Director, IT Solutions Delivery (Life Asia)

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Permanent (with Client)

Work location : Kuala Lumpur

Mode of work : Onsite (Work from Office)

Experience: 12–18+ years (5+ years in senior leadership)

The Director – IT Solutions Delivery will lead and drive the Life & Health front-end technology solutions delivery across multiple Asian markets. This role owns the technology roadmap, solution design, and delivery execution to modernize Life Insurance platforms, migrate applications to cloud-native, microservices-based architectures, and enable DevOps automation to achieve business growth, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of Life Insurance front-end platforms (PAS, Point of Sale, workflows, distribution systems).
• Define and execute technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy and target IT architecture.
• Lead modernization of legacy systems into cloud-native, microservices and container-based architectures.
• Drive cloud migration, DevOps and CI/CD automation to achieve faster release cycles and high system reliability.
• Standardize Life Insurance systems across countries to improve scalability, reusability and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Group and Country IT teams to design and implement enterprise-wide technology solutions.
• Work closely with business stakeholders (Direct, Agency, Banca, IFA channels) to deliver growth-enabling technology platforms.
• Lead multi-country delivery teams and vendors, ensuring quality, timelines, and budget adherence.
• Own delivery governance, risk management, budget planning and benefit realization.
• Ensure alignment with Agile delivery practices, security standards, and enterprise architecture.
• Mentor and develop technology delivery leaders and teams across markets.

Key Performance Outcomes

• Successful cloud migration of Life Insurance applications
• Adoption of microservices and containerized architectures
• Implementation of automated DevOps pipelines (CI/CD)
• Standardized PAS and front-end platforms across markets
• Improved delivery speed, system scalability, and operational efficiency
• Measurable business impact for sales and distribution channels

Required Experience, Technical Skills & Leadership Competencies:

• 12+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles (Director / Head of IT / Delivery Lead).
• Strong experience in Insurance IT, preferably Life Insurance systems.
• Proven leadership of Policy Administration Systems (PAS), front-end insurance platforms, and sales/distribution systems (POS, workflows).
• Experience leading large-scale cloud transformation programs (AWS / Azure / GCP).
• Hands-on leadership in cloud-native architecture, microservices, containers, APIs, and DevOps automation (CI/CD, automated deployments, release management).
• Experience managing regional / multi-country technology delivery programs.
• Strong understanding of Life Insurance business processes and end-to-end system flows.
• Proven experience working with system integrators and technology vendors.
• Strong stakeholder management experience with CXOs, business leaders, and vendors.
• Solid understanding of Agile delivery models and enterprise governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated technology leadership and delivery ownership with a strategic mindset and hands-on execution approach.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• Results-driven with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead large, multi-country teams and drive high performance.
• Strong financial, budget ownership, and delivery governance skills.

Why Join?

• Be part of a forward-thinking organization driving digital transformation.
• Work in a high-performing, collaborative environment at a prestigious location in Kuala Lumpur.
• Engage with modern database technologies and cloud infrastructure

Interested candidates / referrals welcome – please connect or share profiles on Shabnambanu.Varshani@NewEraTech.com 

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