Decommissioning & Life Support Platforms Manager

Iag Insurance; New Zealand; Presencial; NZD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

KiwiSaver 4.5% employer contribution

50% off personal insurance

20 days annual leave + 5 MyLeave

Annual health & wellbeing payment

14 weeks parental leave

IAG Academy access

Study assistance

LinkedIn Learning access

Descripción de la vacante

IAG Insurance is seeking a Decommissioning & Life Support Platforms Manager to lead teams responsible for legacy applications, guiding their retirement while maintaining stable service for business stakeholders. The role spans Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch with a focus on simplification and reducing risk.

You will shape platform roadmaps, manage transitions, and explore AI-enabled approaches to accelerate retirement of legacy systems, delivering tangible business value.

Formación

• Experience leading technology teams across operational and transformation environments.
• Ability to balance service continuity with platform simplification goals.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across business, technology and vendors.

Responsabilidades

• Lead safe operation and ongoing support of legacy platforms with reliable service for stakeholders.
• Drive exits, migrations and decommissioning to reduce complexity and cost.
• Develop roadmaps and lifecycle strategies to support simplification and high-value outcomes.
• Coordinate with business leaders, tech teams and vendors for transition activities.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Strategic thinking

AI curiosity

Legacy platform management

Change management

Ambiguity navigation

Descripción del empleo

Decommissioning & Life Support Platforms Manager

Company: Iag Insurance

Job Type: Full Time

At IAG, we’re ready for you. We're the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.

Job Description

Help simplify the future of technology at IAG. As Decommissioning & Life Support Platforms Manager, you'll lead the teams responsible for supporting legacy applications while driving their safe and efficient retirement. You'll play a key role in reducing complexity, lowering risk, and creating a more streamlined technology landscape that enables future transformation. Working across a broad network of stakeholders, partners and teams, you'll bring people together, balance operational stability with change, and explore innovative approaches including AI to accelerate decommissioning outcomes and deliver lasting business value. This is a permanent full-time role based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) or Ōtautahi (Christchurch).

Ngā Mahi Hei Whakatutuki Māu | What You'll Do

• Lead the safe operation and ongoing support of legacy platforms while maintaining reliable service for business stakeholders.
• Drive application exits, migrations and decommissioning initiatives that reduce technology complexity, risk and operational costs.
• Develop platform roadmaps and lifecycle strategies that support simplification and prioritise high value outcomes.
• Partner with business leaders, technology teams and vendors to coordinate transition activities and achieve successful decommissioning outcomes.
• Explore opportunities to leverage AI and automation to accelerate platform retirement and improve delivery efficiency.
• Track and realise business benefits through effective governance, risk management and lifecycle decision making.
• Build and lead capable teams that support legacy platforms while navigating change and transformation.

Ōu Pūkenga me ōu Wheako | What You'll Bring

• Experience leading technology teams across operational and transformation environments
• Ability to balance service continuity with technology simplification objectives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across business, technology and vendor groups.
• Curiosity for innovation and emerging technologies, including practical AI applications.
• Experience managing complex platforms, software delivery or application support functions.
• A strategic mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and business value.
• Confidence working through ambiguity and creating clear direction for teams.

Tā Mātau ki a Koutou | What We Offer

• Boosted KiwiSaver with 4.5% employer contribution and life insurance as standard.
• 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
• Annual $500 health & wellbeing payment.
• 14 Weeks paid parental leave.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.

*employment type eligibility criteria apply

Applications close: Wednesday 4 November 2026 11:59PM NZST

Please note – full time, part time, and job-sharing arrangements will be considered.

Tā Mātau Ratonga Tautoko | Adjustments & Support

If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to [e-mail] for a confidential conversation.

He pitopito kōrero anō mō mātau | More About Us

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. 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