Job Description

Career Opportunity for an IT Lead of Product Related Development in Japan

■ Japan Business Service Delivery Lead

■ Company Overview

 A leading global organization in the insurance and financial services sector, this company is known for offering comprehensive commercial and personal coverage solutions to businesses and individuals worldwide. With a strong international footprint and a robust property-and-casualty network, it consistently drives innovation and helps shape the future of the insurance industry. The organization is committed to supporting clients through uncertainty while fostering a culture of continuous learning, growth, and empowerment for its people.  

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

The IT Lead of Product Related Development is the end-to-end owner for Products related applications delivery programs/projects.

You will be a key stakeholder in building the future state of Company Japan's product development, which is the key critical factor in growing our business.

●Support the business strategy execution by driving IT execution plans.

●Work closely with the various business teams to understand their needs and priorities. Evaluates business requirements and creates technical delivery plans in cooperation with the Company's internal IT team and vendor resources.

●Lead and deliver technology solutions in alignment with business and IT objectives.

●Ensure technical projects are completed on time, on budget and within quality standards.

●Manage the delivery team consisting of both internal and external resources.

●Reviews and approves vendor deliverables for fit for purpose and quality.

●Play a people manager role to manage a team within the Product section.

■ Experience and Qualifications

●Japanese language: Native or business fluency. English: business fluency

●8+ years in insurance industry experience; especially in the General Insurance market.

●10+ years in a project management and delivery role.

●6+ years in information technology experience; especially in developing new products and/or enhancing existing products.

●3+ years in people manager experience with a team size of 3+ employee resources.

●Has a growth mindset and can improve employee engagement.

●Strong leadership / influencing and negotiation skills.

●Able to see the big picture / strategy thinker.

●Demonstrable experience standing up, leading, and managing complex projects and programs, ability to influence and partner with stakeholders to deliver project objectives.

●Experience and understanding of Agile methodology and being a scrum master is a plus.

●Strong critical thinking and analytical reasoning (quantitative and qualitative) that can be applied in a problem-solving scenario.

●Mastery of executive-level communications development and high-degree of comfort in working/communicating with senior business leaders.

●Self-starter that is comfortable working in a dynamic program environment that includes a degree of ambiguity. Willing to dive in as part of the team to get the job done.

●Understanding of technical architecture and application systems integration in a large heterogeneous enterprise environment.

●Experience and understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps, Test Automation is a plus.

●Strong technical knowledge of digital environments including Frontend technologies, APIs, Messaging, Databases, Big Data, Networks and their interactions is a plus

■ Good Reasons to Join

●Lead high-impact product technology initiatives for a global Fortune 100 organization.  

●Work closely with senior leaders across product, distribution, claims, and operations.  

●Opportunity to drive complex digital transformation projects end-to-end. 
●Exposure to Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, and modern digital architectures.  

●Collaborate with global IT teams and SI partners, offering international visibility.  

●Work in an inclusive culture that values innovation, learning, and continuous improvement.  

●A role ideal for leaders who enjoy strategic thinking, problem-solving, and hands-on delivery.  

■ Work Location

Tokyo, Japan- Hybrid

Details will be provided during the meeting.