Senior Insurance Transformation Leader (Life & Group)

EY

Secaucus (NJ)

Remote

USD 172,000 - 392,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager to join the Business Transformation & Growth practice, leading large-scale transformations for Life Insurance, Annuity and Group Benefits clients. You will guide multi-workstream delivery, manage executive relationships, and drive program governance and outcomes in a globally connected EY environment.

You will oversee architecture, data, integration, change management, and risk, while advancing AI-enabled delivery and analytics across engagements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
12-15+ years of professional experience in consulting, insurance, enterprise technology, or business transformation.
8+ years of experience within Life, Annuity, or Group Benefits insurance.
Proven leadership of large-scale enterprise transformation programs.
Demonstrated success managing executive client relationships and driving business development.
Experience leading large consulting teams and managing engagement financials, forecasting, and profitability.
Proven track record of developing new business, leading pursuits, and contributing to account growth
Experience with policy administration platforms including FAST (Verisk), FINEOS, ALIP, OIPA, DXC wmA/CyberLife, EXL LifePro, or comparable modern PAS solutions
Strong understanding of the Life & Annuity and group benefits 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
Experience working across multi-vendor and geographically distributed delivery models.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior business and technology leaders
Strong experience working within Agile frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe practices.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior business and technology stakeholders.
Willingness to travel up to 50% based on client needs

Responsibilities

Serve as executive delivery leader for strategic transformation programs, accountable for program success, financial performance, governance, and client satisfaction.
Establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with executive stakeholders, including CIOs, COOs, Heads of Operations, and Business Line Leaders.
Lead executive steering committees and governance forums while providing thought leadership on industry trends, modernization strategies, and platform transformation.
Direct multiple concurrent engagements and workstreams across complex client portfolios.
Identify opportunities for business expansion and collaborate with account leadership to drive revenue growth
Define enterprise transformation strategies, target operating models, implementation roadmaps, and program governance structures.
Provide oversight across architecture, data, integration, conversion, testing, change management, release management, and implementation activities.
Ensure alignment of transformation initiatives with client business objectives, regulatory requirements, and enterprise architecture strategies.
Lead strategic risk management and executive-level issue resolution for critical program decisions.
Drive adoption of AI-enabled delivery methods, intelligent automation, and advanced analytics capabilities across engagements.