Assistant Project Manager

Your new company
Our client, a leading financial services and insurance group, is undertaking a major Actuarial Transformation initiative. To strengthen internal delivery capability and improve cost control and oversight, the organisation is expanding its in-house project management team and seeking an Assistant Project Manager with the ability to learn quickly and work hands-on in a group setting.

Your new role
Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation

• Support discussions across actuarial, finance, technology, and vendor teams
• Assist in facilitating workshops and meetings, tracking follow-ups, and escalating issues when needed.
• Proactively identify blockers and raise them to the Project Manager or relevant leads.

Actuarial & Modelling Platform Transformation

• Collaborate with actuarial SMEs to gather information
• Assist with testing cycles, data validation activities, model migration preparation, and maintaining clear documentation

Operational Change & Future State Planning

• Support the definition and rollout of the future operating model across actuarial processes
• Help ensure governance structures, approval flows, and project controls are followed by tracking compliance and preparing reports or dashboards.
• Assist in the planning and execution of upcoming actuarial and operational transformation initiatives

What you'll need to succeed
Project Management Excellence

• Ability to provide coordination and administrative support across multiple workstreams
• Maintains strong governance discipline by helping manage project documentation
• Supports meeting facilitation by preparing agendas, capturing outcomes, and ensuring follow-ups are completed.

Stakeholder Management

• Professional communication and reliable follow-through.
• Support alignment across stakeholder groups
• Comfortable supporting interactions in dynamic or fast-paced environments

Domain Knowledge

• Foundational exposure, across actuarial, finance, insurance transformation
• Assists with documentation, testing, analysis, and coordination activities relating to actuarial or modelling workstreams.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Pathwise or FIS Prophet is beneficial but not required; an interest in learning these areas is expected.

Personal Attributes

• Fast learner capable of working hands-on with technical teams, demonstrating curiosity and adaptability.
• Communicates clearly and concisely in English; Cantonese is a plus.
• Practical, delivery-focused working style, comfortable taking ownership of tasks, managing details, and supporting progress without unnecessary formality.

What you need to do now

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