Manager, Incident & Problem Management, Infrastructure & Service Management

Prudential plc; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential plc is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Incident and Problem Manager in Hong Kong to coordinate vendor services for ongoing and project work. You will drive incident resolution, root cause analysis, and problem management while ensuring alignment with internal policies and external regulations.

The role requires collaboration across IT, vendors, and business stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in insurance/banking/finance with at least 3 years vendor or project management.
• Strong experience with ITIL Incident and Problem Management.
• Proven ability to manage major incidents in complex enterprise environments.
• Familiar with enterprise systems, infrastructure, and application support models.
• Experience with multi-vendor environments and cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of SLA/OLA frameworks and service performance metrics.
• Excellent communication to manage stakeholders during high-pressure situations.
• Experience with Agile or hybrid delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate incident management processes to meet SLA targets.
• Lead major incident management (P1/P2) across teams and stakeholders.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Establish and enforce problem management practices.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external service providers to resolve issues.
• Monitor incident trends and provide insights to improve stability.
• Support governance, audit requirements, and reporting standards.

Skills

ITIL Incident & Problem Management

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Communication

Multi-vendor Environments

Incident Management

Agile/Hybrid Delivery

Cloud/DevOps Awareness

ServiceNow

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

This role is to coordinate and establish with the vendors and service providers in delivering the on-going and project-based Infrastructure services and driving the internal initiative projects. In addition, to ensure the compliance of the vendor’s service performance and align with the internal PCA’s policies and external regulations.

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate incident management processes to ensure timely identification, escalation, and resolution of incidents in line with SLA targets
• Lead major incident management (P1/P2), including coordination across teams, communication to stakeholders, and post-incident reporting
• Drive root cause analysis for recurring or high-impact incidents and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented
• Establish and enforce problem management practices to reduce incident recurrence and improve service reliability
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and vendor teams (e.g., external service providers) to resolve complex technical issues
• Monitor incident trends and provide insights to improve system stability and operational performance
• Support governance and audit requirements, including SLA compliance, RCA timelines, and reporting standards

Job Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of working experience in insurance and/or banking and finance sectors with at least 3 years vendor management and/or project management experience
• Strong experience in ITIL Incident and Problem Management processes
• Proven ability to manage major incidents in complex enterprise environments
• Familiarity with enterprise systems, infrastructure, and application support models
• Experience working with multi-vendor environments and cross-functional teams
• Strong understanding of SLA/OLA frameworks and service performance metrics
• Excellent communication skills with ability to manage stakeholder expectations during high-pressure situations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities for root cause identification
• Ability to drive alignment across technical and business teams
• Effective decision-making and prioritization skills
• Proactive and resilient in managing high-severity incidents
• Strong ownership and accountability for service stability and outcomes
• Continuous improvement mindset with focus on preventing recurrence
• Collaborative and transparent approach to problem solving
• Ability to challenge existing processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments
• Familiarity with backlog prioritization for problem remediation initiatives
• Experience using ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow) for incident and problem tracking
• Exposure to Cloud platform, DevOps or SRE practices is a plus
• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.