Japanese Speaking Deputy Department General Manager

International Trading House seeks for:
Japanese Speaking Deputy Department General Manager Insurance Risk Management
Salary: GBP100 - 115K
London: Hybrid

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

Support DGM to manage the IRM Department and continue our role as a group risk manager which is to protect the group and its business line companies by providing the appropriate insurance risk management.

SCOPE OF JOB

People Management & Development

1. Manage and oversee team performance and development through performance planning, coaching and performance appraisals.
2. Motivate and inspire all the team members to maximize everyone's performance and the team as a whole.
3. Guide each team member to support their career development within the organisation.

Supervising team members in daily operations

1. Provide technical guidance and advice to the members when they consult with you regarding how to solve the problem or how to answer to the queries.
2. Share your knowledge and insights based on your experience in the insurance market to the department members as well as other insurance colleagues in the world.

Improving the efficiency of the current operation

1. Continue to enhance the relationship with leaders or managers across the organization and business line companies for them to understand our role and function so that our department can identify which department or group company we should prioritize and keep informed about developments in the insurance market on timely basis.
2. Build the relationship with Insurance Risk Management team colleagues who are our counterpart in Tokyo to understand their direction and latest activity and apply their experience and knowledge if they have to our regional issues.

Relationship Management with Insurance market

1. Enhance and maintain the relationship with insurance companies and brokers in Europe if we have existing business to leverage our relationship.
2. Build the relationship with insurance companies or brokers in Europe if we don't have any business and it is necessary, for example, when new business comes up, identify which insurance company or broker are strong in the area by utilizing your network in insurance market and approach them to obtain the latest and advanced insurance risk management information.

Reporting to Group CEO/CFO management with Department GM

1. Report comprehensive insurance program renewal to CFO/Risk and Investment Portfolio Management Group head.
2. Report the latest insurance market situation to CEO/CFO when the insurance market changes and it may affect the group or business line companies.
3. Report the significant loss and how it is protected by the insurance to CEO/CFO.
4. Report anything which might impact the relationship with insurance companies or brokers especially whom CEO/CFO directly involves with the relationship management to maximise our leverage.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

Qualifications:

1. Degree qualified in business administration, accounting, finance or a related area preferable.
2. Professional qualification in an insurance business area such as ACII, CPCU at least Cert CII ideal or qualified by Experience.

Skills:

1. Excellent communication, collaboration and networking skills at all levels.
2. Great level of corporate insurance knowledge.
3. Fluent English, Japanese.
4. Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
5. Budgeting and/or cost control experience.
6. Flexibility to meet travel requirements of the department.

EXPERIENCE

1. Significant experience working at a senior level as a risk manager in a multinational corporation (preferable) or brokers or underwriters.
2. Expertise across a wide range of insurance lines such as Property & Casualty, Marine Cargo, Credit, Construction, Energy, Aviation etc. would be highly regarded.
3. Experience managing a team/department.

We regret to inform applicants that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Thank you for your understanding.