Regional Products Executive

Main Duties:

Strategy development and execution

• Developing the predominately retail and corporate Life Product strategy for the region/countries, in support of the region/country’s business strategy.
• Responsibility for innovative new product development and the management of the existing book of products ensuring the business meets both customer and shareholder expectations
• Where relevant, assist with the design, development and implementation of customer Rewards schemes and product development and management supporting Integrated Financial Services aspirations and implementation.
• Ensuring robust governance of all Life Product development, enhancement and management.
• Track performance and take up of new or revamped products.

Stakeholder Management

• Being the “design authority” (in conjunction with the value chain partners - Service, IT, Customer, Digital, Distribution and Marketing) of the end to end life product solution.
• Working with all stakeholders to determine the country-by-country life product roll-out plan.

Best practice

• Global and local market research regarding all in country product propositions and technical detail
• Continually reviewing, identifying and promoting best practices and opportunities for improvement to the processes and organisation based on observation and lessons learned.

People Management

• Managing and leading life product resources across geographies.
• Operating in a multi-located team environment and development of a community of life product resources, across geographies.
• Developing skills and competencies of life product resources.

Qualifications:

• Degree in actuarial science
• Qualified actuary.
• At least 10 years’ product development/ management or related experience in the insurance industry.