Head of Climate Resilience Centre, APAC (Singapore, SG)

Zurich Insurance
Singapore
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Environmental & SustainabilitySkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication","Commercial orientation","Strategic thinking"]

Lead Zurich Resilience Solutions’ APAC Climate Resilience Centre by defining and executing its vision, strategy, and growth agenda. Build and scale a multidisciplinary team, establish Zurich’s credibility in climate resilience and disaster risk reduction, and develop government and partner relationships. Drive commercial growth by building advisory pipelines, converting opportunities into external revenue, and leading flagship research, reports, and thought leadership across Asia-Pacific.

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Head of Climate Resilience Centre, APAC (Singapore, SG)

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Job Summary

Lead Zurich Resilience Solutions’ APAC Climate Resilience Centre by defining and executing its vision, strategy, and growth agenda. Build and scale a multidisciplinary team, establish Zurich’s credibility in climate resilience and disaster risk reduction, and develop government and partner relationships. Drive commercial growth by building advisory pipelines, converting opportunities into external revenue, and leading flagship research, reports, and thought leadership across Asia-Pacific.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Environmental & Sustainability
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and execute the strategic vision, operating model, and growth roadmap for the APAC Climate Resilience Centre.
  • •Build and lead the Centre team, including sales, technical talent, and programme/project management capability.
  • •Position Zurich as a leading voice on climate resilience, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction through thought leadership and research.
  • •Develop and deepen relationships with government agencies, multilateral development banks, academia, industry bodies, and strategic partners.
  • •Drive commercial growth by developing a pipeline of advisory opportunities, converting to external fee revenue, and ensuring governance and financial performance.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Senior leadership experience in climate resilience, sustainability, insurance, risk advisory, consulting, public policy, infrastructure, development finance, or a related field.
  • •Proven ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders across government, multilateral organisations, academia, industry associations, and corporates.
  • •Strong commercial orientation: shape advisory propositions, build pipelines, and convert strategic relationships into revenue or funded initiatives.
  • •Good understanding of climate adaptation, physical climate risk, resilience, disaster risk reduction, and/or risk financing.
  • •Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team in a matrix environment across local, regional, and global stakeholders.
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationCommercial orientationStrategic thinking

Company Brief

Zurich Insurance
Zurich Insurance Group is a global insurance company offering a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services to individuals, small businesses and large corporations across multiple markets worldwide.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 1872
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