Assistant Vice President - Business Solutions & Support

To drive key digital strategies for our sales channels and find solutions to processes in supporting business, project & system management. Our objective is to increase business efficiencies to achieve overall channel’s top and bottom-line numbers. 

• Support management’s decision in project sponsorship by establishing clear business needs against what can be delivered by IT and our Platform/Product Owner 

• Active engagement with our distribution partners to develop key strategies and understanding of their business requirements 

• Lead in system enablement projects and undertake the role of UAT manager for those projects. Being accountable for the end-to-end deliverables of the initiatives/enhancements to be implemented within the committed timeline 

• Responsible for updating, prioritizing, and implementing digital platforms that drive distribution productivity 

• Actively collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure that project and strategies are rolled out in a clear, prompt and timely manner. He/she should be clear of the project status and report accordingly to the senior management team. 

• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks

• Minimum Degree-holder 

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written 

• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills with confidence to constantly push the boundaries 

• Preferred to have project management, system implementation project and User Acceptance Testing experience on large or e-commerce projects 

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision 

• Adaptable and thrives on new challenges 

• High proficiency in project tools, e.g. MS Office, JIRA, HPQC and Confluence 

• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and has good work good attitude 

• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes

• 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. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.