Role Summary:

• Manage successful delivery of the business projects within the assigned value stream
• Responsible for the end-to-end planning and implementation of a major work stream that is critical to running business operations
• Effectively manage the overall project budget, resource plans, scope and timelines to achieve on-time delivery
• Meet the ** Project governance standards and requirements throughout the lifecycle of the project
• Contribute to improvement and strengthening of project delivery standards and processes

Job Description: 

• Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver business critical projects
• Drive decisions regarding project priorities/business requirements to manage project scope, budget, resources 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
• Manage dependencies within program streams and between projects with complex dependencies
• Manage project deadlines, breakdown tasks, set targets and push the team to ensure timeliness
• Provide feedback, advice, guidance and encouragement to the team members
• Proactively recognize warning signs, raise risks and issues in a timely manner, develop risk mitigation plans to resolve risks & issues
• Communicate with the team frequently to update them about project progress and status updates
• Take ownership of the project budget, scope, timeline and effectively manage baseline change control
• Prepare project status reports on a weekly basis to update the management team and seek assistance when required

Experiences (must have) :

• 10 or more years of experience managing business critical projects end to end (experience across PMLC and SDLC)
• Past experience leading large programs with multiple projects with strong leadership in strategy, implementation and delegation
• 5 or more years in the insurance industry (Life preferred)
• Past experience specifically managing large scale cross-functional teams, offshore delivery vendors
• Past experience working in both Waterfall and Agile delivery environment in the insurance industry
• Experience in delivering projects under a regulatory environment in the financial services industry

Skills & Competencies (must have):

• Demonstrate 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 or  unforeseen circumstances
• Ability to manage budgets and resource capacity for projects
• Strong team building and motivational skills to resolve conflicts and focus on the delivery outcome
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)
• Excellent time management skills, goal setting and follow-up
• Thorough understanding of insurance products and insurance operations
• Team player, self-motivated, confident and results-driven
• Proficient in project management tools, templates and project life cycle
• Bilingual in English (speak/read/write) and Japanese (speak/read/write)

Other Qualifications (public certifications, etc):

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field preferred
• Bachelor's degree or certificate in computer science, software engineering
• Project Management certification strongly preferred (PMP, Prince2)
• Understanding of Agile & DevOps practices as applied to project management