Manager, Strategy

Job Number:

Manager, Strategy (25000050)

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for managing and monitoring company-wide strategic initiatives, which entails defining the objectives, action plan, metrics for strategic projects, and ownership; while executing projects from ideation/conceptual phase to closure by maintaining high standards of performance through facilitating collaboration across stakeholders.

The Job

1. Manage and support the implementation of various company-wide strategic initiatives as well as Finance division’s internal initiatives. This includes defining project plans, resolving discrepancies arising from differences in opinions from various stakeholders, applying good judgement to deal with uncertainties, and actively tracking the progress of projects.
2. Support the development of the company strategies and business plans with respective stakeholders. This includes brainstorming and actively participating in the co-creation of long-term ideas and supporting the eventual implementation.
3. Collaborate with project sponsors, cross-functional teams, and assigned workstream leads to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, and timing for the initiatives.
4. Produce and/or review documentation needed for project approvals, project planning, tender, functional documents, formal project progress, and other project-related reports.
5. Monitor project status and take the lead for regular status reporting to Senior Management and stakeholders, ensuring deliverables and timelines are met.
6. Proactively identify issues and risks that may impact the timely delivery of tasks and deliverables.
7. Provide guidance to team members and recommendations to address issues, risks, and other challenges.
8. Assist Head of Department and Line Manager in any other assignments as required.
9. Take accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and take appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
10. Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats, and technologies to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
11. Highlight any potential concerns/risks and proactively share best risk management practices.

Our Requirements

Qualification:

Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Business Administration, Finance, Actuarial Science, Economics, or any related field.

Experience and Key Skills:

1. Minimum 5 years of working experience in project management, and minimum 1 year experience of managing a team.
2. Able to cope in a fast-paced environment, resilient in the face of challenges, committed to achieving common alignment with stakeholders, and willing to go the extra mile to achieve desired results.
3. Domain knowledge in financial services or insurance is preferred.
4. High level of dependability with strong sense of urgency and good problem-solving skills.
5. Good communication skills: written and verbal.
6. Analysis & Numeracy.
7. Financial Applications.
8. Concern for Order & Quality.
9. Teamwork and Co-operation.
10. Developing Self.
11. High level of integrity, takes accountability of work, and good attitude over teamwork.
12. Takes initiative to improve the current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.