Policy Admin Manager - Life

Hays Hong Kong
Full time Permanent On-site Competitive

About the job

A leading life insurance organisation with a strong presence in Asia is seeking an experienced professional to support the development and management of premium financing operations within its Policy Administration function.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement a comprehensive end-to-end operating model for premium financing, covering new business, in-force servicing, claims, surrender, and policy maturity
  • Develop and document detailed operational workflows,
  • Establish bank onboarding frameworks, including documentation standards and assignment procedures
  • Embed robust control frameworks (e.g. maker-checker, four-eyes principle, segregation of duties)
  • Partner with IT and business teams to define and deliver system enhancements, including:
    • Assignment and policy encumbrance indicators
    • Automated correspondence handling
    • Bank reporting interfaces
  • Support UAT, implementation, and post-go-live reviews
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Compliance, Risk, Legal, Audit, Underwriting, and Distribution
  • Monitor service quality, turnaround times, and partner/customer feedback
  • Manage operational incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
  • Deliver training and knowledge transfer to enhance team capability
What You'll Need to Succeed
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in Life Insurance Policy Administration
  • Professional qualifications such as FLMI, ACS, ALMI, or ANZIIF are advantageous.
  • Proven experience in premium financing operations for life insurance products (e.g. participating, whole life, endowment)
  • Strong understanding of Policy assignment structures
  • Exposure to both bank and broker distribution channels is preferred.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent communication skills in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)

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