Assistant Vice President, Business Development (General Insurance)

Responsibilities:

• Lead the business development team in working closely with business units and branches of the Bank in soliciting general insurance business opportunities including both personal line and commercial line business

• Formulate and execute the business strategic plan in order to achieve the business goals and the budget of the department

• Offer rate and terms & conditions in accordance to the guidelines and authorities provided by insurer

• Assist insurer in conducting the pre-renewal and take appropriate actions when necessary

• Supervise subordinates in providing prompt and accurate quotations services

• Ensure the sales force is properly equipped with product knowledge and relationship management skill as well as procedures related to after sales services

• Assist in product development in providing feedbacks from clients and other market players

• Coach and provide training to subordinates

• Explore and identify opportunities of other distribution channels

• Work with other supporting teams in order to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency

• Perform projects and/or ad hoc tasks assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

• Degree holder in Marketing, Business Administration or related discipline

• Professional qualification of Associateship of Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII) and/or Senior Associateship of Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance & finance (ANZIIF) an advantage

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, in which 5 years are at supervisory level in business development of general insurance field

• Sound knowledge of general insurance products and good understanding of the operations of general insurance companies

• Self-motivated and independent with good leadership and people management skills

• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese, including Putonghua

• Proficient in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, and Chinese word processing