Senior Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Senior Project Manager to lead and manage the delivery, enhancement, and support of the Group Insurance Policy Administration system; GroupAsia and Customer Information File (CIF) while driving AI-enabled transformation initiatives across Group Insurance business operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for end-to-end project delivery, stakeholder management, vendor coordination, and ensuring system stability, regulatory compliance, and business alignment.

This role plays a key leadership position in driving technology initiatives across legacy and modern platforms, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.

• Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of projects and change initiatives for GroupAsia, covering system enhancements, regulatory changes, technology refresh, and production support improvements.
• Partner closely with business stakeholders, Business Analysts, IT teams, and vendors to define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including milestones, dependencies, resource planning, risk management, and budget tracking.
• Govern project execution to ensure delivery within agreed timelines, cost, and quality, in compliance with internal SDLC, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee system change management, release planning, and production deployment activities to ensure minimal business disruption.

• Proactively identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, driving mitigation plans and timely resolution.
• Provide regular project status reporting to senior management, steering committees, and key stakeholders.
• Support production issues and major incidents related to GroupAsia and CIF system, coordinating cross functional teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration across project teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8–10 years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager role managing large-scale enterprise systems.
• Proven experience managing projects involving legacy core insurance systems, preferably AS400 and Java platforms.

• Experience managing Java-based platforms or digital front-end systems with API-driven integration.
• Strong understanding of Group Insurance business processes, policy administration, and batch-driven systems.
• Solid experience in vendor management, including outsourced development and support models.
• Good knowledge of SDLC, release management, and IT governance frameworks (Waterfall and Agile/Hybrid delivery).
• Experience managing projects involving system integration, batch processing, and regulatory or compliance-driven changes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and business audiences.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities, especially in high-pressure or production-critical environments.