This is a rare, high-impact executive role for a senior technology leader with a software engineering pedigree and insurance domain expertise. You will challenge and elevate the organisation’s technology strategy, bringing an outside-in perspective to define how technology enables core business lines across complex regional markets.
Key Highlights:
- Directly influence ExCo and Board-level decisions.
- Drive strategic technology initiatives from Group office into emerging markets.
- Challenge delivery teams and elevate enterprise technology capability.
- Ideal for a proven CTO ready to scale impact in a large, global insurer.
Our client is a leading multinational insurance and financial services organization with a strong presence across the Asia-Pacific region. They offer life, health, and wealth management solutions to millions of customers.
VP of Technology Strategy, (Singapore).
Our client is a leading multinational insurance and financial services organization with a strong presence across the Asia-Pacific region. They offer life, health, and wealth management solutions to millions of customers.
This is a rare, high-impact executive role for a senior technology leader with a software engineering pedigree and insurance domain expertise. You will challenge and elevate the company’s technology strategy, bringing an outside-in perspective to define how technology enables core business lines.
The successful applicants will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong software engineering background and 15+ years in technology strategy/leadership.
- Insurance industry experience essential.
- Track record operating at C-suite level and influencing ExCo’s.
- Former CTO of a smaller organisation with the desire to move into a larger, listed group will be prioritized.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop an Outside-In Technology Strategy: Gain deep insight into core insurance business lines (life, health, protection, distribution). Translate this into forward-looking tech strategies that challenge the status quo and drive growth, customer experience, and operational excellence.
- Challenge & Elevate Technology Capability: Act as a constructive critic of current technology strategy, architecture, and delivery teams. Identify gaps, recommend bold improvements, and raise overall technology maturity and innovation culture.
- Stakeholder Influence at the Highest Level: Present strategic recommendations and roadmaps to ExCo and Board. Build trusted relationships across business units, technology teams, and Group functions.
- Drive Transformation & Innovation: Identify emerging technologies (AI, cloud, data platforms) with real business value. Prioritise investments that deliver competitive advantage and support AI-first ambitions.
- Team & Capability Leadership: Provide thought leadership and mentoring to technology strategy professionals. Foster a high-performance culture focused on strategic impact over pure execution.
- Benchmarking & Continuous Evolution: Regularly benchmark the organisation’s technology posture against peers and adapt the strategy to evolving market, regulatory, and competitive dynamics.
Please apply directly via this platform with your CV and a brief note on your most relevant experience.
We are looking to move quickly for the right candidate.
The successful applicants will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong software engineering background and 15+ years in technology strategy/leadership.
- Insurance industry experience essential.
- Track record operating at C-suite level and influencing ExCo’s.
- Former CTO of a smaller organisation with the desire to move into a larger, listed group will be prioritized.
Competitive Offer
