Vice President, Business Development Manager (HNW) - HSBC Life

HSB; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Life Singapore is seeking a Vice President, Business Development Manager (High-Net-Worth) to lead strategic growth across key distributors in the Asia-Pacific region. You will shape and execute HNW-focused strategies, train distributors, and drive top-line and profitability targets while ensuring compliant, efficient case management.

You will report to the Head of HNW and collaborate with sales, product and operations teams to optimize processes and deliver superior client outcomes in a

Qualifications

• 8+ years of life insurance experience, preferably in sales management.
• Strong knowledge of life insurance, banking channels and HNW.
• Proven ability to execute strategic plans with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead relationships with key distributors to drive top-line growth.
• Develop and execute HNW-focused business development strategies.
• Meet FRP/segment and financial sales targets through scalable processes.
• Provide product training and market insights to distributors for new business.
• Oversee end-to-end submissions, underwriting appeals, and policy servicing.
• Collaborate with internal teams to improve operations and processes.

Skills

Insurance landscape knowledge

Sales management

Distributor relationships

Job description

Vice President, Business Development Manager (HNW) - HSBC Life

Location: Singapore, 01, SG, 117439

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Insurance

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC Life is a world-class institution where you can specialize in Insurance but enjoy the advantages that come with being part of a leading global international bank. Here you can specialize in Insurance but enjoy the advantages that come with being part of a leading global international bank.

Insurance is about people, and the promises they make. At HSBC Life in Singapore we help deliver on these promises by providing a wide variety of life insurance products and services to our clients throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Our employees enjoy a dynamic and innovative workplace and a world of opportunities to develop their careers in a high-profile growing business segment. We empower our combined team of high-performing individuals to build skills and explore new experiences to realise the full potential of being part of HSBC.

Together we will pursue efficient ways of working. We will harness the latest data and technology solutions to achieve meaningful outcomes for our clients. And the protection we offer will create broad and lasting impact, helping clients to be healthier, more productive and more confident in their futures.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as aVice President, Business Development Manager (High-Net-Worth).

In this role you will:

• Lead and manage relationships with key distributors, acting as the main point of contact, throughout the entire sales process to drive both top-line (ANP) and bottom-line (profit i.e. NBCSM) growth
• Develop and execute business development strategies tailored to the high-net-worth segment, ensuring alignment with company goals and distributor capabilities
• Meet FRP/segment and financial sales targets by building scalable sales processes for distributors, informed by market research, competitor analysis and distributor feedback.
• Serve as a product and market expert to distributors, providing training, onsite sales advice and insights on product features, benefits, and market trends to distributors, supporting their new business efforts and enhancing value propositions
• Oversee entire end-to-end case management process (including facilitation and oversight of the internal operation) for all submissions including preliminary applications, underwriting appeals, and policy servicing, ensuring smooth and timely processes, acting as the main point of contact to distributors
• Take leadership and collaborate with internal teams (operations, marketing, product) to improve business operations and ways of working (e.g. product enhancements, resolve distributor queries, implement process improvements)

To be successful you will need:

• The applicant must have an in-depth understanding of the landscape in the insurance industry in Singapore. He/she must be able to understand customer buying preferences not only of different channels but different touch points as well.
• The applicant will report directly to the Head of HNW and work closely with the team of BDMs & other internal stakeholders product team daily.
• The applicant must possess a minimum of 8 years’ experience in life insurance preferably in sales management. A sound knowledge of the life insurance, Business/Commercial Banking and Private Banking and HNW business, the various distribution channels segments, products and processes.
• Must be able to execute strategic plans and their impact on the business with minimum supervision.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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Issued by HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte Limited