Lead, Strategy & Partnership

About the role

Manulife Singapore is looking for a Lead, Strategy & Partnership to develop its forward-looking bancassurance strategy and shape the next phase of its key bank partnerships. The role defines the long-term partnership direction, identifies new sources of growth and turns strategic opportunities into clear choices and investment priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the multi-year strategy for bancassurance partnerships across Retail, Wealth, Private Bank, SME and Digital, defining strategic priorities, segment choices and the future partnership model, aligned with annual business planning.
• Build and oversee the Horizon 2 and 3 growth agenda, identify new customer, segment, channel, product and partnership opportunities, and sponsor strategic options, opportunity assessments and investment cases.
• Establish a systematic view of customer needs, market trends, product trends and competitor activity, and assess regulatory, technology and industry developments.
• Develop the strategic roadmap to strengthen the partnership, shape senior partner agendas with the Head of Department and deepen commercial, customer, digital, data and operating-model interdependence.
• Lead the Strategy & Partnership working group, present strategic choices to senior Manulife and DBS stakeholders, and partner with the Transformation team to turn approved priorities into execution.

Required profile

• Significant experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, business development or strategic partnerships, preferably in insurance, banking, wealth management or financial services.
• Demonstrated experience developing growth strategies, evaluating opportunities and building investment cases.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and work across complex organisational and partnership boundaries.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or another relevant postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• Preferred: experience in bancassurance or a major bank-insurer partnership, and understanding of Singapore's banking, insurance and wealth-management landscape.

Required skills

• Strong commercial judgement and analytical capability.
• Executive communication skills.

The working arrangement is in office. Manulife describes itself as an equal opportunity employer and offers a flexible environment focused on well-being and inclusion.