At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead teams to support legacy applications and drive their safe retirement.
- Company: Join IAG, the largest insurance group in Australia and New Zealand.
- Benefits: Enjoy boosted superannuation, extra leave, and discounts on personal insurance.
- Other info: Flexible work arrangements and a focus on career growth and meaningful impact.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by simplifying technology and exploring innovative solutions.
- Qualifications: Experience in leading tech teams and managing complex platforms.
The predicted salary is between 117000 - 143000 $ per year.
At IAG, we’re ready for you.
We're the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand.
Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.
Help simplify the future of technology at IAG.
As Decommissioning & Life Support Platforms Manager, you'll lead the teams responsible for supporting legacy applications while driving their safe and efficient retirement.
You'll play a key role in reducing complexity, lowering risk, and creating a more streamlined technology landscape that enables future transformation.
Working across a broad network of stakeholders, partners and teams, you'll bring people together, balance operational stability with change, and explore innovative approaches including AI to accelerate decommissioning outcomes and deliver lasting business value.
This is a permanent full-time role based in multiple locations across Australia.
What You'll Do
- Lead the safe operation and ongoing support of legacy platforms while maintaining reliable service for business stakeholders.
- Drive application exits, migrations and decommissioning initiatives that reduce technology complexity, risk and operational costs.
- Develop platform roadmaps and lifecycle strategies that support simplification and prioritise high value outcomes.
- Partner with business leaders, technology teams and vendors to coordinate transition activities and achieve successful decommissioning outcomes.
- Explore opportunities to leverage AI and automation to accelerate platform retirement and improve delivery efficiency.
- Track and realise business benefits through effective governance, risk management and lifecycle decision making.
- Build and lead capable teams that support legacy platforms while navigating change and transformation.
- What You'll Bring
- Experience leading technology teams across operational and transformation environments.
- Ability to balance service continuity with technology simplification objectives.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across business, technology and vendor groups.
- Curiosity for innovation and emerging technologies, including practical AI applications.
- Experience managing complex platforms, software delivery or application support functions.
- A strategic mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and business value.
- Confidence working through ambiguity and creating clear direction for teams.
What We Offer
- Boosted superannuation with 13% as standard.
- 20 days annual leave + 5 days My Leave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
- Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
- Partner discounts on private health insurance, tech & appliances, and many more.
- Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave.
- Access to Linked In Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.
- employment type eligibility criteria apply
- Applications close: Wednesday 4 November 2026 11:59PM AEST
Please note – full time, part time, and job-sharing arrangements will be considered.
Adjustments and Support
If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to for a confidential conversation.
More About Us
As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected.
That’s not just words.
It’s our people promise.
We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference.
We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities.
We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees
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