Location: Raffles Place MRT

Working Hours: 9am to 5pm

Working Days: 5 Days

Job Summary

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Vice President Assistant to provide executive support and assist in business operations, strategic projects, and cross-functional coordination. The successful candidate will work closely with the Vice President to support business development activities, project execution, and operational matters.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive administrative and executive support to the Vice President by managing scheduling, coordinating meetings, preparing documentation, and ensuring timely follow-up on action items
• Coordinate business development activities by liaising with business partners, clients, suppliers, and stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and progress
• Support e-commerce platform operations and business initiatives through project coordination, tracking performance metrics, and managing operational follow-ups
• Monitor and track project timelines to ensure deliverables meet planned deadlines and quality standards
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to enable smooth execution of business projects and resolve operational issues
• Conduct market research and prepare detailed business reports, presentations, and analytical materials to inform decision-making
• Support supply chain activities by coordinating with suppliers, managing procurement processes, arranging logistics, and maintaining effective operational communication
• Assist with organizing business trips and meetings in China and other locations as required
• Execute other ad-hoc duties assigned by the Vice President to support business needs

Requirement

• Diploma or Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, or related fields preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience in executive assistant, business development, project coordination, operations, or related roles
• Experience in e-commerce, trading, supply chain, or cross-border business environments is advantageous
• Good understanding of supply chain processes, including supplier management, procurement, and logistics coordination
• Strong organisational, communication, and coordination skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to travel for business purposes when required

Other Information

• EA License No: 03C3254
• EA Personnel No: R23115696
• EA Personnel Name: Chin Lee Wei

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Vice President (SVP), Chief Architect & Head of Core Development to lead the design, evolution, and delivery of the company's core technology platforms. This role will serve as the highest technical authority within the engineering organization, responsible for defining enterprise architecture, driving engineering excellence, and leading the development of mission-critical financial infrastructure that powers our payments, digital assets, treasury, card, lending, and embedded finance businesses.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership capabilities and has successfully built and scaled high-performance financial systems in fintech, banking, payments, or digital asset environments.

Reporting directly to the CTO, this individual will oversee architecture governance, core platform engineering, technical strategy, and engineering execution across multiple product domains.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

• Define and maintain the company's enterprise technology architecture and technical standards.
• Establish long-term architecture roadmaps aligned with business growth, regulatory requirements, and scalability objectives.
• Lead architecture reviews and governance processes across all engineering teams.
• Drive modernization initiatives and technology transformation programs.
• Ensure platform interoperability, extensibility, resilience, and maintainability.

Core Platform Development

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of the company's core financial infrastructure, including:Payment processing platformsCross-border remittance systemsCard issuing and acquiring platformsDigital asset infrastructureTreasury and liquidity management systemsCustomer account and ledger platformsSettlement and reconciliation enginesCompliance and risk management systemsAPI and embedded finance platforms
• Ensure platforms meet enterprise-grade requirements for availability, performance, security, and scalability.
• Drive the evolution toward modular, API-first, cloud-native architecture.

Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence

• Act as the company's principal technology expert and architecture authority.
• Provide technical leadership across engineering, product, infrastructure, security, and data teams.
• Establish engineering standards, coding frameworks, and software development best practices.
• Lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and solution evaluations.
• Promote a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Distributed Systems & Platform Scalability

• Design highly scalable distributed systems capable of supporting millions of transactions and customers.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Drive adoption of:Microservices architectureEvent-driven systemsDomain-driven designCloud-native technologiesDevSecOps practicesHigh-availability and disaster recovery frameworks
• Ensure systems meet stringent SLAs and operational requirements.

Regulatory & Security Architecture

• Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, and Security teams to ensure regulatory readiness.
• Architect solutions that support:AML/CFT controlsTransaction monitoringKYC/KYB infrastructureAudit and reporting requirementsData privacy regulationsCybersecurity standards
• Ensure technology platforms are designed to support current and future licensing requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

Engineering Organization Leadership

• Lead and mentor senior engineering managers, architects, and technical leads.
• Build strong architecture and engineering leadership capabilities across the organization.
• Establish career development frameworks and technical leadership pathways.
• Drive hiring and development of top-tier engineering talent.
• Foster collaboration across product, engineering, operations, and business teams.

Innovation & Technology Strategy

• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess applicability to business objectives.
• Drive adoption of AI, automation, data platforms, and next-generation financial infrastructure.
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and strategic technology investments.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on technology opportunities and risks.

Requirements

Experience

• 15+ years of software engineering and architecture experience.
• 8+ years leading large-scale engineering organizations and architecture teams.
• Proven experience designing and delivering mission-critical financial systems.
• Strong track record in fintech, banking, payments, capital markets, digital assets, or financial infrastructure organizations.
• Experience managing engineering teams across multiple countries and time zones.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale platform modernization and transformation initiatives.

