Head of Hybrid Cloud Japan

This role will be responsible for leading the Cloud organizational priorities for AIG within Japan which includes AIGs Hybrid Cloud strategy and governance implementation FinOps Practices Cloud engineering solution implementations DevOps enablement as well as Cloud adoption and education. This is a thought leadership role focused on Cloud technologies to deliver a Cloud first strategy for AIG within Japan. This role requires a forward-looking thinking approach ability to deploy short/mid/long term strategies for the enterprise-wide use of Cloud technology within Japan technology landscape adopt FinOps practices for optimized cloud spend and execute on an effective Cloud governance framework deployed centrally but followed within region and deliver engineering aspects of Cloud in Japan cloud implementations. This role reports to the Global Head of Core Infrastructre Services (Hybrid Cloud) and works with the global organization designed to support all our businesses.

Responsibilities:

• Defines the overall cloud roadmap and strategy for Japan and objectives for AIG Cloud Services and ensures communication of the objectives to the business and project teams
• Work closely with Global IS organization Japan CIO Application Development teams and shared services organization to scope a Cloud First strategy that will enable transformation efforts within Japan
• Apply FinOps culture and practices including driving financial accountability and business value realization through cloud transformation as well as ensuring efficient AWS spend
• Advocates for efficiencies and value of cloud and Devops adoption with AIG stakeholders in Japan. Translates complex cloud ideas technology and programs into language Japan teams can relate to.
• Be a key influencer on technical decisions that affect the business on a long-term basis.
• Align with Global Cloud team on engineering solutions DevOps capabilities and architectural patterns and look for applicability within Japan
• Follow a cloud governance framework that includes the centralized architecture infrastructure and security aspects and decentralized business applications data and product aspects.
• Advocates for reusable models/frameworks/ processes to onboard more applications and manage cloud knowledge and learning.
• Oversees the cloud end-to-end DevOps SDLC including configuration mgmt continuous integration continuous delivery release engineering and smart provisioning within Japan.
• Implements best practices for governance processes and standards as defined by Global Cloud Services
• Partner closely with the Production Support and Service Delivery teams for ensure stable and efficient cloud operations.
• Standardizes project delivery by developing an optimal delivery process that incorporates business requires with cloud best practices.
• Develops and manages metrics and scorecards in line with industry best practices for cloud.
• Collaborates with architecture application development engineering and operation teams to ensure stability performance and scalability of cloud offerings.
• Drives planning discussions with strategic Cloud vendor partners to ensure optimized usage of cloud within region
• Provides thought leadership to optimize cloud operational cost.
• Responsible for working with the IT leadership team on cross-team collaboration next steps sponsorship and overall management of the Cloud in Japan.
• Teams up with HR and Learning & Development to establish cloud role profiles and deploy relevant training and certifications to build cloud capabilities with workforce.
• Supports the build of a modern IT organization through agile approaches.

What were looking for:

• Bachelors degree and at least 15 years of experience leading complex Software Engineering and Architecture initiatives with a minimum of 7 years working in Cloud initiatives.
• Experience working in the Insurance/Financial Services or large scale business operations where uptime and continuous availability was critical.
• Experience with Cloud strategy public cloud architecture cloud networking security compliance migration factory and patterns primarily for AWS and or Azure
• Experience with enterprise applications and IT services as well as software development compliance and security and IT operations disciplines.
• Experience establishing and running governance models and frameworks.
• Experience applying standards of cloud compliance to application design to achieve reliability.
• Experience partnering with technology Managed Services/Vendors and managing SLAs.
• Knowledge of cloud design patterns cloud operations and cloud cost models with experience implementing best practices or suggested improvements.
• At least 8 years of experience planning developing and managing departmental expense and capital budgets.
• At least 8 years of experience directly managing people including hiring developing motivating and directing people as they work.
• Willing to travel up to 20% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience AWS and Azure Cloud certifications.
• Managing business case and tracking associated financial beneficial.
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Knowledge of app & data architectures and cloud native patterns for development etc.
• Experience leading a large highly technical team in a matrix organization.

At AIG we value in-person collaboration as a vital part of our culture which is why we ask our team members to be primarily in the office. This approach helps us work together effectively and create a supportive connected environment for our team and clients alike.

Enjoy benefits that take care of what matters

At AIG our people are our greatest asset. We know how important it is to protect and invest in whats most important to you. That is why we created our Total Rewards Program a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health wellbeing and financial securityas well as your professional developmentto bring peace of mind to you and your family.

Reimagining insurance to make a bigger difference to the world

American International Group Inc. (AIG) is a global leader in commercial and personal insurance solutions; we are one of the worlds most far-reaching property casualty networks. It is an exciting time to join us across our operations we are thinking in new and innovative ways to deliver ever-better solutions to our customers. At AIG you can go further to support individuals businesses and communities helping them to manage risk respond to times of uncertainty and discover new potential. We invest in our largest asset our people through continuous learning and development in a culture that celebrates everyone for who they are and what they want to become.

Welcome to a culture of inclusion

Were committed to creating a culture that truly respects and celebrates each others talents backgrounds cultures opinions and goals. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging through learning cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). With global chapters ERGs are a cornerstone for our culture of inclusion. The talent of our people is one of AIGs greatest assets and we are honored that our drive for positive change has been recognized by numerous recent awards and accreditations.

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