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All Together Possible - We're united by purpose, guided by empathy and inspired by our unique backgrounds and perspectives to make a difference in the lives of our customers, communities and the world at large.MetLife in Asia has adopted a nimble approach to each market across the region and has successfully established a diversified geographical footprint in Asia that spans across nine markets Australia, Bangladesh, China, Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Nepal and Vietnam.Position Title: AVP, MGCC Asia Technology – Core Insurance Systems & Quality Engineering Transformation (Japan) - Please note this is an executive officer level leadership roleLocation: Pune, IndiaReports To: India Head of Asia Technology (VP)Role Value Proposition:The AVP, MGCC Asia Technology – Japan is the senior technology leader accountable for delivery, modernization, quality outcomes, and financial governance for Japan’s Core Insurance Systems (CIS) delivered from MGCC, India. In addition, the role owns the QA / Quality Engineering transformation for all Japan technology deliverables, leveraging automation and AI to improve speed, stability, and production quality.CIS includes policy administration, agent commission systems, and corporate systems, predominantly built on mainframe and legacy platforms. A core expectation of this role is to bring strong mainframe and policy administration modernization experience, and to drive this transformation in close partnership with Japan technology leaders.Core Insurance Systems, Mainframe & Legacy ModernizationProvide end‑to‑end technology leadership for Japan Core Insurance Systems, including policy administration, commission systems, and corporate systemsOwn delivery, operational stability, security, and financial governanceDefine and execute mainframe and legacy modernization roadmaps in partnership with Japan technology leadershipDrive platform evolution through decoupling, API enablement, data modernization, and tooling modernizationBalance modernization initiatives with business continuity, operational risk, and regulatory requirementsQuality Engineering & QA TransformationOwn QA and Quality Engineering strategy for all Japan technology deliverables Transition from manual, phase‑based testing to AI and automation‑first, continuous quality engineeringLeverage AI and intelligent automation to improve regression efficiency, defect prediction, and test coverageEmbed automated testing into Agile and CI/CD pipelines as standard engineering practiceEstablish common QA platforms, metrics, and governance across Japan portfoliosBudget & Financial ManagementOwn and manage technology budgets for Japan platforms delivered from MGCC, IndiaDrive financial planning, forecasting, and cost optimization across run and change portfoliosEnsure transparency of spend, vendor costs, and modernization investmentsPartner with Finance and Japan leadership to align technology spend with business outcomes and value realizationVendor & Partner ManagementGovern strategic vendors supporting mainframe, modernization, and QA capabilitiesEnsure vendors align to modernization‑ and automation‑led delivery modelsDrive outcome‑based delivery, cost optimization, and capability upliftTalent & Capability BuildingBuild strong capabilities across mainframe engineering, legacy modernization, QA automation, and AI‑enabled testingUpskill teams from legacy and manual testing models to modern engineering rolesDevelop leadership depth and succession for critical Japan platformsEssential Business Experience and Technical Skills:15+ years of technology leadership experience, preferably in insurance or financial servicesDeep experience with Core Insurance Systems, including policy administration, agent commissions, and corporate systemsProven track record leading mainframe and legacy modernization initiativesExperience with cloud platforms and cloud‑aligned modernization approachesDemonstrated experience driving enterprise‑scale QA / Quality Engineering transformationsStrong experience managing large technology budgets and financial governanceExperience working with Japan or cross‑border Asia stakeholdersPersonal CharacteristicsTransformation‑oriented, pragmatic technology leaderStrong balance of modernization vision and financial disciplineCollaborative, culturally aware, and outcome drivenStrong people leader with execution focus