Application Development Lead (KP)

Job Description

Career Opportunity for Application Development Lead in Japan!

Lead critical applications for a global insurance leader while driving AI innovation

Application Development Lead (Japanese Native/N1/N2 Level)

Company Overview

A leading global insurance organization with over 100 years of experience providing a wide range of services including property & casualty insurance life insurance retirement solutions and financial services across 80 countries. The organization helps businesses and individuals manage risk protect assets and plan for long-term financial security.

Lead the development and management of critical business applications including data warehouse and customer/agent data systems while driving innovation through the adoption of generative AI to deliver scalable secure and high-quality solutions supporting insurance operations.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end development of contract inquiry and agent data applications ensuring performance quality and compliance

Manage full application lifecycle from requirements to deployment handling multiple projects and timelines

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and coordinate resources across development streams

Manage offshore vendors ensuring quality delivery technical alignment and effective knowledge transfer

Drive innovation by implementing generative AI tools and promoting best development practices

Contribute technically using Java COBOL and SQL to build robust data and system integration solutions

Experience and Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Software Engineering or related field

Language Skills: Proficiency in Japanese (required) English proficiency is highly preferred but not mandatory

Technical Expertise: Proficiency in at least one of Java COBOL or SQL with strong understanding of database management

AI Tools Knowledge: Experience or familiarity with generative AI development tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot (preferred)

Project Management: Experience working in multi-project environments with ability to manage concurrent development initiatives

Vendor Management: Ability to coordinate with offshore development teams and manage vendor relationships

Data Management: Understanding of data warehouse concepts customer data management and system integration

5 years of experience in application development and system management

3 years of experience in team leadership or project lead roles

Experience with data warehouse customer management systems or insurance-related applications (preferred)

Experience in multi-project environments and concurrent project management

Experience with offshore development coordination

Good Reasons to Join

Work with a leading global organization on critical business applications

Gain end-to-end ownership and exposure to global cross-functional teams

Opportunity to lead projects manage offshore teams and grow into leadership roles

Be part of innovation with Generative AI and modern technologies

Work Location

Tokyo Japan

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