Associate Director, CS Business Development, Agency Distribution

At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.
It’s about finding new ways to not only better people's lives, but to better the communities and environments we live in. Encompassing our ambition of helping a billion people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030.
And as part of our marketing, distribution & partnership team, you’ll play a vital part in advancing this movement. From inspiring meaningful connections with customers, partners and other stakeholders, to delivering purpose-led brand positioning and messaging, you'll be making a positive, healthy impact across all channels. You will have a unique and important part to play in helping more people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.
So if you believe in inspiring a better future, read on.
About the Role
Lead and manage the Sales Teams to develop and execute strategies and build relationships with agency to meet and exceed sales targets.
This role contributes to the delivery of customer outcomes that are reliable, thoughtful, and create meaningful impact for customers and society. The role holder is expected to embed a customer first mindset in all decisions and actions by developing a clear understanding of customer needs, taking end to end ownership to resolve issues, and working collaboratively across teams to continuously enhance the customer journey—both directly and indirectly.
Responsibilities:
Agency Activities Management
Help formulate sales strategies and execute the plans to foster the new business activities and secure (retain) the in-force business of the responsible district(s) so as to achieve the company’s defined targets
Communicate and build relationship with agency to support and push CS business
Provide effective agency promotions to increase awareness within agency channel
Communicate and build relationships with agents for business development
Keep abreast of market development and launch effective training programmes for agency
Assist training team to develop new training courses and sales tools for agency
Provide professional and technical advice to agents and prospective customers
Financial Management
Effectively monitor the sales performances of the team to ensure strategic targets such as VONB / ANP, OPAT and Excess EV Growth is met
Effectively control the S&P budget to ensure no overspending occurs
People Management
Provide coaching, training and development to the team
Share and ensure the market update and best practice of the industry to the team
Other Responsibilities
Perform any other duties and projects as assigned
Requirements:
University graduate with minimum 12 year's sales experience of which 6 years in supervisory/managerial positions
Good product knowledge
Good communication skills
Able to manage a project independently
Good command of English and Chinese
Tactful interpersonal relationship
Good presentation and team building skills
Self-motivated and customer orientated
Others:
You are preferred to obtain the license of Insurance Authority (IA) (Paper 1, 2, and 3) or Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) (Paper 4)
You are required to acquire the relevant license(s) if your job involves regulated activities
Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.
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