Life Support & Legacy Platforms Decommissioning Lead

Iag Insurance; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Strategic thinking

AI curiosity

Legacy platform management

Change management

Ambiguity navigation

Job description

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.