Vice President, Placement

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Placement division in Marsh . This role will be based in Kuala Lumpur . This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

You can expect to be part of a diligent division where you will enhance your placement expertise and data-driven insights to help clients tackle some of the world’s most challenging and complex risks. There will be opportunities to collaborate with diverse colleagues and stakeholders across various lines of business within Marsh.

Vice President, Placement

We will count on you to:

• Conducts, mentors and oversees performance management for a small to medium sized group, coordinates workload of team members and ensures team is appropriately staffed to meet client needs.
• Uses significant risk expertise and knowledge of industry and carriers to develop placement solutions that meet client needs.
• Implements the Placement strategy to achieve growth goals and provide exceptional client service.
• Develops the go-to-market strategy and articulates the value of placement function and participates within pricing of services as applicable.
• Facilitates submission of coverage specifications and obtains quotes from carriers based upon the “assist, advise, and assume” transaction model.
• Binds coverage and is responsible for the accuracy of placement binders.
• Creates and maintains relationships with practice, insurance markets, clients carriers and/or underwriters to provide cohesive client service.
• Advises on changing insurance and risk management market conditions and informs client executives, client advisors, and/or clients of major developments affecting various types of products/coverage.
• Interfaces closely with client executives and client teams to support client retention and new business production.

What you need to have: 

• A Degree holder with at least 8 years of general insurance experience
• Passion for sales and networking with corporate professionals
• Excellent communication skills including articulation, grammar and persuasion
• Outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills, ability to handle diverse situations, multiple projects, and rapidly changing priorities
• Strong business acumen and project management with exceptional analytical skills.

What makes you stand out:

• Proven experience in securing large accounts by strategic association efforts
• Have excellent communication skills with the drive to expand your knowledge
• Self-motivated, highly organized, resourceful and meticulous
• Innovative and technically inclined to drive solutions using system applications

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Marsh Risk, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.