Syeda Kanza

Insurtech Expert with extensive 10 years experience driving digital transformation, regulatory compliance, and PMO initiatives within the financial services sector. Proven track record of delivering end-to-end digital platforms, automated bank reconciliations, and high-impact POS systems. Expert in navigating complex technical integrations with top-tier banks and global partners (Alibaba/Daraz), specializing in bridging the gap between legacy financial systems and modern, compliant digital journeys.

Assistant Vice President IT at Jubilee General Insurance (2023-04 – Present)

• HBL Digital Innovation: Conceptualized and delivered an end-to-end Digital Employee Insurance POS for HBL, enabling automated underwriting and real-time survey processing; reduced policy issuance lifecycle from days to under 30 minutes.
• Strategic Digital Partnerships: Partnered with Alibaba Group, Daraz, and Ufone to embed financial protection products into e-commerce checkouts and dedicated POS systems.
• Automated Financial Control: Designed and deployed a Centralized Bank Reconciliation Management Portal, significantly increasing financial accuracy and reducing manual turnaround time.
• Regulatory Tech (RegTech): Implemented a comprehensive Compliance Portal integrating PEP, Sanctions, and Document Collection APIs, mirroring banking KYC/AML requirements.
• Financial Ecosystem Integration: Led the "Synergy" initiative to integrate Jubilee General products into Jubilee Life's portfolio distributed via HBL, managing complex multi-institution data flows.
• Enterprise Security & Vulnerability Management: Maintained vulnerability-free applications through direct coordination with VAPT teams, ensuring robust cybersecurity compliance and risk remediation.
• Channel Management: Acted as PMO for Point of Sale (POS) platforms across Bancassurance and Call Center channels, ensuring compliance and operational performance.

Senior Software Engineer at Right Solutions (2022-03 – 2023-04)

• System Optimization: Enhanced enterprise system stability through AWS-based service integrations and proactive infrastructure scaling.
• Process Automation: Optimized operational efficiency by automating marketing and data workflows via cron-based architecture.
• Feature Integration: Led the integration of new policies and core software modules into existing enterprise platforms.

Assistant Manager at EFU Life Assurance (2017-02 – 2022-03)

• In-House Core System & POS Development: Developed the core system and POS in-house, successfully eliminating dependency on third-party vendor Centegy.
• Digital Onboarding (BLISS): Developed an Android-based POS featuring Biometric Verification, directly applicable to branchless banking and field agent verification requirements.
• Payment Integration: Engineered the "Buy Now" platform, integrating diverse Payment Gateways and automated collection cycles to enable online micro-policy sales.
• Legacy Migration: Successfully replaced legacy systems with high-performance Bancassurance POS APIs and frontends, improving system scalability.
• Marketing Executive Portal: Developed a platform for group life executives to manage policy data across complex corporate hierarchies.

Software Developer at Super Technologies Inc. (2016-04 – 2017-01)

• Framework Modernization: Migrated legacy PHP frameworks to new architecture for DIDX.Net, improving system security and maintainability.
• Cloud Operations: Deployed SIP servers (Asterisk) and managed Apache/MySQL web servers on cloud VPS infrastructure.
• Legacy Conversion: Converted legacy CGI/Perl cron jobs to modern PHP scripts, enhancing core system reliability.

Masters in Computer Engineering (Software Engineering) – Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (2018)

Bachelor in Computer Engineering – Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (2016)