SEA Expert Project Leader/Associate Director - Tech in Insurance

Location:

Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore

Geography:

Asia Pacific

Capabilities:

Change management, Operations, Technology & digital

Industries:

Insurance

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.

Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.

Practice Area Profile

BCG's Insurance Practice serves four industry sectors: [1] Life insurance, [2] Property & Casualty, [3] Commercial & Reinsurance and [4] Health, as well as Insurance brokerage firms. The practice works on the full range of issues of concern to top management, from strategy to operating model redesign, [5] digital transformation, cost, process improvement, [6] risk management strategy, asset management, product development, customer focus, and sales force effectiveness. We have a strong global network and "on-the-ground" experience in all major markets. The Global Practice currently comprises over 200 senior staff and works in Europe, Middle East, the Americas, and Asia Pacific, with a total of 44 insurance active offices worldwide. Our client base is the world's leading global and regional insurance and reinsurance companies and investment and wealth managers. The members of the Insurance Team combine relevant regulatory, technical and analytical know-how with the BCG core competencies: planning, steering and strategy for top management. We help companies identify and develop growth opportunities that reshape the future of the Insurance industry. We discover new avenues for value creation and provide process support during times of business transformation. All of our work is underpinned by the tracking of megatrends in the industry and the publication of thought leadership.

What You'll Do

Insurance Experts build a foundation for the future of business, working at the intersection of two practices: Technology Advantage (helping BCG clients improve performance through the use of data and technology) and Insurance (deep business knowledge of this sector). We are seeking people who can challenge old assumptions, organize business functions with a digital mindset, create new ways of working to support that, and change the way people think, work, and lead.


As an Expert Project Leader/Associate Director, you are required to be an anchor across the following areas:

Project Delivery Management: Plan technical deliverables to meet project’s requirements within allocated budget

Requirements Management: Partner with vendors and subject matter experts to understand and implement functional and technical requirements

Design & Development: Partner with various leads such as domain/security architects to ensure solution design complies with enterprise design principles, security and control standards. 

Test Management: Ensure completion of SIT, UAT testing, performance/load testing, penetration testing with quality results

Implementation Management: Prepare and coordinate technical implementation plan/activities 


To be an Expert Associate Director, you are required to also contribute significantly to BCG’s intellectual capital, generate interest and excitement about their expertise area, and coach and mentor others.

What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)

We’re looking for exceptional talent from consulting or industry to join us. You would typically have:
A minimum of 12 years’ experience overall, with a significant consulting experience driving large scale, technology enabled transformation, preferably in an international/multicultural environment
Deep expertise in Life, Health, or GI (ideally all 3)
Strong knowledge of tech vendors across Asia Pacific, especially Southeast Asia – including system integrators / good network
Must be able to communicate clearly, succinctly to senior stakeholders – including business
Knows best-in-class tech and must be seen by the client as very knowledgeable 
Experts work side-by-side with practice areas to create value & competitive advantage for our clients. Your team will include senior BCG leadership, teams of BCG Consultants, and both junior and senior client leaders working collaboratively to drive the transformation, and shared services/control functions. You will roll up your sleeves with clients to work through both macro and day-to-day problem solving in an agile fashion and often, you will also work side-by-side with agile coaches in an apprenticeship model to help our clients develop their internal agile coaching workforce.

WHAT CAN A CAREER AT BCG OFFER YOU? 

  • An opportunity to innovate and change: We have a legacy of developing deep insights and game-changing ideas and our case teams take ideas from all levels in order to deliver breakthrough insights to our clients
  • Training and mentoring: We embed mentorship and apprenticeship throughout your time at BCG. You will have a support system of career development advisors, the guidance of project leaders, and partnership with your colleagues and teammates at every turn.
  • A collaborative approach: You will join a growing team of talented individuals, operating and learning from people with a diverse and broad set of backgrounds

Date Posted:

03-Feb-2023

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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