IT AVP Core Insurance System

Job Description

Appealing Points:

• Lead global engineering teams driving digital transformation Take charge of full stack software engineers across countries, fostering a strong engineering culture while advancing enterprise-wide digital initiatives.
• Work with cutting-edge technologies in high-impact projects Utilize modern tech stacks including Azure, AI/Big Data, APIs, Java, and React to build secure, resilient, and high-performance systems in a regulated environment.
• Collaborate across borders with bilingual communication skills Leverage your business-level English and Japanese to work effectively with international stakeholders, vendors, and business leaders in delivering mission-critical outcomes.

Annual salary: 8 Million and above

Job Responsibilities:

• People Management - Managing full stack software engineers located in multiple countries, upskilling/reskilling, hiring / retention agenda and adoption of engineering culture 
• Stakeholder Management - Managing key business stakeholders to deliver required technology capabilities to support the digital transformation agenda. Driving prioritization of the product backlog. This includes managing key vendors providing the resources, SaaS & other capabilities
• Technology Implementation – Collaborating with all parties including the business to deliver business results, as well as technology projects.
• Ways of Working – Adoption of the Agile ways of working in the software delivery lifecycle

Job Qualification:

• 10 - 15+ years in leading software engineering teams to drive digital transformation in financial services or technology domain 
• Experience in developing and implementing applications using modern technology stack and patterns including cloud native patterns, public cloud (e.g. Microsoft Azure), AI/Big Data, API and web/mobile apps (Java/React) 
• Prior experience in developing mission critical applications, highly resilient, secure and performant from scratch in a complex and regulated environments will be an added advantage
• Proficiency in software development lifecycle including CI/CD, test driven development, domain driven design and Agile ways of working  
• Strong experience in driving digital transformation especially people and cultural transformation
• Proven track record in partnering with the business to deliver mission critical transformation via Agile approach
• Partnering with business to delivery applications enhancements to support business priorities

Language:

• Bilingual proficiency at business level in English & Japanese(N2)

Skills and Competencies:

• Competencies 
  • Communication: Ability to influence and help communicate the organization’s direction and ensure results are achieved
  • Collaboration: Proven track record of building collaborative partnerships and ability to operate effectively in a global environment
  • People Management: Inspiring, motivating and leading diverse and distributed teams
  • Diverse environment: Can-do attitude and ability to work in a high paced environment

Company Description 

Our Client has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. We are ranked #43 on the Fortune 500 list for 2018.　With over 150 years of experience, the companies offer life, accident and health insurance, retirement, and　savings products through agents, third-party distributors such as banks and brokers, and direct marketing channels. Our name is recognized and trusted by approximately 100 million customers worldwide and we serve more than 90 of the top 100 FORTUNE 500 companies in the United States.