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You will build and maintain the integrated programme plan across workstreams (configuration, migration, integration, testing, cut over), with clear milestones, dependencies and acceptance gates. The successful incumbent must have a track record of leading a policy migration or book consolidation in life insurance through to successful cut-over with at least 10 years in Programme or Project Management, with 5 or more leading large technology programmes (indicatively R50m+ or 20+ person teams). You must have led at least one end-to-end policy administration system implementation or legacy book migration in long-term insurance, ideally in South Africa.\n\nDUTIES:\n\nPlanning and Control –\n\nBuild and maintain the integrated programme plan across workstreams (configuration, migration, integration, testing, cut over), with clear milestones, dependencies and acceptance gates.\n\nMigration and Cut-over –\n\nDrive the book-by-book migration approach, including data mapping, trial migrations, reconciliation sign-off, dress rehearsals and go-live readiness.\n\nCommercial and Financial Control -\n\nManage budget, resource burn and margin; control scope through formal change requests; protect commercial position under the contract.\n\nGovernance and Reporting –\n\nRun programme governance and represent at steering committees, with honest RAG reporting, a live RAID log and timely escalation.\n\nClient Relationship –\n\nBe the day-to-day senior counterpart to client's programme lead, managing expectations and building trust with business and IT stakeholders.\n\nTeam Leadership –\n\nLead and coordinate onshore and delivery-hub teams, plus any third-party partners on the company’s side, holding leads to clear commitments.\n\nQuality and Risk –\n\nEnsure test strategy, defect management, and regulatory and audit requirements are met before each release and cut over.\n\nHandover –\n\nPlan transition to business-as-usual support and service management at the end of the programme.\n\nREQUIREMENTS:\n\nThe non-negotiable is a track record of leading a policy migration or book consolidation in life insurance through to successful cut-over.\n\nDelivery Track Record -\n\nAt least 10 years in programme or project management, with 5 or more leading large technology programmes (indicatively R50m+ or 20+ person teams)\nLed at least one end-to-end policy administration system implementation or legacy book migration in long-term insurance, ideally in South Africa\nUnderstanding of data migration: mapping, transformation, trial runs, reconciliation and financial balancing of policy books\nDelivered on the vendor side, managing scope, change control and commercials against a client contract\n\nEnvironment and Skills -\n\nWorked within a bank or bancassurance environment, or another heavily governed financial services setting, including formal steering and audit\nStrong working knowledge of South African long-term insurance regulation relevant to migrations, such as policyholder protection and data protection requirements\nComfortable with hybrid delivery: waterfall governance and gates combined with agile delivery teams\nExcellent written reporting and the confidence to present to client executives\n\nATTRIBUTES:\n\nCalm authority under pressure, especially around cut-over weekends and escalations.\nCommercially minded: protects business interests while keeping the client relationship strong.\nCandid reporting; 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