Insurance Transformation Leader – Senior Manager

EY; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible work arrangements

Generous benefits including up to 26?F

Salary negotiable

Job summary

EY is hiring a Senior Manager for Insurance Transformation in Sydney. The role leads high-impact workstreams across General and Life Insurance, shaping operating models, processes, and delivery roadmaps while building client relationships and developing teams in regulated environments.

You will mentor consultants and contribute to business development across EY’s global capabilities. This leadership position requires deep experience in insurance transformation, cross-functional expertise, and

Qualifications

• Strong experience in insurance transformation, gained in consulting, insurer, reinsurer, broker, platform vendor or system integrator environments.
• Depth in at least one of General Insurance transformation, Life Insurance transformation (business or technology)
• Experience in operating model design, process improvement, or technology-enabled transformation for business-focused candidates
• Experience with core insurance platforms, architecture, integration, data migration, digital workflow, cloud or AI-enabled transformation for technology-focused candidates
• Proven ability to lead teams and workstreams, engage senior stakeholders, and deliver measurable outcomes

Responsibilities

• Lead defined workstreams or functional areas within large-scale insurance transformation programs, with accountability for scope, quality, timelines, dependencies, risks and outcomes
• Shape future-state operating models, processes, customer journeys, technology capabilities and delivery roadmaps across General Insurance and Life Insurance
• Work across business and technology domains including claims, policy, underwriting, distribution, servicing, finance, data, AI, core platforms, integration and platform delivery
• Engage senior client stakeholders across business, operations, technology, risk and transformation functions
• Mentor and develop consultants and senior consultants, while contributing to business development through proposals and client materials

Skills

Insurance transformation leadership

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Senior Manager – Insurance Transformation

The opportunity

At EY, we’re helping insurers reshape the future of insurance through business and technology transformation. As a Senior Manager in Insurance Transformation, you’ll lead high-impact workstreams and teams across General Insurance and Life Insurance, helping clients modernise operating models, core platforms, digital capabilities, data, AI and delivery approaches.

We are looking for people across four areas: General Insurance business transformation, General Insurance technology transformation, Life Insurance business transformation and Life Insurance technology transformation. Depending on your background, you may bring deep operating model, process, claims, policy, distribution or customer experience expertise; or strong experience in core systems, architecture, integration, data, AI and platform delivery.

This role is suited to an experienced insurance transformation leader who can shape solutions, manage delivery, build trusted client relationships and develop teams in complex, regulated environments.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead defined workstreams or functional areas within large-scale insurance transformation programs, with accountability for scope, quality, timelines, dependencies, risks and measurable outcomes
• Shape future-state operating models, processes, customer journeys, technology capabilities and delivery roadmaps across General Insurance and Life Insurance
• Work across business and technology domains, including claims, policy, underwriting, distribution, servicing, finance, data, AI, core platforms, integration and platform delivery
• Engage senior client stakeholders across business, operations, technology, risk and transformation functions, bringing EY’s local, offshore and global insurance capabilities to client challenges
• Mentor and develop consultants and senior consultants, while contributing to business development through proposals, client materials and identifying new opportunities

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in insurance transformation, gained in consulting, insurer, reinsurer, broker, platform vendor or system integrator environments
• Depth in at least one of the following areas: General Insurance business transformation, General Insurance technology transformation, Life Insurance business transformation or Life Insurance technology transformation
• For business-focused candidates: experience in operating model design, process improvement, claims or policy transformation, distribution, customer experience, cost transformation, regulatory change or transformation delivery
• For technology-focused candidates: experience with core insurance platforms, solution design, architecture, integration, data migration, digital workflow, cloud, analytics or AI-enabled transformation
• Proven ability to lead teams and workstreams in complex transformation programs, engage senior business and technology stakeholders, communicate clearly, and apply a commercial mindset to deliver measurable customer, efficiency, risk and growth outcomes

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. We’re proud to be recognised as the #1 WORK180 Endorsed Employer in the Top 101 Employers for Women 2026. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape!We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at [e-mail] or [phone] (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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