EB Relationship Manager
Role Overview
Manages, retains, and grows a UAE Employee Benefits client portfolio, focused on group medical and group life solutions.
Serves as the primary relationship owner for assigned corporate clients and brokers, supporting service excellence, persistency, disciplined portfolio management, and profitable growth.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Manages, retains, and grows a UAE Employee Benefits client portfolio, focused on group medical and group life solutions.
Serves as the primary relationship owner for assigned corporate clients and brokers, supporting service excellence, persistency, disciplined portfolio management, and profitable growth.
Client and portfolio management
- Own client and distribution-partner relationships through the policy lifecycle; drive retention, renewals, account expansion, and regular client reviews.
- Manage portfolio persistency, loss ratio discipline, and revenue growth; identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities and support new business acquisition.
- Coordinate issue resolution with Operations, Underwriting, Claims, Network, and Finance teams.
Renewals, service, and governance
- Lead the renewal process, including data gathering, underwriting alignment, pricing execution, communications, and documentation.
- Work with Underwriting and Medical teams to balance competitiveness with technical integrity.
- Monitor service KPIs, claims experience, and operational SLAs; support complaints, escalations, and corrective actions.
- Align client servicing with internal governance, sales quality practices, and UAE regulatory requirements.
Reporting and collaboration
- Collaborate with regional Employee Benefits teams on multinational accounts and UAE subgroups.
- Maintain accurate CRM and portfolio records; prepare portfolio, renewal, and relationship reports for management.
- Monitor local market dynamics, competitors, and evolving Employee Benefits regulations.
Required qualifications
- 5–8 years of experience in Employee Benefits, Group Medical, and Group Life insurance, preferably in the UAE.
- Proven experience in client relationship management, renewals, and portfolio servicing.
- Experience working with partners, corporate clients, and multinational accounts.
Preferred qualifications
- A university degree is preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of supported products, markets, and selling or servicing techniques; advanced customer focus, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Fluency in AI applications such as Copilot and Claude.
About MetLife
MetLife is a financial services company providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management in more than 40 markets.
The company describes its strategy as building an AI-enabled, people-centered future and emphasizes responsible AI use.
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