AVP, IT Governance Lead

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage IT policies, procedures, standards, and governance practices in line with regulatory, regional and company requirements.
• Manage end-to-end IT process inventory, including SDLC process mapping, and drive process improvement where applicable.
• Ensure effective implementation, monitoring, and awareness of IT policies, procedures, and governance requirements across relevant teams.
• Provide expert advice and support to IT management on IT governance, risk, control, audit, and compliance matters.
• Act as the key contact point for IT-related audits, including evidence coordination, clarification, and follow-up / oversight on the IT related audit action plan
• Lead and manage the IT department risk register, risk mitigation activities, and control assessments with domain owners.
• Lead and implement enterprise AI-ready data governance strategy and execution, including data quality management

Minimum requirements: (Qualifications and Experience)

• University degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related fields.
• 12+ years of experience in IT governance, IT risk, IT audit, or technology process management, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Strong knowledge of IT policies, SDLC governance, IT controls, regulatory requirements, and security standards.
• Experience in managing IT audit coordination, risk register, control assessment, and remediation tracking.
• Knowledge of data governance, including data ownership, data quality, data classification, and data stewardship, is a plus..

Key Attributes

• Strong stakeholder management communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to discuss strategy at a senior management level
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Ability to work under complex condition and time constraint
• Knowledge of life insurance industry practices is a plus.