Application Development Manager – Insurance Underwriting Systems
IT Manager
📍 Bangkok, office-based five days a week
💰 Up to THB 120,000 per month plus benefits
Most IT manager roles in Bangkok want you to lead and still carry a delivery load. This one doesn't. It's a new position, created to give a 35-person applications department the manager it has been missing.
Why leaders take this call
- A new seat, not a backfill. You shape how the role works.
- Pure leadership. Your output is a stronger team, not your own code.
- Real scale: developers, QA engineers and systems analysts under one remit.
- Work connected to risk assessment systems built on AI and big data.
- Strong provident fund match, health, life and accident cover, plus paid training leave.
What you'll actually run
You'll head the department, which builds and runs web, mobile and desktop applications. You report into divisional leadership. Job one is building a capable lead layer, so delivery holds up without you in the detail. Around that, you'll set direction, line development work up with business priorities, plan headcount, control the department's spend and manage external technology partners. By the end of year one, your leads should be running their areas with confidence.
Your track record
- 10+ years in IT, including 4+ leading teams
- Application development management, ideally with QA and systems analysis reporting to you
- People you have developed into leads or managers
- Budget ownership, resource planning and vendor management
- Any technology background. Financial services exposure is a plus, not a must.
- Open to Thai nationals only
The setting
An established financial services business in Bangkok that uses data and AI to assess risk. It's a structured organisation with clear reporting lines. The department has run without a dedicated manager, so you'll be setting the standards, not inheriting someone else's.