Senior Business Project Lead

Advance Thinking; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Advance Thinking is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead a large insurance product and technology initiative within a leading General Insurance organisation. The role oversees the technology delivery of a new insurance product, collaborating with business, product, technology, external partners and executive leadership.

The candidate will provide strategic oversight while remaining hands-on and delivery focused when required, managing multi-stream programs and complex

Qualifications

• Significant Senior Program Management experience.
• Strong General Insurance experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering insurance products.
• Strong technology transformation background.
• Experience leading complex, multi-stream programs.
• Experience managing Project Managers and large delivery teams.
• Exceptional executive stakeholder management.
• Strong commercial, financial and governance capability.
• Insurance platform transformation experience.
• Guidewire experience highly regarded.
• A proactive, hands‑on delivery mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a major insurance product technology program.
• Manage multiple projects and interconnected workstreams.
• Lead and support Project Managers and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Translate product and business requirements into technology delivery outcomes.
• Manage complex dependencies across business, technology and external partners.
• Establish strong program governance and delivery disciplines.
• Manage program financials, risks, issues and delivery performance.
• Lead senior and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Work across business GM, technology GM and executive leadership levels.
• Navigate complex and challenging stakeholder environments.
• Provide hands-on delivery leadership when required.
• Drive teams towards clear business and technology outcomes.

Skills

Senior PM

General Insurance

Insurance products

Tech transformation

Multi-stream programs

PM leadership

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Governance & finance

Guidewire

Hands-on delivery

Job description

Senior Project / Program Lead to drive complex business transformation, operational improvement and commercial outcomes.

02nd September, 2026

Senior Program Manager - Insurance Product & Technology

10-Month Contract | Sydney

Advance Thinking is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead a significant insurance product and technology initiative within a leading General Insurance organisation.

This is a senior, highly visible leadership role responsible for overseeing the technology delivery of a new insurance product, working across business, product, technology, external partners and executive leadership.

We are looking for a seasoned delivery leader who can provide strategic oversight while remaining hands-on and delivery focused when required.

The Opportunity

You will take ownership of a complex, multi-stream program and lead Project Managers and broader delivery teams to take a new insurance product from business and product requirements through technology build and implementation.

This role requires someone who can comfortably operate across General Insurance, technology delivery and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a major insurance product technology program
• Manage multiple projects and interconnected workstreams
• Lead and support Project Managers and multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Translate product and business requirements into technology delivery outcomes
• Manage complex dependencies across business, technology and external partners
• Establish strong program governance and delivery disciplines
• Manage program financials, risks, issues and delivery performance
• Lead senior and executive stakeholder engagement
• Work across business GM, technology GM and executive leadership levels
• Navigate complex and challenging stakeholder environments
• Provide hands-on delivery leadership when required
• Drive teams towards clear business and technology outcomes

What We're Looking For

We are particularly interested in candidates with:

• Significant Senior Program Management experience
• Strong General Insurance experience
• Demonstrated experience delivering insurance products
• Strong technology transformation background
• Experience leading complex, multi-stream programs
• Experience managing Project Managers and large delivery teams
• Exceptional executive stakeholder management
• Strong commercial, financial and governance capability
• Insurance platform transformation experience
• Guidewire experience highly regarded
• A proactive, hands‑on delivery mindset

This is not a governance‑only Program Manager role. The successful candidate will be comfortable overseeing a significant program while rolling up their sleeves and getting directly involved when delivery requires it.

Location: Sydney - strongly preferred

Duration: 10 months

Rate: Competitive market rates

If you've successfully led the delivery of insurance products, Guidewire transformation or major General Insurance technology programs, we'd particularly like to hear from you.