Assistant Vice President, Product - HSBC Life

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. Here 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 in Singapore 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 combined team of high-performing individuals to build skills and explore new experiences to realise the full potential of being part of HSBC.
Together we will pursue efficient ways of working. We will harness the latest data and technology solutions to achieve meaningful outcomes for our clients. And the protection we offer will create 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 Assistant Vice President, Product.

In this role you will:

• Lead end-to-end product development and launch of assigned life insurance products (e.g., HNW, endowment, retirement and index-linked savings plans)
• Convert customer insights, market trends and distribution feedback into clear, differentiated product propositions and innovative products
• Partner with Actuarial on benefit design and pricing to balance customer value, competitiveness, profitability and risk.
• Manage the full product lifecycle from ideation and approvals through implementation, launch and post-launch review.
• Drive cross-functional delivery with Distribution, Marketing, Operations, Underwriting, Compliance/Legal/Risk and external partners to ensure timely execution and operational readiness.
• Support go-to-market and sales enablement, including product briefs, training input, illustrations and customer/sales collateral review.
• Monitor product performance (sales, profitability, persistency and KPIs) and lead enhancements such as repricing, refreshes and regulatory updates.
• Ensure strong governance and MAS-aligned compliance across product documentation, approvals, controls and audit readiness.

 To be successful you will need:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in life insurance product development/management or closely related roles.
• Strong knowledge of traditional savings/retirement products and index-linked savings plans, with awareness of customer needs and market dynamics.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and manage stakeholders across diverse functions
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, including positioning, product benchmarking, experience tracking and improving product performance metrics (e.g. profitability, persistency, sales)
• Strong understanding of end-to-end product development lifecycle (including ideation, governance and regulatory requirements), with a proactive mindset and the skill to improve ways of working – identifying optimization opportunities and leveraging AI-enabled solution where appropriate
• Degree in Business, Actuarial or a related discipline; excellent written and verbal communication and an innovation/problem-solving mindset.

Opening up a world of opportunity

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