Senior Transformation Leader, Life & Group Insurance Tech

EY; Orlando (FL); Remote; USD 172,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager to join the Business Transformation & Growth practice in the United States. You will lead complex, multi-year transformation programs for Life Insurance, Annuity, and Group Benefits, overseeing strategy, delivery, change management, and outcomes across multiple workstreams and vendors.

As a senior leader, you will build executive relationships, drive program governance, and shape client transformation agendas while contributing to EY's BTG growth across nationwide

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 exceeding multiple workstreams, vendors, and delivery teams.
• Demonstrated success managing executive client relationships and driving business development activities.
• 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 one or more 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

• Lead executive delivery for strategic transformation programs across insurance clients.
• Establish and maintain trusted advisor relationships with CIOs, COOs, and business leaders.
• Direct multiple concurrent engagements across complex client portfolios.
• Drive revenue growth through account leadership and new opportunities.
• Define transformation strategies, target operating models, roadmaps, and governance structures.
• Oversee architecture, data, integration, conversion, testing, change management, and release activities.
• Ensure alignment with client objectives, regulatory requirements, and enterprise architecture.
• Lead risk management and issue resolution for critical decisions.
• Promote AI-enabled delivery, automation, and advanced analytics across engagements.
• Develop high-performing teams through coaching and leadership development.

Skills

Executive leadership

Insurance expertise

Delivery leadership

Business development

Stakeholder management

Agile/SAFe

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

FAST (Verisk)

FINEOS

ALIP

OIPA

DXC wmA/CyberLife

EXL LifePro

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager to join the Business Transformation & Growth practice in the United States. You will lead complex, multi-year transformation programs for Life Insurance, Annuity, and Group Benefits, overseeing strategy, delivery, change management, and outcomes across multiple workstreams and vendors.

As a senior leader, you will build executive relationships, drive program governance, and shape client transformation agendas while contributing to EY's BTG growth across nationwide