted interventions.
• Coach and develop bankers to strengthen advisory conversations.
• Support onboarding, coaching and capability-building programmes for new and developing bankers.
• Facilitate workshops and training that translate product knowledge into practical client conversations.
• Ensure initiatives are executed effectively with strong customer experience, governance and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Analytical ability

Communication

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Influencing

Job description

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long‑term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

This role goes beyond driving business outcomes. You will work closely with our frontline teams, leaders and insurance partner to build stronger advisory capabilities through training and coaching, as well as translate business opportunities into actionable strategies.

You will act as a key bridge between business strategy and frontline execution — identifying opportunities, developing capabilities, shaping initiatives and working alongside our teams to turn plans into sustainable results.

What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with business leaders and frontline teams to drive bancassurance performance across assigned segments and/or clusters.
• Analyse business performance, activity trends and opportunities to identify areas for growth and improvement, then develop targeted interventions to improve activity, productivity, conversion and overall business outcomes.
• Coach and develop bankers to strengthen their confidence and effectiveness in needs‑based insurance advisory conversations.
• Support new and developing bankers through structured onboarding, coaching and capability‑building programmes.
• Facilitate workshops, training and practice sessions that translate product knowledge into practical client conversations.
• Ensure initiatives are executed effectively while maintaining strong standards of customer experience, governance and regulatory compliance.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who combines entrepreneurship with a genuine passion for developing people.

You should ideally have:

• Relevant experience in bancassurance, insurance, wealth management, banking or financial services.
• Strong understanding of insurance and wealth advisory, with the ability to translate technical concepts into practical client conversations.
• Experience in business development, distribution management, sales enablement, training, coaching or frontline leadership.
• Strong analytical ability and comfort working with performance data to identify opportunities and recommend actions.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to influence and engage frontline employees, managers and senior stakeholders. Strong execution capability and the ability to manage multiple initiatives and stakeholders concurrently.

Additional Requirements

Develop, Engage, Execute, Strategise

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate’s age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non‑merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.