Senior Manager - Data Migration (Insurance)

EY; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Malaysia is seeking an experienced data migration leader to oversee end-to-end workstreams for large-scale insurance transformation programs. You will advise on migration strategy, governance, operating models, and execution approaches to ensure alignment between source and target systems.

You will drive data readiness, profiling, mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation while defining target architectures and cutover strategies.

Qualifications

• Strong advisory and consulting capabilities are required.
• Deep expertise in data migration strategy and execution.
• Strong understanding of insurance business processes and data domains.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and C-suite executives.
• Experience leading large transformation programs across business and technology teams.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and client management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee end-to-end data migration workstreams for large-scale insurance transformation programs.
• Advise clients on data migration strategy, governance, operating model, and execution approaches.
• Assess data readiness, quality, risks, controls, and migration dependencies across transformation initiatives.
• Define target data architecture, migration frameworks, reconciliation methodologies, and cutover strategies.
• Lead data discovery, profiling, mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation activities.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to ensure alignment between source and target systems.
• Support core insurance platform modernizations, policy administration transformations, and digital enablement initiatives.
• Establish data governance frameworks and migration controls to ensure regulatory compliance and business continuity.
• Facilitate workshops with client stakeholders to define migration requirements, risks, and remediation plans.
• Manage risks, issues, budgets, resources, and stakeholder communications across multiple workstreams.
• Present recommendations and project updates to executive leadership and steering committees.
• Support business development activities, proposal development, thought leadership, and practice growth initiatives.
• Mentor managers, consultants, and project teams while contributing to capability development.

Skills

Consulting mindset

Data migration strategy

Stakeholder influence

Program leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership large programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Data Mgmt/Engineering/Business/Finance

Job description

• Lead and oversee end-to-end data migration workstreams for large-scale insurance transformation programs.
• Advise clients on data migration strategy, governance, operating model, and execution approaches.
• Assess data readiness, quality, risks, controls, and migration dependencies across transformation initiatives.
• Define target data architecture, migration frameworks, reconciliation methodologies, and cutover strategies.
• Lead data discovery, profiling, mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation activities.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to ensure alignment between source and target systems.
• Support core insurance platform modernizations, policy administration transformations, and digital enablement initiatives.
• Establish data governance frameworks and migration controls to ensure regulatory compliance and business continuity.
• Facilitate workshops with client stakeholders to define migration requirements, risks, and remediation plans.
• Manage risks, issues, budgets, resources, and stakeholder communications across multiple workstreams.
• Present recommendations and project updates to executive leadership and steering committees.
• Support business development activities, proposal development, thought leadership, and practice growth initiatives.
• Mentor managers, consultants, and project teams while contributing to capability development.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Strong consulting and advisory mindset.
• Deep expertise in data migration strategy and execution.
• Strong understanding of insurance business processes and data domains.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and C-suite executives.
• Experience leading large transformation programs across business and technology teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and client management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in fast-paced environments.

To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10-15 years of experience in Data Migration, Data Management, System Transformation, or Technology Consulting.
• Proven experience leading data migration workstreams within large-scale transformation programs.
• Strong experience delivering data migration projects involving:
• Core Insurance Systems
• Policy Administration Systems
• Claims Systems
• Customer & Distribution Systems
• Experience across the full migration lifecycle including:
• Data Assessment
• Data Profiling
• Data Mapping
• Data Cleansing
• Data Conversion
• Data Validation
• Cutover Planning
• Experience establishing data governance, data quality, and migration control frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management experience across business, technology, and vendor teams.
• Experience managing multi-vendor environments and complex program dependencies.
• Proven experience leading regional or global transformation initiatives.