Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you're looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you'll be. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC Life is a world-class institution where you can specialize in Insurance but enjoy the advantages that come with being part of a leading global international bank. Insurance is about people, and the promises they make. At HSBC Life we help deliver on these promises by providing a wide variety of life insurance products and services to our clients throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Our employees enjoy a dynamic and innovative workplace and a world of opportunities to develop their careers in a high-profile growing business segment. We empower our team of high-performing individuals to build skills and explore new experiences to realize the full potential of being part of HSBC.

Together we pursue efficient ways of working. We harness the latest data and technology solutions to achieve meaningful outcomes for our clients. The protection we offer creates broad and lasting impact, helping clients to be healthier, more productive and more confident in their futures.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Business Development Manager.

Principal Responsibilities

This role is responsible for generating new insurance business to deepen mid-market penetration with focus on the HSBC One segment via an outreach model.

The role holder may be responsible for some or all of:

• Establish new business relationships and strengthening existing ones, whilst ensuring fair outcomes for all types of customers via direct customer engagements
• Communicate new products, offers and relevant market information to customers
• Support plans and strategies to generate new business, increase revenue for existing ones and activate new distribuion channels within HSBC Group
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders, which may include team leader, channel middle office, product specialists, to maximise sales opportunities for the bank
• Participating in events, initiatives and activities to capture new business opportunities
• Protect the bank's reputation and ensuring an acceptable risk profile, whilst deepening your understanding of the client through credit and customer due diligence reviews

Requirements

• University degree in Business or related discipline
• Experienced in sales, preferably in the mid-market
• Possess strong commercial thinking and business acumen - able to highlight key compliance and risk issues that could impact business performance
• Possess Insurance Intermediaries Qualifying Examination Paper, including Paper 1 & 3
• A team player, enthusiastic in driving and implementing projects, in addition to taking independent initiatives to achieve the required results
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality
• Strong communication skills, particularly relating to business considerations and use non-technical jargon
• Strong problem solving skills for wide range of problems
• Good command of spoken and written Chinese, English and Mandarin

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Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.