Manager, Risk Engineering, Asia
Petaling Jaya - Malaysia
Job Summary
Primary Details
Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeeLead a team of in-house Risk Engineers and Risk Consultants to provide industry leading risk management services by providing superior risk assessments and advice to underwriters and best practice client risk and mitigation solutions to customers.The Opportunity:
Lead a team of in-house Risk Engineers and Risk Consultants to provide industry leading risk management services by providing superior risk assessments and advice to underwriters and best practice client risk and mitigation solutions to customers.
Your New Role:
- Contributes to the development and execution of functional strategy business plans and objectives that align to the divisional strategy.
- Develop and embed industry leading risk management services and capabilities to build QBEs unique value proposition.
- Lead the delivery of operational plan and risk management services within agreed service levels and budget.
- Research evaluate and develop innovative and technology solutions to continually expand and enhance the functions service offering.
- Ensures sufficient planning is completed for all initiatives and projects.
- Lead the development implementation and maintenance of risk management services procedures processes guidelines tools and systems.
- Continually evaluate and implement ongoing improvements to function processes to ensure efficiency and alignment to product and best practice risk management strategies.
- Develop maintain and review procedures technical documents guidelines fact sheets checklists and other publications relevant to the function.
- Manage reporting requirements including but not limited to regular operational reporting to monitor service delivery and budget.
- Actively manage and monitor team to ensure adherence to function processes.
- Deliver business improvement initiatives and other special projects.
- Lead the delivery of portfolio customer risk management services including meetings risk surveys reports recommendations and developing tailored customer solutions in collaboration with Distribution Product and broker partners.
- Proactively promote the Risk Solutions brand internally and externally building market credibility and awareness of QBEs risk management services and capabilities in collaboration with Marketing.
- Develop maintain and promote effective working relationships across the function with Product and business stakeholders to further develop relationships and ensure service delivery meets business expectations.
- Build and maintain awareness of risk management services and processes across business units through employee briefing sessions training programs and effective communication.
- Develop a resource library to publish risk management materials focused on emerging risk issues controls and standards and provide insights guidance and best practices to customers broker partners supplies and QBE employees.
- Plan and manage activities to develop technical risk management capabilities across the function outsourced suppliers QBE employees broking partners and customers through advice fact sheets in-person training webinars or videos.
- Lead the development and delivery of annual technical training plan for function including suppliers and underwriting teams.
- Research develop and implement best practice tools and techniques to collect synthesize analyze and advise on risk data for risk acceptance underwriting and pricing.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant regulations industry standards and codes.
- Provide stakeholders with technical risk management advice expertise and support as required.
- Ensure all direct reports have appropriate SMART objectives & measures agreed that align to business plan and divisional strategy.
- Identify and implement strategies to improve overall capability of team.
- Develop a culture of accountability and teamwork through effective performance management.
- Actively coach and mentor team to ensure optimum performance employee engagement and retention.
- Actively encourage feedback recognize and celebrate success.
About You:
- Minimum 10 years relevant professional experience providing insurance risk management services. Relevant tertiary level qualification (e.g. Professional Engineering degree or equivalent)
- Proven leadership experience with a minimum of 5 years experience
- Demonstrated experience in loss prevention
- Ability to influence management and develop relationships with key stakeholders across business units and levels of the organization.
- Excellent communicator with strong facilitation and negotiation skills.
- Project management skills and experience.
- Risk management loss prevention and business continuity planning principles Insurance including underwriting pricing and claims Engineering mathematics statistics actuarial science behavioral economics.
About QBE
What if you could have a positive impact at work and in the world
At QBE were enabling a more resilient future for our customers communities environment and for our people. Were building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the centre of our success.
Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team youll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate talented and kind. And with more than 13000 people working across 27 countries our scale means were big enough for your ambitions yet small enough for you to make a real impact.
QBE Asias operations is part of the QBE International Division and has had a presence in Asia for more than 130 years with offices in: Singapore Hong Kong & Macau Malaysia and Vietnam. We continue to be recognised for our ongoing focus on digital innovation to deliver exceptional value and operational excellence for our customers business partners people and the community. We support ESG efforts through the QBE Foundation which helps to create strong resilient and inclusive communities by focusing investment and efforts on two key areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact climate resilience and inclusion.
Benefits
Excited to share our comprehensive benefits package at QBE!
Flex and hybrid working options
Work from home policy
Paternity leaves matching with maternity leave
Well-being programs
Pensions
Medical benefits
Globally access to online learning via LinkedIn Learning
On top of annual leaves 3 additional days off (Family care leaves)
Study leave
Marriage leave
Internal Appreciation program with points to redeem nice merchandize and life experiences
Join us and enjoy a work environment that values your well-being and personal growth! #EmployeeBenefits #WorkLifeBalance #CareerDevelopment
Join us now so you can be part of our success and we can be part of yours.
Your career at QBE Lets make it happen.
Skills:
Communication Critical Thinking Decision Making Financial Products Insurance Underwriting Intentional collaboration Managing performance Negotiation Presenting with Impact Risk Engineering Risk Management Risk Management Information Systems Stakeholder Management Team Management Waterfall ModelApplication Close Date: 29/04/2026 11:59 PMHow to Apply:
To submit your application click Apply and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
QBE Insurance Group is one of the world's top 20 insurance and reinsurance companies, located in 26 countries. Visit us for company information.