Associate Director, Analytics and Automation (AIA Investment Management)

AIA (Vietnam) Life Insurance; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Investment Management is seeking an Associate Director, Analytics & Automation to lead the Analytics & Automation function within the Investment Asset Infrastructure COE. You will guide a team of developers to design and implement scalable data pipelines, dashboards and automation solutions that strengthen investment governance and controls.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across Investments, Governance, Operations and Technology to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering, data engineering or analytics delivery, with leadership experience.
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable data pipelines, dashboards and automation platforms.
• Hands-on expertise with Python, SQL, APIs, data integration and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead Analytics & Automation developers; set engineering standards and drive delivery.
• Oversee end-to-end analytics and automation projects from requirements to implementation and ongoing improvement.
• Design and maintain data pipelines, dashboards, and automation workflows for investment governance and controls.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and partner withAsset Management, Governance, Ops and Technology teams.
• Ensure solutions comply with security, governance and audit requirements.

Skills

Python

SQL

APIs

Data integration

Analytics development

Automation development

Workflow automation

Reporting solutions

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Data Science / Financial Engineering / AI

Tools

JavaScript

Microsoft Power Platform

Job description

About the Role

Join us as Associate Director, Analytics & Automation at AIA Investment Management!

At AIA Investment Management, we believe in creating long-term value for our clients and communities. We are seeking an Associate Director, Analytics & Automation to join our team. In this role, you will lead the Analytics and Automation function within the Investment Asset Infrastructure (IAI) Centre of Excellence (COE), supporting the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of AIA's Investment Asset Architecture (IAA). You will be responsible for delivering data analytics, workflow automation, and technology solutions that strengthen investment governance, operational controls, and the management of investment infrastructure across AIA Investments.

Combining hands-on technical expertise with people leadership, you will lead a team of developers to design and implement scalable solutions, drive automation initiatives, and deliver actionable insights through analytics and reporting. Working closely with stakeholders across Investments, Governance, Operations, and Technology, you will identify opportunities to improve efficiency, support evolving investment capabilities, and enhance the overall investment governance and operational control environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership & Technical Leadership: Lead, coach and develop the Analytics & Automation developers, providing technical guidance, capability development and delivery oversight. Act as the technical lead for the function, establishing engineering standards, solution architecture and development best practices. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, governance, risk awareness and engineering excellence.
2. Solution Delivery & Process Optimisation: Lead the end-to-end delivery of analytics and automation solutions, from requirements gathering and solution design through implementation and continuous improvement. Design and implement reporting, analytics and workflow automation solutions that improve efficiency, scalability and operational controls. Conduct design and code reviews and ensure solutions are maintainable, secure and fit for purpose.
3. Data, Analytics & Automation Engineering: Design, develop and maintain data pipelines, data models, dashboards and workflow automation solutions using Python, SQL, APIs, JavaScript and Microsoft Power Platform. Develop analytics and management reporting that provide actionable insights into operational performance, controls and data quality. Build tools and workflows that support investment governance processes, including mandates, governing documents and pre-trade controls.
4. Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership: Partner with team leads covering mandates, governing documents and pre-trade controls to translate business requirements into effective technology solutions and prioritise development initiatives. Manage relationships and delivery dependencies across Asset Management Companies, Business Units, Group functions, vendors, auditors, consultants, and service providers. Represent the function in project and governance forums, providing clear updates on progress, risks, issues, and key decisions.
5. Technology Governance and Control: Ensure all solutions comply with applicable technology, security, and governance requirements. Maintain appropriate documentation, controls, audit readiness, access management, and change governance across all analytics and automation solutions.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Financial Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, analytics, automation, or technology delivery, including experience leading and developing technical teams.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Python, SQL, APIs, data integration, and the development of analytics, automation, workflow, and reporting solutions.
• Proven experience designing and delivering scalable data pipelines, applications, dashboards, and automation platforms, with a solid understanding of software engineering best practices, including architecture, testing, code reviews, release management, security, and production support.
• Demonstrated ability to balance people leadership with hands-on technical delivery, including solution design, troubleshooting, mentoring devel