Product Manager (Tech)

Hong Leong Assurance; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Assurance is seeking a Product Manager (Tech) within the Digital & Transformation division. You will own the product lifecycle for insurance capabilities, translating business goals into technical requirements, epics, and user stories.

You will drive the vision for HLA insurance POS and core transaction workflows, coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless digital experiences for agents and customers and lead end-to-end releases with a focus on reliability and

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Technical Product Manager or Product Owner in insurance domain.
• Experience with POS systems and policy administration or digital quotation engines.
• Strong knowledge of Java-based enterprise architectures.
• Familiarity with API-first designs, RESTful services, and cloud-native architectures.
• At least 8 years in a similar industry with proven stakeholder management and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the product lifecycle for key insurance capabilities and translate business goals into technical requirements, epics, and user stories.
• Drive vision and execution of HLA insurance POS and core transaction workflows for seamless digital experiences.
• Oversee end-to-end releases with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth, bug-free deployments.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and Business Systems Analysts on scalable system integrations.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team, setting performance goals and driving growth.
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors; ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Identify and control data risks, monitor performance and uphold data integrity.
• Support implementation of operational resilience, including outsourcing risk, BC/DR management.
• Ensure data policies and controls safeguard customer information.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

API design

RESTful services

Cloud-native

POS systems

Tools

Java

iOS development

Job description

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Product Manager (Tech) within the Digital & Transformation division, reporting to the Head of ISD. The role owns the product lifecycle for key insurance capabilities, translating business goals into clear technical requirements, epics, and user stories.

Key responsibilities

Own the product lifecycle for key insurance capabilities, translating business goals into clear technical requirements, epics, and user stories

Drive the vision and execution of HLA insurance POS and core transaction workflows, ensuring seamless digital experiences for agents and customers

Oversee end-to-end product releases, coordinating across cross-functional teams to ensure smooth, bug-free, and timely deployments

Partner closely with Solution Architects and Business Systems Analysts to design scalable, secure, and robust system integrations

Collaborate with Microservices development teams to build modular, decoupled services that power HLA core insurance engines

Lead, mentor, and manage a team, conducting regular one-on-ones, setting performance goals, and driving career growth and continuous learning

Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors, aligning third-party solutions with internal enterprise architecture standards

Identify, manage and control data risks, monitor performance and uphold data integrity

Support the implementation of HLA's operational resilience framework, including outsourcing risk, business continuity and disaster recovery management within the Division

Ensure implementation of data policies, procedures and controls to safeguard any documents or information relating to the affairs or account of a customer of the financial institution

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager or Product Owner, preferably within the Insurance domain

Solid understanding of insurance workflows, with hands-on experience in Point of Sales (POS) systems, policy administration, or digital quotation engines

Strong working knowledge of Java-based enterprise architectures

Familiarity with iOS app development/ecosystem constraints is a strong plus

Deep understanding of API-first designs, RESTful services, and cloud-native architectures

At least 8 years experience in a similar industry, with proven ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and high performing teams