Regional Sustainability Lead, Asia Pacific

Management

Singapore, SG, 068897

Corporate Social Responsibility

Allianz Singapore

Allianz SE

Full-Time

Hybrid working

Permanent

46337

Allianz Executive

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

Oversee the application and implementation of formalized sustainability governance, rules, and processes across the region and 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 (environmental science, economics, social science, political science)
• Strong understanding of principles of ESG integration, ESG risk management, sustainable insurance solutions, sustainability reporting and data collection
• On top of current and upcoming developments and market trends regarding sustainability, climate, decarbonization and social impact
• Experience in representing an organization externally in public forums, investor meetings, etc.
• Excellent verbal, and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal skills to interface and influence all levels of stakeholders (internal/external)
• Ideally in-depth understanding of the sustainability organization within Allianz Group across insurance, proprietary investments, and asset management is considered an asset
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, such as MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Teams, and MS Word

What we offer

Allianz Group is one of the world's most trusted insurance and asset management companies. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams, and challenges makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, grow, and shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in.

We, therefore, welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

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