Director, Partnership Distribution, Asia

About the role

Reporting directly to the VP, Partnership Distribution, the Director, Partnership Distribution, Asia works with regional and local country leadership teams to help deliver bancassurance financial and non-financial performance targets, support new partner business development, and implement strategic initiatives. The role involves analysing financial and operational data, facilitating reporting and decision-making, and requires a hands-on, behind-the-scenes approach.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with regional and local leadership to build a connected approach to growth and transformation, and collaborate with executives and cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives, results and in-force business management.
• Recommend and implement strategic initiatives, including product proposition strategies, sales and marketing plans, process and platform initiatives, and the strategic planning process for each local country.
• Prepare strategy deliverables and presentations for each business unit, linking local initiatives with the financial plan and seeking alignment across functions.
• Monitor industry trends, market intelligence and benchmarking, analyse customer behaviour, and support ad-hoc special projects.
• Support performance improvement SWAT teams, coordinate with bank partners and internal departments such as Operations, Risk and Compliance, and run monthly EM segment and BU business reviews.
• Analyse financial and operational data for variance analysis against plans and forecasts, and manage portfolio and in-force business management with clear KPIs and reporting.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in distribution, actuarial, product development, product pricing, strategy or finance within the life insurance industry.
• Proven track record of connecting with peers and interacting successfully with senior business stakeholders and regional functions.
• Broad Asian network and Asia experience preferred; excellent English, with an additional Asian language an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong financial and data analysis, with an understanding of insurance accounting and actuarial data.
• Expert PowerPoint skills, and Excel for charting large data sets.
• Project management, change management, research, analysis and problem-solving.
• Willingness to travel and cultural sensitivity in Asia.