Senior Manager, Ops & IT Strategy Planning, Asia

Allianz Seguros; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best Places to Work Singapore

Hybrid/Remote options

LinkedIn Learning access

Career opportunities worldwide

Health & wellbeing benefits

Pension contributions

Employee Share Purchase Program

Job summary

Allianz Seguros seeks a Senior Manager of Ops & IT Strategy Planning in the Asia Pacific Regional Office to lead annual planning, forecasting, and long-term roadmaps with senior stakeholders across regional offices and operating entities for Insurance Operations and IT.

You will generate business insights, propose transformation roadmaps, and collaborate with KPIs to review strategies with leadership, delivering SD/PD outputs and supporting decision making.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience, with at least 5 years in business planning, management consulting, transformation program portfolio management, preferably in insurance operations and IT
• Excellent executive communication and business strategy proposition skills
• Advanced data analytics with ability to translate metrics into clear insights

Responsibilities

• Plan and drive Strategic Dialogue (SD) and Planning Dialogue (PD) activities for AZAP Ops & IT within Regional Office and all Operating Entities
• Be the main contact point for Ops & IT planning activities and ensure timely, quality submissions
• Provide market insights through industry networks and partner sharing to regional Ops & IT community
• Build, review and enhance regional Ops & IT strategies aligned with Group direction
• Deliver Regional Ops & IT Storyboards as SD/PD outputs for RO leadership

Skills

Executive communication

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Work ethic

AI skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics/Insurance studies

Master's degree or Insurance Operations Certifications

Job description

Job Purpose

As Senior Manager of Ops & IT Strategy planning in Asia Pacific Regional Office, he / she is responsible to drive annual planning, forecasting, and long-term strategic roadmaps with senior stakeholders, both in regional office and operating entities (OEs), for Insurance Operations and IT functions.

This role requires to produce business insights and recommend strategic Ops & IT Transformation roadmap to Head of Ops & IT Strategy Planning and Regional COO for endorsement & decision making. He / She is expected to work closely with Senior Performance Management Manager who deliver the KPIs tracking output to review and strengthen strategies on half-yearly basis.

What you do

• Plan and drive Strategic Dialogue (SD) and Planning Dialogue (PD) activities for AZAP Ops & IT functions, within Regional Office and all participating Operating Entities.
• Be the main contact point of Ops & IT function for AZAP Finance SD and PD coordinator, ensuring all Ops & IT planning activities aligned with overall timeline and responsible for all Ops & IT deliverables' timely submissions with quality completion.
• Provide market insights through industrial network, business partners, Group and market (countries) sharing to Regional Ops & IT community.
• Build, review and enhance Regional Ops & IT strategies, aligning with Group strategy & direction. Provide recommendations and support leadership steering to OEs on their Ops & IT strategy plans.
• Deliver Regional Ops & IT Storyboards as key SD and PD outputs for RCOO presentation to Group leadership.

What you bring

• Bachelors Degree, preferably majoring in Business, Finance, Economics or Insurance studies. Having a Masters or other Insurance Operations Certifications is a plus.
• 8-10 year of working experience of which at least 5 years are in business planning, management consulting, transformation program portfolio management, preferably in insurance operations and IT function, either Regional or local entity.
• Excellent executive communication and business strategy proposition skill
• Advanced data analytics skill with ability to navigate ambiguity and translate complex metrics into clear management insights
• Strong organisation and coordination skill
• Strong stakeholder management capability and able to influence without direct authority
• Good team player and interpersonal skill
• Hard-working, willingness to go the extra-mile for quality deliverables within short timeline AI skills, ChatGPT and CoPilot, an advantage

What we offer

• We are certified as one of The World’s Best Places to Work & Great Place to Work in Singapore.
• Be part of a team that’s open-minded, supportive, and genuinely focused on customer outcomes.
• A sense of belonging in the workplace, where you are welcomed and encouraged to bring your most authentic self to work.
• An employer that is committed to supporting hybrid work and readily provides flexible & remote work options.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and Degreed and career opportunities across the world, to support your continuous learning and you taking control of your career development.
• Robust and comprehensive benefit offerings for your health and well being
• Initiatives to support your financial wellness through selected discounted Allianz insurance products, pension contributions and our referral bonus scheme.
• The opportunity to take part in our Employee Share Purchase Program - own a piece of your employer.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

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