Senior Programme Manager - Large Insurance Tech (Hybrid)

e-Merge IT Recruitment; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,515,000 - 1,791,000; Full time

Job summary

e-Merge IT Recruitment is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead a major technology programme in the long-term insurance space, based in Randburg with hybrid work. You will drive end-to-end delivery, manage client relationships, and oversee governance in a tightly regulated environment.

The role requires over 10 years in programme management, 5+ years leading large-scale initiatives, data migration expertise, and strong stakeholder engagement across vendor teams.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years in programme or project management.
• 5+ years leading large-scale technology programmes (R50 million+ or 20+ people).
• Experience delivering policy administration system implementations or migrations in long-term insurance.
• Strong data migration knowledge including mapping, transformation, reconciliation and balancing of policy books.
• Experience in regulated financial services with governance, steering committees and audits.
• Long-term / life insurance experience essential.
• Experience with hybrid delivery: waterfall governance and Agile delivery.
• Excellent written communication for senior client executives.

Responsibilities

• Manage programme budgets, resource utilisation and margins, ensuring financial control and commercial performance.
• Control programme scope through formal change requests and protect commercial position per contracts.
• Act as primary day-to-day senior counterpart to the client's programme lead.
• Lead and coordinate onshore delivery teams, hub teams and third-party partners.
• Drive programme execution with alignment to milestones and governance requirements.
• Oversee programme governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement.
• Plan and manage transition to business-as-usual (BAU) support.

Skills

Programme management

Large-scale programmes

Insurance domain

Vendor management

Governance & audits

Data migration

Stakeholder engagement

Hybrid delivery

Job description

e-Merge IT Recruitment is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead a major technology programme in the long-term insurance space, based in Randburg with hybrid work. You will drive end-to-end delivery, manage client relationships, and oversee governance in a tightly regulated environment.

The role requires over 10 years in programme management, 5+ years leading large-scale initiatives, data migration expertise, and strong stakeholder engagement across vendor teams.