Assistant Manager, Governance Operations & Technology (GEGM

Great Eastern; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Kuala Lumpur seeks an Assistant Manager for Governance Operations & Technology to oversee Personal Accident and Health underwriting. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in general insurance and a strong understanding of the underwriting process. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulations, coaching junior staff, and improving operational processes to enhance efficiency and profitability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in general insurance underwriting and/or analytics role.
• Product knowledge in the insurance industry with underwriting skills.
• High level of integrity and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end operations of Personal Accident and Health Underwriting.
• Ensure alignment with organization's SOPs to achieve profitable outcomes.
• Coach junior team members and improve current processes.

Skills

Decision making

Problem solving

Information seeking

Teamwork

Education

Tertiary qualification or General Insurance Professional Qualification (e.g. ACII/AMII/AAII)

Job description

Assistant Manager, Governance Operations & Technology (GEGM

Managing the day to day operations of the Personal Accident and Health Underwriting with the objective of ensuring effective and efficient Underwriting process and Portfolio Management of the Accident & Health portfolio.

With The Job

• Oversee the end-to-end operations of Personal Accident and Health Underwriting.
• Keep abreast of regulations and industry standards and ensure alignment with organization's SOPs to achieve sustainable and profitable underwriting outcome.
• Coach junior team members
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.

Requirements

• Possess a tertiary qualification or General Insurance Professional Qualification e.g. ACII/AMII/AAII.
• More than 7 years’ experience in general insurance underwriting and/or analytics role.
• Product Knowledge - Insurance Industry, Underwriting Skills.
• Decision making, Problem solving.
• Information seeking and keen sense of responsibility and commitment to results.
• Knowing the market information on underwriting and claims.
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.