A key member of the AXA Distribution Hub team in Asia, this role will work closely with the Chief of Distribution Hub, and local CAOs and distribution partners, to deliver the distribution ambition and to project manage the delivery of AXA's Agency and Partnership Distribution strategy in Asia. Also leading the regional strategy for AXA Prime.


Execution of Distribution Strategy in Asia

• Project Management of AXA Prime Agency transformation project, Pioneering the changes whilst understanding the local challenges in view of their different maturity levels in Asia. Negotiating convergence and buy in from local distribution management team and assisting in the implementation of AXA Prime strategies to drive the performance.

• Lead the AXA Prime training workstream to upskill and drive the professionalism and certification of the agency sales team

• Lead the D.Hubs interactions with ICBC China CEO/CAO on Agency. Driving the distribution strategies with strong influence on the direction

• Engage the channel heads in the annual business planning process to agree on the growth figures as well as strategies

• Work closely with other country CAOs/CEOs to formulate, communicate and execute distribution strategy that embed AXA best practice (RAB2)

• Perform analysis on local business performance and evaluate the distribution financial and strategic objectives for all entities in Asia

• Run the AXA Prime convention event and CEO Club for the top producers, sales leaders and senior management

Requirements:

• 10-15 years of Distribution experience within Insurance industry

• Language skills - mandarin essential with experience in life distribution in China preferred

• Ability to partner with senior leadership and contribute to region wide distribution strategy across Life and General Insurance business entities in Asia

• High level of agility and adaptability, with the ability to think strategically but also pragmatically to understand key entity challenges and possible remediations

• Highly developed professional spoken and written communication skills, particularly the ability to express complex ideas in plain/clear language

• Excellent interpersonal skills able to interact with various group of stakeholders with different culture and to adapt to interests of various stakeholder groups

• Result-driven with ability to establish credibility among varied audiences

• Proven analytical ability combined with a detailed focus in order to be able to implement thorough business initiatives

• In depth understanding of key drivers of Agency and Bancassurance with the ability to understand, formulate, recommend, and then support the execution of in country transformation plans