Head of Application - Life Asia (PLUK)

Prudential; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential Hong Kong Limited is seeking a Head of Application for Life Asia (PLUK) in Bangalore. The role requires deep expertise in AS/400, SMART/400 insurance applications, and LifeAsia SOAP APIs to enhance and support Life/Asia systems.

You will drive end-to-end software lifecycle, collaborate with business teams and ensure governance adherence. With a minimum of 10 years in Life/Asia insurance tech, you will lead a team, document scope changes, and mentor juniors while delivering robust and

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Higher Degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in AS/400, SMART/400 based insurance applications (Life/400, Life/Asia).
• Experience in LifeAsia SOAP APIs.
• Develops, customizes, enhances, maintains and supports Life/400, Life/Asia, Integral Life Insurance software.
• Knowledge of insurance industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Enhancement and maintenance of Core admin system.
• Work with front-end system application team to ensure robust end-to-end lifecycle.
• Align Applications Management with company strategy.
• Define and document scope changes during project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business teams to propose efficient solutions.
• Analyze problems and implement technical solutions.
• Prepare technical specifications and document changes; perform testing.
• Ensure development and implementation comply with IT governance policy.
• Review code quality and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Analytical skills

Coordination skills

Business process modeling

Relationship management

Fluent English

SQL400

COBOL400

SMART400

Insurance domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor or Higher Degree in Computer Science and Engineering

Tools

AS/400

SMART/400

LifeAsia SOAP APIs

DB2

Job description

## Head of Application - Life Asia (PLUK)Applylocations: Bangaloretime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: August 31, 2026 (30 days left to apply)job requisition id: 26010117Prudential’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.Candidate is to understand LifeAsia application and should be able to enhance and support the application efficiently by doing a proper impact analysisKey Responsibilities:* Enhancement and maintenance of Core admin system* Work closely with other front-end system application team to ensure end-to-end software lifecycle is robust* Ensuring the Applications Management function is aligned with company strategy.* Define and document scope changes during the project life cycle.* Collaborate with business teams to understand and suggest best & efficient solution to cater to business needs* Analyze problems and implement appropriate technical solutions* Prepare the technical specification, Maintain and document the changes, Conduct Unit/Integration testing* Complete the assignments within the agreed deadline* Quality analysis of the programs/system before acceptance testing* Work closely with Business Analyst to deliver a robust and error-free application systems* Ensure that all development and implementation are compliant with IT governance policy* Technical review and quality analysis of the code done by junior members to ensure learning and motivation for subordinatesKey Qualifications:* Bachelor or Higher Degree in Computer Science and engineering.* Minimum 10 years’ experience in Experience in AS/400, SMART/400 based insurance applications specialized in Life/400, Life/Asia application.* Experience in working with LifeAsia SOAP API’s* Provide a good quality level of SMART/400 based insurance applications.* Develops, customizes, enhances, maintains and supports Life/400, Life/Asia, Integral Life Insurance software application systemKey Attributes:* Strong analytical skill* Strong co-ordination skills required to liaise with counterparts within the Company.* Experience in conceptual and functional business process modeling.* Knowledge of insurance industry is a plus* Relationship management skills* Being able to communicate in fluent EnglishKnowledge/Skill: Data Query Language: SQL400 ❑ Database: DB2 ❑ Development: COBOL400, SMART400 **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.