Decommissioning & Life Support Platforms Manager

IAG; Wellington; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver 4.5%

20 days annual leave

MyLeave 5 days

Health & wellbeing payment

Parental leave 14 weeks

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

IAG is seeking a Decommissioning & Life Support Platforms Manager in Wellington, NZ. You will lead teams supporting legacy applications and steer retirement plans to reduce complexity and risk, while enabling transformative tech initiatives including AI.

You will collaborate with business leaders, technology teams and vendors to coordinate transitions, drive efficiency, and deliver measurable business value through governance and lifecycle decisions.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Technology leadership

Stakeholder engagement

AI & automation awareness

Strategic thinking

Change management

Job description

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.

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.

Ngā Mahi Hei Whakatutuki Mā | 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 Pūkena 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 Mātā 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 Mātā 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 mŀŀā mātā | 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