Business Development Manager

About the role

Singlife, a homegrown financial services company headquartered in Singapore and offering life and health insurance, general insurance, investments, employee benefits and financial advisory, is hiring a full-time, on-site Business Development Manager. The role identifies and develops new business opportunities across insurance and investment offerings, focusing on corporate clients, distribution partners and financial advisers.

Key responsibilities

• Build and expand relationships with corporate clients, distribution partners and financial advisers.
• Manage an active pipeline, conduct market and competitor analysis, and prepare proposals and pitch materials.
• Negotiate commercial terms aligned with Singlife's strategic objectives.
• Work with product, marketing, underwriting and operations teams to design growth initiatives, improve value propositions and support deal implementation.
• Track performance against targets, report key metrics to leadership and feed market insights back to product and strategy.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in business development, sales or partnership management in insurance, financial services or related sectors.
• Experience selling Singlife products and solutions is a must.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Marketing or a related discipline; professional certifications in insurance or financial advisory are beneficial.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding growth and revenue targets.

Required skills

• Client relationship management, stakeholder engagement and negotiation, including influencing decision-makers.
• Market research, opportunity analysis and pipeline management, using CRM or similar tools.
• Ability to present clearly and communicate well in writing and verbally.
• Solid understanding of insurance and investment products, distribution models and Singapore regulations; employee benefits or insurtech experience is an advantage.