Project Manager Lead (12 month contract)

ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD (Singapore Branch); Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Singapore seeks a Project Manager Lead to join their APAC team and drive execution of their digital distribution strategy. The ideal candidate will lead project delivery and manage key stakeholder relationships, ensuring project compliance and governance. Strong leadership, project management skills, and experience in digital or partnership-driven projects are essential. Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence is preferred. Open to travel is required.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project roles, ideally in digital environments.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, especially with C-suite.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Experience working across APAC markets is a plus.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate high-level planning of the project pipeline across APAC.
• Oversee end-to-end project delivery and ensure timely execution.
• Manage cross-functional teams and facilitate effective communication.
• Manage cross-functional teams and facilitate effective communication.
• Handle governance-related activities, including documentation and risk management.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Governance compliance

Governance

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Zurich APAC team as part of our dedicated team executing on our regional digital distribution strategy - Zurich Edge. We’re looking for a Project Manager Lead with strong leadership, project delivery, and stakeholder management skills to help drive execution and implementation for key partners and initiatives across the region. You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering scalable, customer-centric insurance solutions across all digital insurance channels - direct, assisted, and partnerships –working closely with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Delivery

• Facilitate high-level planning of the project pipeline across APAC markets, aligning priorities with regional business goals and digital strategy.
• Oversee end-to-end project delivery, from initiation to closure, ensuring timely execution and quality outcomes.
• Act as implementation lead for cross-market projects, including managing external partners.
• Track KPIs and project health metrics, providing regular updates to leadership and working teams.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Manage cross-functional teams, including business, product, development, and external partners.
• Facilitate effective communication between internal teams and external partners.
• Lead regular updates, reviews, and steering committee meetings.
• Provide clear, timely communication to keep stakeholders well-informed and aligned.

Governance & Compliance

• Handle governance-related activities, including documentation, reporting, and risk management.
• Ensure projects comply with internal standards and external regulations.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Required

• Significant experience in project roles, ideally in project management within digital or partnership-driven environments.
• Proven stakeholder management skills across business and technical domains, ideally with C-suite stakeholder experience.
• Familiarity with governance and compliance environments.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Experience working across APAC markets is a plus.
• Open to travel

Preferred

• Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence systems as collaboration tools like Mural.
• Experience working on large scale IT systems consisting of multiple integrated applications.