Regional Sustainability Lead, Asia Pacific

Regional Sustainability Lead, Asia Pacific

46337 | Corporate Social Responsibility | Management | Allianz Executive | Allianz Singapore | Full-Time | Permanent

**Entity : Allianz SE Singapore Branch**

**Job Purpose** Sustainability aspects increasingly drive the agenda in business, society, and across Allianz Group. This requires a strategic approach to ensure we fully integrate sustainability into Allianz's activities as a financial institution and as an organization. We want to be a shaper of sustainability across Asia. The Allianz Asia Pacific regional office has formalized its sustainability governance in the past years to take advantage of sustainability and climate-related opportunities while managing sustainability-related risks and to implement Allianz Group's sustainability strategy.

As we enter the next phase of sustainability integration, we are looking for an experienced professional in the insurance business, who can support the drive to develop and deliver growth in sustainable products and services (in Property & Casualty retail and commercial initially, then in Life/Health).

Based on this, Allianz Asia Pacific is looking for a Regional Sustainability Lead, in Asia Pacific to drive Sustainability in business and own operations, together with the (Senior) Management in our 8 countries and the Functional Heads in the regional office. This role will report to the AZAP Member of the Board responsible for Sustainability.

**What you do** **1. Strategy execution and sustainability governance**
- Develop, execute, and steer the AZAP sustainability strategy in line with the Global Sustainability Strategy and the AZAP Business Strategy
- Lead the regional sustainability community to foster strong collaboration and engagement between the sustainability functions in the local entities
- Act as a strategic advisor on sustainability matters for the AZAP Board of Management and local OE senior leadership
- Drive the development of sustainability-related content for the strategic and planning dialogues of the AZAP region, including monitoring, and steering of the sustainability/environmental performance
- Act as the key liaison with relevant group-level functions at Allianz SE (Global Sustainability, Sustainable Operations, Group Regulatory and Public Affairs, Group Accounting and Reporting, Group Risk, etc.) on sustainability matters
- Plan and oversee the budget for sustainability-related activities at AZAP

**2. Driving sustainability integration in the region**
- Ensure close collaboration with/between OEs to identify growth opportunities from sustainability and climate-trends with a strong priority on the development of sustainable product offerings aligned to Allianz's internal sustainable product frameworks and external regulations like the EU Taxonomy
- Oversee sustainability-related target setting and steering (CEO targets) across the region and drive the relevant projects to ensure target achievement with relevant AZAP functions and operating entities
- Expand the communication efforts of Allianz Asia Pacific on sustainability matters in alignment with AZAP Communications to ensure strong positioning of Allianz in the region.
- Drive the implementation of internal and regulatory sustainability reporting requirements (including implementation of CSRD in AZAP) in close alignment with AZAP Finance and local finance teams
- Collaborate with AZAP People and Culture on sustainability upskilling programs and activities
- Coordinate the regional and Singapore-based corporate citizenship activities and partnership

**3. Sustainability impact management and due diligence**
- Ownership of the sustainability impact management processes for Allianz Asia Pacific under the requirements of the Allianz Sustainability Integration Framework and internal processes
- Act as the regional escalation point and expert on sustainability risks and impacts in insurance and non-listed investment transactions (transactional ESG due diligence)
- Train local entity counterparts on the management of sustainability impacts in insurance and investment transactions.

**4. Shaping activities**
- Develop content and drive thought leadership to position Allianz as a shaper of sustainability across Asia
- Facilitate engagement with key regulators and standard setters in the region
- Lead and enable upskilling of OE senior leadership, sustainability leads, and other relevant functions to enable shaping activities with regulators and clients
- Represent Allianz Group and AZAP on sustainability matters with external and internal stakeholders

**What you bring**
- 6-8 years of experience in a relevant business role in P&C, Life and/or Health or sustainability management in the insurance industry
- Strong experience in managing senior stake holders and multiple projects the same time
- Passion for identifying and driving sustainability-led business opportunities
- Master's degree in ideally a sustainability-related area of study (enviro