Manager, Platform Services Transition

Help shape the future as Manager, Platform Services Transition. 

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. We’re a top-tier NZSE-listed company helping to make the world a safer place through creating a stronger and more resilient business and enabling our portfolio of iconic insurance brands.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role 

Make an impact by shaping the future of technology at IAG. As Manager, Platform Services, you will lead the decommissioning of legacy platforms and build sustainable, scalable assets to simplify our technology landscape. You’ll transition heritage systems to strategic SaaS applications, ensuring smooth operations for our critical JAC, PEGA, and Genetica platforms. This role combines operational excellence, strategic leadership, and technology transformation to deliver exceptional business outcomes.  

Key Responsibilities:  

• Define and implement the blueprint for transitioning heritage on-premise platforms to strategic SaaS applications, ensuring operational excellence and continuous improvement.  
• Lead the planning, execution, and oversight of decommissioning activities across the Insurance ecosystem, including project and program management, customer migration, and functionality decisions.  
• Build and evolve decommissioning assets, driving automation, efficiency, and self-service capabilities across IAG.  
• Oversee the operation and maintenance of Java applications, PEGA, and Genetica platforms in alignment with strategic roadmaps.  
• Own the commercial model for platform transitioning, including forecasting costs, investments, and benefits  
• Collaborate with trading divisions, engineering managers, and other key stakeholders to ensure workforce planning and alignment to decommissioning timelines. 

This is a permanent role open to candidates based in New Zealand or Australia. 

Ōu Pūkenga | About You 

We are looking for leaders who bring innovation, collaboration, and results. To excel in this role, you’ll have: 

• Proven experience in people management, talent development, and leadership in application development and operations. 
• Expertise in technology strategy execution, workforce planning, budgeting, and forecasting. 
• Strong capabilities in building strategic partnerships, problem-solving, and driving operational excellence. 
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or a related field, complemented by industry certifications such as ITIL, Agile, or Lean Six Sigma 
• A mindset for nimble learning, customer focus, and cultivating innovation within teams and partners. 

Applications close on Friday, 2 May at 23:59 AEST.  

All this shows up in what we offer: 

• Boosted Kiwisaver with 4% employer contribution and life insurance as standard 
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance 
• Annual $500 Health & Wellbeing payment 
• 5 myLeave days per year on top of annual leave 
• Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex 
• Dedicated career growth programs, including the award-winning IAG Academy 
• A certified Family Inclusive WorkplaceTM 
• Community volunteer days and team volunteer activities 

*employment type eligibility criteria apply  

Mō mātou| About us 

At IAG you’re not just part of one brand, you’re part of a large purpose-led trans-Tasman group called IAG, dedicated to making your world a safer place. 

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. We’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest. 

We acknowledge Tāngata Whenua in Aotearoa and are committed to growing Māori prosperity and wellbeing in Aotearoa through He Rautaki Māori (IAG’s Māori Strategy). We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. And expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual. 

We're passionate about social issues, walk the talk on sustainability and strive to do more than standard on things that matter. We’re proud to be an accredited family-friendly workplace and are committed to being a safe and supportive space for all our employees. We do this because we’re ready for you. 

We’re ready for you. Apply today.     

Learn more about who IAG is here.