Manager / Associate Director, Business Development from a Life and Health Reinsurer (Malaysia)
Job Description
A member of the SEA Business Development team to support and drive business development processes and contribute to achieving the company’s financial target.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support and drive reinsurance quotations process, including but not limited to execution of daily quote activities (reinsurance term sheet / proposal preparation, treaties etc).
- Proactively project manage client requests.
- Liaise internally across teams (mainly pricing and underwriting team) to ensure the company’s deliverables are meeting client’s needs and satisfying the company’s service standards.
- Support the team in implementing seamless solutions for clients that will drive profitable and sustainable growth for the company.
- Conduct research proactively to support business development initiatives
- Develop and create marketing and presentation materials and manage the company's intellectual properties (e.g. client relationship update, library etc.).
- Perform research and analyze latest marketing/product trends in the Southeast Asian markets and present results internally and externally.
- Support and drive project work including establishing internal reports and analyzing profitability of existing treaty lines.
- Support Head of Business Development on other business matters and tasks as and when required.
What we are looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or related disciplines
- FSA qualification or equivalent; high calibre candidates who are making good progress to being fully qualified will also be considered
- 5-10 years’ experience in a life insurance (including but not limited to Product Development, Product Pricing etc.), insurance consulting or reinsurance company, experience in product development or pricing will be an advantage
- Highly organized, solutions focused and delivery-orientated with the ability to work with multiple concurrent projects
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate and influence others
- Strong client services ability with excellent communication skills in English (both written and verbal). Proficiency in another Southeast Asian language is preferred
- Strong project management skills and ability to partner with internal & external stakeholders in a collaborative manner
- Strong critical and innovative thinking, with the ability to develop business insights