Senior IT Project Manager - Insurance

Careers / Senior IT Project Manager - Insurance

Senior IT Project Manager - Insurance

TokyoContractOn-siteEnglish: BusinessJapanese: NativeJPY 12M - 14M
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Role Summary
  • Manage successful delivery of business critical projects within the company (e.g. product launches, operational improvements, Regulatory/Compliance, System migration)
  • Contribute to improvement and strengthening of project governance and service quality to the business

Job Description
  • Lead cross-functional, multinational project teams to deliver business critical projects
  • Drive decisions regarding project priorities/business requirements to manage project scope, budget, resources/issues and delivery risks
  • Ensure quality of deliverables and compliance with internal procedures and policies
  • Build & maintain working relationships with IT and business stakeholders for project control
  • Contribute to improving the overall service level of the PPO(Portfolio & Project Office) to the business
  • Improve project delivery capabilities (e.g number of projects that can be released at the same time, etc.) with keeping the quality and cost effectiveness

Qualifications
  • Thorough understanding of insurance products and insurance operations
  • Possesses excellent leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills to lead cross-functional teams and coach/advise peers and staff
  • Strong planning and organization skills with the ability to adapt to changes + ability to manage budgets and resource capacity
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)
  • Team player, self-motivated, confident and results-driven

Requirements
  • 5 or more years in the insurance industry (Life preferred)
  • 5 or more years experience of senior system engineer or business analyst
  • 5 or more years experience managing business critical projects end to end (experience across PMLC and SDLC)
  • Past experience specifically managing large scale programs or projects
  • Past experience specifically managing CX improvement, other strategic projects preferred and core business operational enhancements in life insurance company including mandatory initiatives complying with laws and regulations as well as audit remediations are must
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