Country Manager, Thailand

Job description

Allianz Trade

At Allianz Trade, we believe that a high level of employee engagement and motivation leads to superior business results and customer satisfaction. That is why we keep investing in talent management and offers various learning and development opportunities to our employees.  We are now inviting highly energized candidates with a strong desire to develop a career at Allianz Trade to apply for this opening.

The Country Manager will be the anchor role in leading and managing the Thailand business and operations and the role will be based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall Allianz Trade operations in Thailand.
• Develop and execute annual and long-term business plan and budget for Thailand.
• Lead local business development activities with key business partners such as brokers, fronters and banks.
• Represent and promote the trade credit insurance business in Thailand and generate business opportunities into growth and profitability.
• Maintain effective and productive relationships with key external (e.g. regulator and industry bodies) and internal (e.g. regional office / other business units in Allianz) stakeholders
• Demonstrates leadership qualities by effectively managing, engaging, and developing the local sales and risk team to resolve challenges.
• Ability to resolve issues through collaborative problem solving.

 Job Requirements:

• Solid experience in B2B sales and marketing from financial services industries. Direct experience in trade credit insurance a plus.
• Strong track record of building sustainable and profitable business through managing a sales team.
• Ability to build extensive local network.
• Strategic insights of country and industry knowledge.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Meeting local insurance regulatory requirement.

Leadership behaviors:

• Results Orientation: Capable of delivering beyond expectations, someone who sets new and stretching goals for himself/herself and his/her team and achieves beyond what is expected.
• Team Leadership: Actively involve his/her team and engage the team to develop plans and resolve issues through collaborative problem solving.
• Collaboration and Influencing: An individual who clearly motivates others to work with him/her and – rather than taking a task-oriented approach – uses the informal structure, dynamics, and culture of the organization to get things done, actively seeking input in his/her decision making.