Assistant Vice President, Digital Transformation (Project Manager)

Great Eastern; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking an Assistant Vice President for Digital Transformation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The role involves managing projects to ensure quality, cost, and compliance while developing project plans and maintaining effective governance. Candidates should have a degree in project management, 5-9 years of experience, and strong skills in communication and leadership. This position offers opportunities for growth and is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 - 9 years of experience in managing digital projects.
• Experience with project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Overall project management to meet quality, cost, risk, and compliance.
• Develop project plans based on business cases or scopes.
• Maintain effective project governance and communication.

Skills

Project management expertise

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Education

Degree in project management or similar field

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

As a LIFE company, our customers are at the heart of all that we do. Being one of Asia’s leading insurer for over a century, we have built a long‑lasting legacy of trust with our customers over many generations. At the foundation of this trust is Integrity, Initiative, and Involvement – from the way we treat every customer relationship with honesty and transparency, to our proactive approach of delivering the best possible solutions in both life and general insurance.

Integrity, Initiative, and Involvement is what guides us. It is what makes us do the right thing, take the lead, and choose ‘we’ over ‘me’. Our mission is to make life great for our customers because we understand what matters most to them, and we know how to help them protect it.

If you are looking to grow in an exciting career filled with opportunities and potential, we are seeking a professional to join our team as Assistant Vice President, Digital Transformation.

The Role:

• To be responsible for overall project management in ensuring the quality, cost, risk and compliance and project scheduling requirements are met
• To develop project plan based on business case or agreed scope for approval by Project Sponsor / Project Steering Committee (PSC), supported by establishment of the overall success criteria for the project
• To maintain effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project
• To take a leading role in interfacing with users, IT, system implementation vendor, at all project stages
• To actively manage project risk in mitigating all identified risks.
• To manage the change control process
• To monitor and advise upon project finances
• Produce and/or maintain documentation needed for project approvals, project planning, tender, functional documents, formal project progress and other project related reports
• To manage the flow of project information between the team and various stakeholders, through regular meetings and written communications
• Any other work related tasks or duties deemed required and assigned by the superior or Head of Department
• Take accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company
• Highlight any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices
• Other responsibilities entailed

The Person:

• Degree qualifications in project management or similar field
• Minimum 5 - 9 years of experience in managing digital projects
• Experience and knowledge of all of the main project management concepts, tools and techniques
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced and high pressure environment, to meet often tight deadlines, and to work pro-actively as part of a committed team
• Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Strong management and planning skills
• Analytical skills a must
• Creative and has strong leadership skills
• 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

Great Eastern Malaysia is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, and all qualified applicants shall receive a fair and equal consideration for employment.