Technical Expertise

Architecture & Engineering

• Deep expertise in:Distributed systems architectureEvent-driven architecturesService-oriented and microservices platformsAPI gateway and integration architectureHigh-performance transaction systemsReal-time processing platformsMulti-tenant SaaS architecture

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Extensive experience with:AWS, Azure, or GCPKubernetes and container orchestrationCI/CD pipelinesInfrastructure-as-CodeObservability and monitoring platformsSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Data & Security

• Strong understanding of:Enterprise data architectureData governance and analyticsSecurity architectureEncryption and key managementIdentity and access managementRegulatory compliance frameworks

Domain Knowledge (Preferred)

Experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Cross-border payments
• Card issuing and acquiring
• Digital assets and blockchain infrastructure
• Banking core systems
• Treasury and liquidity management
• Lending platforms
• Embedded finance
• RegTech and compliance systems

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic technology vision
• Strong architectural judgment
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Commercial and business-oriented mindset
• Ability to balance innovation with operational excellence

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Platform availability and reliability
• Engineering delivery velocity
• Architecture governance compliance
• Technical debt reduction
• Infrastructure scalability and performance
• Security and audit outcomes
• System cost optimization
• Engineering talent retention and development
• Successful launch of strategic platform initiatives

Reporting Structure

Reports To

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Direct Reports

• Principal Architects
• Engineering Directors
• Core Platform Engineering Managers
• Architecture Governance Team
• Technical Program Managers

Organization Coverage

• Enterprise Architecture
• Core Platform Engineering
• Payments Infrastructure
• Digital Asset Infrastructure
• API Platform
• Shared Services Engineering
• Engineering Excellence & Standards

Why This Role Matters

This role serves as the technical backbone of the organization, ensuring that the company's financial infrastructure remains scalable, secure, resilient, and capable of supporting future growth across multiple regulated businesses. The SVP, Chief Architect & Head of Core Development will be instrumental in shaping the next generation of our technology platform while building a world-class engineering organization capable of competing on a global stage.

Take the next step in your career with us.

Allied World is an ideal place for talented professionals who are driven by a belief in the value of collaboration and the power of knowledge.

We believe that when our great people work together and support one another, our clients receive the best solutions. We embrace unique perspectives and empower each person to grow through professional development, career training and mentoring programs.

Our people are our most important asset, and we are very proud of the quality of our team members.

Job Summary:    

This is a technical role focusing on guiding and driving changes that optimize business processes, improves experience and foster innovation to maintain competitive advantage in Personal Lines, Accident & Health and SME Packages space in APAC region.

The role will provide technical guidance and input implementing digital strategies for APAC that align with company’s goal.

Job Duties:

• Design, prototype, build, configure and support services and front-end applications for Allied World
• Design and build Web integration components
• Design and build application monitoring
• Create and maintain design specifications and related technical documents
• Lead requirements gathering, design and code reviews
• Support and maintain Allied World services and applications
• Provide support for Production environment including release management, incidents management and incidents resolution
• Participate in peer code reviews and adhere to best practice development methodologies

Essential Requirements:

• Strong requirements gathering skills
• Knowledge of insurance industry
• 10+ years of experience with Web technologies & Cloud platforms (AWS)
• 4+ Years of experience with AWS specifically Serverless and ECS/EKS stack
• Strong understanding of Microservice/OOP/OOD
• Strong understanding of Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration
• Experience with GitHub and related CI/CD tools along with Github Copilot
• Experience with REST Web Services / Web API
• Experience with JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks (Node.js, React, Remix.JS)
• Experience with Python and leading Web/API frameworks
• Experience with Cloud Services (mainly Amazon AWS)
• Working knowledge of Python / Django
• University Degree or Diploma in Computer Science or related field
• Practical experience with insurance/reinsurance and multi-currency accounting applications

Working at Allied World

Our team of over 1,400 professionals has deep expertise in the industry. They enjoy their work, and many have served for several years. This is what you can expect when you join us:

· Instant membership in the Allied World Family— a global network of colleagues who will support your career journey

· A manager who will help you build your career through a structured coaching program

· Access to a full suite of learning and development tools and resources

Global Presence

We are headquartered in Bermuda, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Brisbane, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Dallas, Dublin, Farmington(CT), Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Malaysia, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto and Zug.

Our Business

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. We operate under the brand Allied World and have supported clients, cedents and trading partners with thoughtful service and meaningful coverages since 2001. We are a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, and benefit from a worldwide network of affiliated entities that allow us to think and respond in non-traditional ways.

Allied World is an equal opportunity employer. Subject to applicable law, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, age, disability, military service, marital or civil partnership status, family status, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law or regulation in the relevant jurisdiction where we operate.

To learn more, visit awac.com, or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/alliedworldhttp://facebook.com/alliedworldand LinkedIn atlinkedin.com/company/allied-world.

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Responsibilities:

• Manage the President & CEO’s schedule, meetings, conferences, appointments, and travel arrangements.
• Coordinate and handle out‑of‑pocket claims for the CEO.
• Manage mail, phone calls, and email communications as required.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information, records, and documentation.
• Translate documents as needed.
• Oversee general office administrative tasks, including monitoring office supplies and coordinating procurement.

Requirements:

• Japanese language proficiency (JLPT N1 or higher) required for effective communication with Japanese-speaking clients and stakeholders.Strong organization and time management skills.
• Experience in a secretarial or administrative support role is an advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Pleasant, self‑motivated, and able to work well independently and in a team.
• Meticulous, detail‑oriented, and able to maintain strict confidentiality.

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