Business Strategy Lead

Allianz Popular SL.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Insurance Singapore is seeking a Strategic Planning & Transformation Lead to shape the company’s long-term direction and drive enterprise-wide transformation. You will partner with the CEO and executive team to identify opportunities, solve complex challenges, and execute high-impact strategic priorities.

The role requires strategic thinking, operational discipline, project leadership, and the ability to influence stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Requires 5+ years in strategy, transformation or management consulting.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and working with senior executives preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree; MBA preferred.
• Familiarity with analytics and automation tools (Power BI, RBA, AI).

Responsibilities

• Lead development and communication of business strategy.
• Translate CEO vision into actionable priorities and KPIs.
• Coordinate annual and quarterly strategic planning with function heads.
• Prepare materials for board and executive communications.
• Design and govern cross-functional transformation programs.
• Identify and fix operational inefficiencies and improve customer experience.
• Automate reporting and build dashboards to improve reliability.

Skills

Strategy

Transformation

Management consulting

Project management

Stakeholder management

Power BI

RBA

AI-enabled tools

ChatGPT / CoPilot

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Rule-based automation (RBA)

AI-enabled solutions

Job description

Entity: Allianz Insurance Singapore

Within a span of just four years, Allianz Insurance Singapore (AIS) has emerged as the fastest-growing General Insurance company, achieving an unprecedented level of success. Since its inception in Singapore, AIS has consistently doubled its revenue year on year, a testament to its unwavering dedication to excellence. AIS takes great pride in being certified as a Great Place to Work, a reflection of our commitment to fostering a thriving and employee-driven business culture.

Description:

The Strategic Planning & Transformation Lead is a key role responsible for shaping the company’s long term direction, driving enterprise wide transformation, and overseeing high impact strategic and special projects. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role partners closely with the executive team to identify opportunities, solve complex business challenges, and ensure execution of key strategic priorities.
This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, operational discipline, project leadership, and the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy Development & Business Planning

• Lead the development, refinement, and communication of the company’s business strategy working along side Marketing & Communications, People & Culture teams
• Translate the CEO’s vision into actionable strategic priorities and enterprise KPIs
• Facilitate annual and quarterly strategic planning cycles in partnership with functional leaders
• Support in external & internal communication and presentation preparation for strategic presentations and CEO communications. This includes board level and executive committee level materials, ensuring clarity, structure, and business relevance
• Design, lead, and govern cross functional transformation programs aligned with organizational priorities. This includes partnering with key functions (Operations, Digital, Finance) to ensure alignment and delivery of outcomes
• Identify operational inefficiencies and design interventions to improve performance, customer experience, and digital enablement
• Work with the various functions to consolidate, report, and analyse information in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner
• Identify and drive synergies to automate reporting processes where possible — including building dashboards, implementing rule‑based automation (RBA), and leveraging AI‑enabled tools — to enhance efficiency, reduce manual work, and improve reporting reliability

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in strategy, transformation, management consulting
• Proven project management experience having led cross functional projects
• Exposure to working closely with senior executives or within a strategy office/CEO office is strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred
• Experience with modern analytics and automation tools, including Power BI, rule‑based automation (RBA), and AI‑enabled solutions, to support reporting, insights generation, and operational efficiency
• AI-Skills e.g. ChatGPT and Microsoft CoPilot an advantage.

92535 | Strategy | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Singapore | Full-Time | Permanent