VP, Chief Strategy Officer, Asia Pacific

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today's challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among itsWorld's Most Admired Companies, we're the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

A Brief Overview

The VP, Chief Strategy Officer will lead the strategic planning process for Asia Pacific region and its markets, key initiatives and oversee the execution and implementation of the work. Leverage business knowledge to analyze, support and execute strategy in driving the organization towards results through organic growth, partnerships or acquisitions. The candidate will be charged with creating and coordinating strategic monitoring processes to identify key internal and external threats and opportunities that the strategy must be able to respond. This position will coordinate and partner with leaders across the APAC organization and enterprise to facilitate successful execution against key strategy metrics and milestones and will synthesize internal and external strategic insights for the Asia Pacific Executive Committee. The role will report into EVP, Head of Asia Pacific.

What you will do

• Influence the development and drive the formalization of the long-term strategic positioning of the overall region with an emphasis on key markets and business capabilities.
• Lead the annual strategic planning process for the region, integrating local market plans with the regional plan and objectives. Represent the region in the alignment of strategies across functions and global organizations.
• Serve as a trusted partner and advisor by providing thought leadership and strategic insights on all matters related to the development of annual plans& business strategies.
• Proactively monitor and identify trends in the external environment that create threats or opportunities to our long-term strategy, assess the impact to RGA, and develop recommended responses for executive leadership to consider.
• Responsible for building infrastructure, capability, and processes that anticipate issues and support the timely delivery of solutions with high-impact results.
• Provide innovative thinking and solutions with the potential to implement impactful change through the understanding, participation and ownership by key stakeholders.
• Support business execution by identifying needs and areas of opportunity while making recommendations that could lead to new businesses and/or acquisitions.

Qualifications

• Master's in Business Administration (MBA) preferred
• 15+ Years experience in insurance/reinsurance field interfacing with and influencing senior /executives
• 7+ Years strategy, management consulting or innovation experience
• Experience in financial services, the insurance sector, or a premier strategy consulting firm
• Demonstrated ability to be both strategic and operational
• Forward-thinking and conceptual with the ability to execute on multiple projects concurrently
• Lead and develop the process around strategic plan metrics and measuring strategic performance
• Effectively make presentations (both in writing and in person) to Senior Management
• Engage in internal consulting activities; Challenge APAC market leaders to drive shareholder value
• Highly collaborative with strong facilitation and listening skills
• Working knowledge of pricing, valuation, and financial reporting across a broad spectrum of coverage and APAC countries
• Experience of managing complex projects and multi-disciplinary teams
• Proactive self-starter with attention to detail and ability to handle diverse tasks
• Preference for transactional based workload and a fast-paced environment
• Advanced level of change management skills. Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines. Advanced persuasion and negotiation skills when working with internal/external customers to resolve issues/problems.

What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.