VP, Head of Digital Engineering, APAC

Zurich Insurance; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company based in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced IT Development Leader to oversee the Zurich Edge Platform's development. This role requires ownership of application development, technical excellence, and strong stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates will possess a passion for technology and a robust understanding of various tech stacks, including RESTful APIs and cloud solutions. Opportunities for growth within the organization are abundant.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Proven leadership of development teams.
• Strong knowledge of multiple technologies.
• Front-end exposure: JavaScript/ReactJS.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end IT application development.
• Drive identification and adoption of best practices.
• Ensure alignment of design and development with business objectives.
• Advance SaaS agenda for high reuse and optimized delivery.

Skills

Senior stakeholder engagement

Team leadership experience

Technology passion

RESTful APIs

Spring Boot (Java)

JavaScript

ReactJS

Postgres databases

Cloud – AWS

Docker containers

Technical documentation

Code review

DevOps experience

Agile delivery experience

Education

Technology qualifications and relevant certifications

Tools

Docker

AWS

PostgreSQL

Job description

Overall responsibility for IT development for the Zurich Edge Platform to support the growth of Zurich’s digital business across APAC.

Key Tasks & Accountabilities

Strategic Leadership:

• Own the end-to-end IT application development and smooth production running.
• Drive identification and adoption of best practices, tools and frameworks for development & operations.
• Ensure design and development are always focused on strategic short-term and long-term business objectives.
• Create approaches and plans towards the SaaS agenda for the Zurich Edge Platform – key objective of high levels of reuse and optimized delivery.

Technical Excellence:

• Drive speed to market with delivery of initiatives.
• Own the execution of the SaaS agenda.
• Convert strategy to action by developing and maintaining a robust technical design and adherence to design during build.
• Drive business focus and urgency within the development teams.
• Ensure technical teams are staying current with emerging and newer technologies.
• Drive implementation of robust engineering and DevOps practices and tools for frequent multi-country deployments.
• Ensure Information security requirements are constantly considered and implemented during design and build.
• Ensure identification and robust implementation of best practices for production monitoring, observability and alerting, including proactively identifying problem areas and addressing them.

Experience / Skills

• Senior stakeholder engagement and influence.
• Prior experience with leading a team of developers.
• Passion for technology.
• In-depth technical understanding of multiple technologies.
• RESTful APIs.
• Spring Boot (Java).
• JavaScript.
• ReactJS.
• Databases (Postgres).
• Cloud – AWS, Docker containers, etc.
• Ability to document and communicate technical design to developers.
• Ability to review code.
• Ability to review technical frameworks, libraries, tools and products, including being able to do proof of concepts before decision to adopt.
• DevOps and Agile delivery experience.
• Technology qualifications and relevant certifications.

You are the heart & soul of Zurich!

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking "What can go right?".

We highly value the experience and know-how of our employees and offer a wide range of opportunities across business areas to encourage you to apply for new opportunities within Zurich when you are ready for your next career step.

Let’s continue to grow together!

Location(s): MY - Kuala Lumpur

Recruiter name: Caroline Louis