Singlife is a leading homegrown financial services company, offering consumers a better way to financial freedom. Through innovative, technology-enabled solutions and a wide range of products and services, Singlife provides consumers control over their financial wellbeing at every stage of their lives.
In addition to a comprehensive suite of insurance plans, employee benefits, partnerships with financial adviser channels and bancassurance, Singlife offers investment and advisory solutions through its GROW with Singlife platform. It also offers the Singlife Account, a mobile-first insurance savings plan.
Singlife is the exclusive insurance provider for the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs and Public Officers Group Insurance Scheme. Singlife is also an official signatory of the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance and the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, affirming its commitment to finding a better way to sustainability.
The merger of Aviva Singapore and Singlife was announced in September 2020 and created one of the largest homegrown financial services companies in Singapore in a deal valued at S$3.2 billion. It was the largest insurance deal in Singapore at the time. Singlife was subsequently acquired by Sumitomo Life in March 2024, one of Japan's leading life insurers, which valued Singlife at S$4.6 billion, making the transaction one of the largest insurance deals in Southeast Asia.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive product vision, strategy, roadmap in alignment with business objectives
- Own and prioritize product backlog based on business needs requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Business stakeholders to translate requirements into product requirements
- Review business processes and identify optimizing solutions/features
- Develop user stories, document acceptance criteria, review test plan/scenarios, and perform user acceptance testing
- Monitor deliverables and ensure timely and successful delivery of projects/initiatives
- Present project plans, updates, and results to senior leadership team
- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the above functional activities
Team
- Lead and develop a small team of 3-5 product owners
- Provide guidance, feedback, and direction
- Create opportunities for growth and development within the team
- Promote collaboration and alignment across different project workstreams
- Support change management and team resilience through evolving priorities
Experience
- 5-7 years working experience in a Financial Services/Insurance industry
- Proven track record of delivering complex digital products or platforms at scale
- Strong experience working with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
- Stakeholder management at senior/executive levels
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills
- Self-motivated, flexible to change and resilient
- Have a solution mindset, detail oriented and willingness to learn is a must
Education
- Academic: Bachelor's/Master's degree in Business or Digital/Tech related field
- Agile knowledge or certifications
- Worked with Project Management tools (e.g. Figma/Confluence/JIRA)
