Vice President - Group Strategy & Transformation

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited in Singapore seeks a senior professional to help define the Group's strategic priorities and drive execution across the organization. You will work closely with business and functional units to shape target operating models aligned to corporate strategy and lead planning cycles with strong governance, reporting to Boards and regulators.

The role requires extensive experience in finance, accounting, or project management, excellent communication,

Qualifications

• Degree or professional qualification in Business, Finance, Actuarial Science, Accountancy, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant working experience in accountancy, finance, or project management.
• Experience coordinating annual business planning cycles.
• Effective communicator who can collaborate across units and provide secretariat support.
• High ownership, accountability, and results orientation.
• Ability to evaluate proposals and develop target operating models aligned with group strategy.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist to facilitate the design and definition of corporate strategic priorities.
• Evaluate merger & acquisition opportunities and partnerships.
• Drive business initiative design/planning and prioritization.
• Coordinate annual business planning cycles.
• Secretarial support to management committees.
• Submit regular management reports to Board committees, MAS and rating agencies.
• Undertake additional duties as directed.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Project management

Ownership & accountability

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or professional qualification in Business/Finance/Actuarial Science/Accountancy/Economics

Job description

Part of a high performing team who is responsible to assist Group CEO define the Group’s strategic priorities and execution of strategic initiatives, and monitor the delivery of strategic objectives.

• Assist to facilitate the design and definition of Great Eastern Group’s corporate strategic priorities, which includes working closely with the business and functional units to define their respective target operating model aligning to the Group’s Corporate Strategy.
• Evaluate merger & acquisition opportunities, new business partnerships and/ or strategic alliances, and business proposals, including the business proposition aligning to the Group’s Corporate strategy
• Assist to drive business initiatives design/planning, and prioritisation to achieve our Group’s corporate strategic priorities.
• Coordinate annual business planning cycles
• Secretariat support to management committees
• Submission of regular management reports to Board committees, MAS and Rating Agencies.
• Undertake any other tasks and responsibilities as directed from time to time.

• Possess a Degree or professional qualification in Business, Finance, Actuarial Science, Accountancy, Economics, or related field.
• Has minimum 8 years of relevant working experience in accountancy, finance, or project management roles.
• Has experience in coordinating annual business planning cycles and supporting the design and prioritization of strategic initiatives.
• Is an effective communicator with the ability to collaborate across business and functional units, and provide secretariat support to management committees.
• Has high degree of ownership, accountability, and results orientation.
• Has strong ability to evaluate business proposals, assess strategic fit, and support the development of target operating models aligned with group strategy
• Is comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-paced environments.

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels - a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of 'AA-' by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies.

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