Job Description

Job Description

Introducing Your New Company
A large, established organisation in the financial services sector with a significant presence in Asia. The company is focused on strengthening governance and risk oversight across its distribution channels to support sustainable commercial performance and positive customer outcomes.

Your New Role
As Regional Director, Distribution Risk, you will strengthen governance and financial risk ownership across the organisation’s partnership distribution and agency ecosystem. You will embed robust second-line oversight, promote risk-based decision-making in the design and management of partnership arrangements, and facilitate balanced discussions between business growth, customer outcomes, and conduct risk.

Key responsibilities include:

• Evaluating partnership proposals and providing risk-based recommendations to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for financial, conduct, and customer outcomes
• Conducting periodic reviews of partnership models and execution to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
• Connecting business performance metrics, financial results, conduct risk indicators, and product strategy to assess partnership performance holistically and support informed decision-making
• Providing product oversight for designated markets to ensure new products are suitable for their target customers, with clear features, benefits, and supporting materials
• Supporting the consistent application of customer principles across relevant communications and conducting quality assurance reviews with constructive challenge
• Supporting the design and monitoring of first-line controls across the partnership distribution value chain, including commercial arrangements, distributor onboarding, incentive structures, sales practices, and ongoing performance monitoring
• Partnering with central and local stakeholders to drive consistent approaches, improve transparency, and maintain clear line of sight on emerging risks and control effectiveness

Your Background

• 12–15 years of experience in life insurance and/or consulting, with exposure to product management as well as distribution strategy, compensation, or risk
• Open to candidates with a strong focus in agency or partnership distribution
• Qualified actuary is strongly preferred, ideally with first-line business experience
• A strong preference for candidates with a mixed background of consulting and in-house experience
• Solid understanding of channel performance, financial dependencies, and technical aspects of distribution
• Experience supporting or delivering local-level projects, initiatives, and strategic reviews
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to navigate complex environments while maintaining integrity

What You'll Receive in Return
A senior opportunity to shape distribution risk practices across multiple markets. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, influence commercial and risk outcomes, and make a meaningful contribution to strengthening oversight and customer-focused decision-making.

Start Your Search Now
Contact ada.cheung@upsidegroup.co to explore this opportunity.

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