Director of Global Digital Platform Delivery

FWD Insurance

Hong Kong

On-site

HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

FWD Group in Hong Kong is seeking a Director, Digital Platforms Delivery to lead end-to-end platform delivery across key markets and to drive the strategy for FWD Cube. You will manage cross-market squads and set platform standards for scalable, reliable digital platforms.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, cloud hosting, and modern development practices. You will mentor senior engineers and deliver high-impact digital capabilities across

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science or a relevant field.
Broad technical experience and interest in current technologies, cloud hosting, code development and delivery practices.
Experience managing development teams.
Experience with ITIL and agile processes; ability to implement/improve processes.
Strong software development experience in large-scale, mission-critical systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Expertise building secure, scalable RESTful web services.
Experience with agile methodologies, TDD and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end digital platform delivery for FWD Cube across key markets, ensuring alignment with Group’s Digital and technology strategy.
Translate business priorities into actionable delivery roadmaps and platform capability releases.
Oversee project portfolio governance, ensuring transparency, risk mitigation, and budget adherence.
Drive agile delivery excellence, ensuring squads are operating with disciplined sprint planning, velocity tracking, and iterative release management.
Ensure platforms are designed to support scalability, reliability and efficient maintainability.
Coordinate design, development and deployment plans with business functions and technology solutions delivery teams.
Lead multiple cross-functional delivery teams practicing agile.
Provide technology leadership and expertise when defining architectures and selecting tools and technologies.
Ensure software development standards are defined and being followed.
Mobile and server-side development.
Build and lead a high-performing multi-disciplinary delivery organization spanning engineering, product, QA, and DevOps.
Coach and mentor senior engineering and delivery managers to elevate technical acumen and delivery discipline.
Promote a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement within the delivery community.