Insurance Transformation Manager - Lead Large Programs

EY

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 260,000

Full time

30 hours ago

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Job summary

EY is seeking a Manager to join its Business Transformation & Growth practice. You will lead complex life, annuity, and group insurance transformation programs, manage multidisciplinary teams, and define delivery roadmaps across multiple workstreams.

You will drive governance, stakeholder alignment, and value through AI adoption and data-driven insights. You will also contribute to business development, solution shaping, and thought leadership while overseeing budgets, risks, and delivery

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 6-10+ years of relevant professional experience.
5+ years of experience within Life, Annuity, or Group Benefits insurance.
Demonstrated experience leading large-scale business and technology transformation programs.
Experience managing client relationships and leading cross-functional teams in complex delivery environments.
Experience with one or more policy administration platforms including FAST (Verisk), FINEOS AdminSuite, ALIP, OIPA, DXC wmA/CyberLife, EXL LifePro, or comparable modern PAS solutions.
Strong understanding of the Life & Annuity value chain, including product configuration, underwriting, policy administration, servicing, and claims.
Program management experience within onshore/offshore delivery models involving multiple vendors and stakeholders.
Experience overseeing platform configuration, integration, APIs, middleware, and data migration efforts.
Strong executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior business and technology leaders.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.
Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel.
Strong experience working within Agile frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices.
Willingness to travel up to 50% based on client needs.

Responsibilities

Lead complex client engagements and manage multidisciplinary teams focused on life, annuity, and group insurance transformation initiatives.
Define delivery roadmaps, governance models, and execution strategies across complex workstreams.
Oversee program scope, budget, risks, dependencies, resources, and overall delivery performance.
Lead governance forums and drive collaboration across client, EY, and vendor teams to resolve complex business challenges.
Ensure delivery excellence through Agile, SAFe, DevOps, quality engineering, release management, and operational readiness practices.
Drive adoption of AI-enabled solutions, automation, and data-driven insights to improve productivity and business value.
Monitor program health, compliance, security, and architecture standards while proactively addressing risks and opportunities.
Lead, coach, and mentor consulting teams, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Support performance management, career development, and talent growth for consultants and senior consultants.
Build high-performing teams through resource planning and leadership development.
Support account growth through client relationship management, opportunity identification, and proposal development.
Contribute to solution shaping, estimations, client presentations, and pursuit activities.
Advance practice capabilities through thought leadership, AI adoption, and insurance transformation best practices.