Senior Cyber Resilience Programme Lead

AIA Digital+

Kuala Lumpur

On-site

MYR 300,000 - 520,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

AIA Digital+ is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a group-wide Cyber Resilience Programme. You will oversee architecture, design, implementation, testing and handover across Group Office and Business Units, coordinating with Workstream Leads and vendors to ensure on-time delivery and adherence to regulatory expectations.

You will develop an integrated roadmap, manage risks and dependencies, and drive governance, reporting and assurance across multiple

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field.
15+ years delivering large-scale technology or transformation programs.
Experience managing complex multi-country initiatives with multiple stakeholders and vendors.
Experience leading complex infrastructure or resilience programmes across architecture and design, implementation, testing and operational transition.
Experience in financial services or regulated industries.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end programme delivery across all workstreams, from architecture and solution design through implementation, testing and operational handover.
Accountable for completion of solution implementation and testing across Group Office and Business Units, driving delivery through Workstream Leads and Business Units responsible for execution, including pilot deployments and regional rollout.
Develop and manage an integrated programme roadmap and delivery plan covering workstream and Business Unit commitments, dependencies, architecture and design approvals, implementation milestones, testing and acceptance criteria.
Monitor risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations to ensure delivery against agreed scope, timelines, and outcomes.
Ensure business-led Minimum Viable Company (MVC), Important Business Services (IBS), impact tolerances and dependency requirements are translated into agreed recovery scope, priorities, sequencing and delivery acceptance criteria across Group Office and Business Units.
Coordinate technical implementation activities across Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Cloud, and technology teams.
Drive timely completion of architecture reviews, design approvals, recovery testing and operational readiness activities through the responsible technical owners, Workstreams and Business Units.
Ensure that responsible technical owners assess and confirm compliance with technology standards, security requirements and resilience objectives, with exceptions resolved or formally accepted through programme governance.
Ensure recovery validation and agreed test exercises are completed against approved acceptance criteria, with defects and gaps tracked to closure or formally accepted by the appropriate owners before rollout or handover.
Act as the primary liaison between AIA, implementation partners, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
Manage vendor performance, deliverables, dependencies, and escalations.
Drive stakeholder alignment, decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration.
Engage senior management and programme sponsors through regular updates and governance forums.
Manage the financial planning, forecasting and funding submissions in partnership with the IT Finance workstream.
Identify and raise resourcing, budget, and delivery challenges.
Support business case development, procurement activities, and onboarding of programme resources.
Establish programme governance structures, reporting processes, and PMO controls.
Produce executive dashboards and regular reporting on programme status, risks, issues, and key decisions.
Maintain RAID logs, dependency tracking, and benefits realization reporting.
Manage programme stage-gate readiness, consolidate required delivery and assurance evidence, and secure approvals from the designated decision owners before progression; route material changes through approved programme governance
Ensure operational handover and transition to BAU are completed, including required documentation, confirmed operational ownership, appropriate Business Unit and operational acceptance, and supporting evidence for audit and assurance.