Manager – Life and Annuity Conversion Workstream

Jobtailor; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced data migration lead for Life & Annuity with a strong background in policy administration. You will drive conversion designs, data cleansing, and governance while coordinating across clients, actuaries, and IT teams.

Responsibilities include BRD/FSD creation, UAT support, and defining data transformation rules. You will collaborate with product design and development on enhancements, manage stakeholders, and ensure data integrity and adherence to compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in tech field and 10–15 years in Life & Annuity.
• Hands-on policy data migration, with conversion strategy and governance.
• Experience with policy lifecycles and insurance workflows.
• Produce process maps, data flows, and requirement docs.
• Manage multi-vendor engagements and complex projects.
• Analytical, able to identify gaps and propose solutions.
• Excellent client-facing communication and facilitation.
• Knowledge of JIRA, TFS, and Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with FAST, ALIP, OIPA, WmA and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead data migration initiatives across Life, Annuity, and Group lines.
• Define conversion designs, mapping logic, and cleansing criteria.
• Communicate trade-offs to senior stakeholders and teams.
• Create BRDs, FSDs, and related docs via JAD sessions.
• Collaborate with product design and development teams on enhancements.
• Support configuration decisions, acceptance criteria, and UAT.
• Establish audit controls, tolerance thresholds, and validation metrics.
• Deliver insights and best-practice recommendations.
• Oversee resources, task assignments, and team performance.

Skills

Policy migration

Data quality

Life & Annuity

SQL/ETL

PM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

FAST

ALIP

OIPA

WmA

JIRA

TFS

Azure DevOps

Job description

• Support clients across the full individual and group life insurance and annuity policy lifecycle


• Lead Policy Administration System conversion initiatives from legacy to modern platforms across Life, Annuity, and Group business lines


• Drive data migration and conversion activities, including data quality rules, profiling, cleansing, mapping, and transformation logic


• Establish audit controls, tolerance thresholds, and validation metrics


• Define data architecture, conversion designs, mapping logic, transformation rules, and data cleansing criteria


• Communicate conversion trade-offs to senior stakeholders, actuarial and finance teams, and technical audiences


• Create business process maps, future-state architectures, and work breakdown structures


• Lead requirements elicitation through JAD sessions and workshops, producing BRDs, FSDs, and related documentation


• Evaluate requirements and change requests and propose value-driven solutions


• Collaborate with product design and development teams on functional enhancements


• Support product configuration decisions, acceptance criteria, and user acceptance testing


• Contribute to data migration and data governance activities


• Deliver client insights, process improvements, and best-practice recommendations


• Manage decisions, process optimization, resources, personnel allocation, task assignment, supervision, and team performance

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related technology field (Computer, Engineering, Science, etc.)


• Approximately 10 to 15 years of experience working in the Life & Annuity insurance domain


• Hands-on expertise in policy administration data migration, including conversion strategy and execution planning, data quality frameworks, audit controls, and governance practices


• Hands-on experience with policy lifecycle processes and insurance operational workflows


• Ability to produce high-quality process maps, data flows, and requirement documentation


• Proficiency in managing multi-vendor engagements and navigating complex project environments


• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data, identify gaps, and propose practical solutions


• Excellent communication and facilitation skills for client-facing interactions


• Ability to collaborate with technical, functional, and business stakeholders


• Understanding of SQL, stored procedures, and ETL frameworks


• Experience working on data migration projects and applying data governance best practices


• Knowledge of insurance COTS platforms such as FAST, ALIP, OIPA, and wmA


• Understanding of upstream and downstream integrations across the policy lifecycle


• Knowledge of project management tools such as JIRA, TFS, and Azure DevOps

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in policy administration data migration, including conversion strategy, data quality frameworks, and governance practices within the Life & Annuity insurance domain. Proficient in producing high-quality documentation, managing multi-vendor engagements, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders to drive process improvements and successful project outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Policy Administration Data Migration


• Data Quality Frameworks


• Life & Annuity Insurance Domain


• SQL and ETL Frameworks


• Project Management Tools

Hard Skills

• Data Migration


• Conversion Strategy


• Data Cleansing


• Data Governance


• Process Mapping


• Requirements Documentation


• Audit Controls


• Data Architecture


• Transformation Logic


• Business Process Mapping

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication


• Facilitation Skills


• Analytical Mindset


• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Life Insurance


• Annuity


• Policy Lifecycle


• Operational Workflows


• Stakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

• FAST


• ALIP


• OIPA


• WmA


• JIRA


• TFS


• Azure DevOps