Senior Project Manager

Job Purpose

Y our primary role is to lead and manage projects. You will discuss with business stakeholders to understand their requirements. As your projects usually involve system enhancements, you will also need to work closely with IT and software vendors. You will assess IT proposals and recommend the solution which will best meet business needs and objective. On a day-to-day basis, you will also support the Head, Business Solutions to ensure that the systems are running smoothly.

The Job

• Plan and manage system related projects, ensuring all tasks and outputs are completed
• Keep budget on track and deliver with quality.
• Highlight any potential concerns/ risks and proactively share best risk management practices
• Arrange and conduct project meetings, prepare minutes with action plans and delivery dates
• Ensure project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
• Drive the User Acceptance Testing for various projects and interact with business stakeholders to complete the testing on time.
• Ensure products and services delivered by IT and vendors meet specifications
• Assist in operational support and any ad hoc task as may be assigned

Our Requirements

• Degree/ Diploma in Computer related studies or Information Technology
• 2 to 5 years of working experiences in managing application development
• Knowledge on insurance is mandatory
• Project Management skill/experience
• Willingness to learn general isnruance systems such as the policy admin system, VPMS product engines, jPBM Workflow, japer template and automatic testing tools
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, a problem solver
• Able to deliver tasks on time with high quality results
• High level of integrity, take accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork
• Take initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes

About Great Eastern
Established in 1908, Great Eastern places customers at the heart of everything we do. Our legacy extends beyond our products and services to our culture, which is defined by our core values and how we work. As champions of Integrity, Initiative and Involvement, our core values act as a compass, guiding and inspiring us to embrace the behaviours associated with each value, upholding our promise to our customers - to continue doing our best for them in a sustainable manner.

We work collaboratively with our stakeholders to look for candidates who exhibit or have the potential to embrace our core values and associated behaviours, as these are the key traits that we expect from our employees as they develop their careers with us.

We embrace inclusivity, giving all employees an equal opportunity to shine and play their role in exploring possibilities to deliver innovative insurance solutions.

Since 2018, Great Eastern has been a signatory to the United Nations (UN) Principles of Sustainable Insurance. Our sustainability approach around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations play a key role in every business decision we make. We are committed to being a sustainability-driven company to achieve a low-carbon economy by managing the environmental footprint of our operations and incorporating ESG considerations in our investment portfolios; improving people's lives by actively helping customers live healthier, better and longer; and drive responsible business practices through material ESG risk management.

To all recruitment agencies: Great Eastern does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our email or our employees. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.