Business Development Manager Philippines The Job Reports directly to the Country Director, as a Business Development Manager, you are shaping the future of our products and GoBear Philippines. You take part in the complete experience as you lead every facet of GoBear’s Philippines journey from determining positioning, competitive analysis, feature prioritization, pricing and external communications to insurers, bank partners and intermediaries. This means you work with a cross-functional team across marketing, communications, legal, product development, engineering and more. Our approach is to embrace the strength of our products and pace of innovation to improve the overall customer experience and give our partners a place to add their products. The ideal candidate has prior experience in in banking and general and life insurance product development, product pricing, policy wording, and is willing to work in a dynamic start-up. What we expect from you The successful candidate will be able to service existing partners as well as explore new distribution channels and onboard new partners for GoBear. The person will have a high impact on the overall business performance of this technology start-up.

Responsibilities

- Onboard and contract new partners/ suppliers in the insurance, banking and intermediary space

- Maintain existing relationships and deepen engagement with existing partners

- Acheieve KPIs for revenue for GoBear Philippines - Key business owner to understand and give input for user stories - Part-take in Product research and comparisons (general and life

insurance, loans, cards and other finance products) - Coordinate with the front-end and engineering teams to approve the

product and pricing connections - Be informed on the latest market developments regarding finance

and insurance across the region - Work with the cross-functional team (product, engineering,

marketing) to grow GoBear Philippines - Work hands-on and share knowledge between team members - Complete ad-hoc projects and tasks as required

What we offer A competitive package with an excellent salary and extensive additional. The successful candidate will have plenty of growth and development possibilities. We intend to attract and nurture the finest talent in the industry. The Philippine Office will be located at the heart of Makati; the country’s premiere business district. Take-off is scheduled in May, with target recruitment completion by the end of June.

Requirements This start up requires an assertive, no nonsense and hands on BD Manager. We would be looking for the following qualifications and skills:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, marketing, business management or another related field of study

- Substantial expertise of at least 5 years in one or more of the following areas: insurance, banking, product development and pricing

- Extensive knowledge of local finance, insurance business and products

- Online experience - A relevant local network for Insurance and Banking Industry - Good project management skills - Experience operating within cross-functional international teams

(product management, implementation, legal, finance, marketing, etc.)

- Proficient oral and written communication in English as well as effective interpersonal and communication skills.

Attitude

- Non – conventional - Ability and desire to work in a fast paced environment with ever

changing priorities - Solution-driven - Detailed - Ability to work collaboratively - Good time management and prioritization skills - Willing to go the extra mile - Curious - Engaged - Strategic