FWD spans Hong Kong & Macau, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, offering life insurance across its markets. In Hong Kong, FWD also provides general insurance, employee benefits, pension and financial planning services. FWD’s strategic focus is to leverage technology to create fresh customer experience, deliver easy-to-understand products, and achieve its vision to become the leading pan-Asian life insurer that changes the way people feel about insurance.

FWD is the insurance business arm of investment group, Pacific Century Group. The life insurance and general insurance operating entities of FWD Hong Kong have been assigned strong financial strength ratings by international rating agencies. While FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited has been affirmed ‘A3’ by Moody's and ‘A’ by Fitch, FWD General Insurance Company Limited has also received ‘A’ rating from Fitch, all with a stable outlook.

In Hong Kong & Macau, FWD has been providing quality services to around 487,000 customers with over 600+ staff.

If you are looking for a company where can fuel your inspiration and cultivate your expertise, join us on our exciting journey.

Assistant Manager

The Job

• Responsible for managing projects throughout its life cycle including feasibility study, user expectation management and change management
• Oversees project execution within budget and time frame, measuring/identify potential risk and recommends risk mitigation wherever appropriate
• Propose on system development strategy and planning
• Evaluate and recommend new IT products and services
• Monitor the performance and ensure quality support of all existing IT production systems
• Assist on executing IT initiatives & strategies, developing best practices adhere to system development standards
• Monitor the quality of the system integration vendors
• IT staff recruitment, coaching and mentoring

The Person

• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent, minimum 8 years working experience in Information Technology with supervisory experience in leading a team
• Solid experience in enterprise-scale application development
• Sound knowledge in Life Asia, Capsil, Opentext CCM and ECM and integration with front-end systems.
• Sound knowledge in project management and essential with certification in project management such as PMP
• Good and competent knowledge in Life Asia, Capsil, AS/400, middle ware connectivity like MQ and client-server technologies integrating with Front-End System
• Good knowledge and experience in implementing enterprise-scale IT system for Life Insurance and Life Insurance products and workflow
• Solid experience in managing and developing small to medium size IT development team

Senior System Analyst

The Job

• Carry out development activities including feasibility study, user expectation management, and change management.
• Manage and deliver system modification/enhancement projects within budget and time frame.
• Prepare documentation on requirement, technical specification and user training and manual
• Prepare SIT / UAT test plan and manage test execution and documentation to ensure completeness and traceability.
• Perform system design, development, testing, implementation, support, maintenance and enhancement
• Assist direct supervisor on executing IT initiatives & strategies, evaluate and recommend new IT products and technologies
• Propose on system development strategy and planning
• Ad hoc duties as assigned

The Person

• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent, minimum 8 years' related working experience. Less experience will be considered as System Analyst
• Experience in development and implementation of application systems
• Sound knowledge in Life Asia, Capsil, Opentext CCM and ECM and integration with front-end systems
• Good knowledge in Life Insurance products and workflow
• Preferably with good knowledge of software implementation best practices
• Good analytical mind and problem solving skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Good team player, self-initiative and pro-active

Candidates with less experience will also be considered as System Analyst.

We offer 5-day work, 20-22 days annual leaves, excellent learning & development opportunities and an attractive package to the right candidate.

Information collected will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purpose. The company will retain all applications no longer than 24 months of which will be destroyed thereafter. When there are vacancies in any of our subsidiaries, holding companies, associated or affiliated companies of, or companies controlled by, or under common control with the Company during that period, we may transfer your application to them for consideration of employment. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, disability or family status in employment process.