An established life insurer in Hong Kong seeks a Head of Technology / IT Practice Lead to drive digital transformation, core platform modernisations, and vendor governance. Featuring an accelerated succession path to top IT leadership, this role oversees SinoSoft JR20 administration systems and statutory regulatory alignment with the Insurance Authority (IA).
about the company.
Our client is a well-established life insurance and wealth solutions provider with a significant presence across Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. The organisation combines institutional heritage with modern digital roadmaps, continually investing in enterprise policy platforms, automated workflows, and robust IT infrastructure to deliver premium digital services to regional policyholders.
about the team.
You will lead a high-performing department comprising enterprise architects, business analysts, infrastructure specialists, and delivery leads. The role acts as the primary executive bridge between business stakeholders in Hong Kong and cross-border vendor teams, mainland development centres, and external systems integration partners.
about the job.
- Define and execute the multi-year IT strategy, managing capital allocation and technological transformation across modern automation and cloud frameworks.
- Take end-to-end ownership of core policy administration ecosystems, spearheading high-availability operations and platform evolution for SinoSoft enterprise systems.
- Lead cross-border delivery governance, managing mainland engineering hubs, system integrators, and software vendors to ensure milestone completion.
- Maintain enterprise cyber resilience, disaster recovery readiness, and operational risk compliance in full alignment with Insurance Authority (IA) supervisory guidelines.
- Advise executive committee and board-level leaders on technological readiness, architectural roadmaps, and business risk mitigation.
- Champion internal talent development and engineering excellence across regional delivery teams.
skills & experience required.
- Minimum 8 years of progressive technology leadership experience, with at least 3 years managing teams and enterprise architecture within the Hong Kong life insurance sector.
- Proven track record in orchestrating, migrating, or managing the SinoSoft core platforms (e.g., SinoSoft LIS / Life Core) or Java-based financial risk & automated underwriting modules (e.g., SinoSoft JR / Risk 2.0 architecture or equivalent core life insurance platform is strictly required.
- Practical operational experience collaborating with both Hong Kong corporate offices and Mainland China development teams.
- Strong familiarity with Hong Kong statutory regulations, specifically Insurance Authority (IA) guidelines regarding cybersecurity, data privacy, and IT audit readiness.
- Full professional proficiency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin is required to communicate effectively with internal executives and regional vendor teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related engineering discipline; professional certifications such as FLMI, ALMI, PMP, CISSP, or CISM are advantageous.
If you are interested in this role, please click 'Apply Now' or send your CV directly to Allison.lin@randstad.com.hk.
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