QA Program Manager ALIP Annuity Migration

Job Title: QA Program Manager ALIP Annuity Migration

Location: Bethlehem, PA
Work Arrangement: Minimum 3 days onsite

Experience

• 15+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in Program Management.
• Proven experience leading QA/Test programs for large-scale Annuity platform migrations.
• Mandatory experience with ALIP or similar Annuity Administration platforms such as FAST, Vitech, LifePRO, Ingenium, OIPA, or CyberLife.
• Strong understanding of Fixed, Variable, Indexed, and Deferred Annuity products.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing and quality assurance for the ALIP Annuity Migration Program.
• Own test strategy, planning, governance, execution, and release readiness.
• Manage Data Conversion, SIT, UAT, Regression, Integration, and Production Validation activities.
• Coordinate with business, product, development, architecture, and conversion teams.
• Drive defect governance, risk management, issue resolution, and executive status reporting.
• Lead cutover testing, go-live readiness, and post-production stabilization.
• Manage distributed QA teams across onshore and offshore locations.

Required Skills

• ALIP or comparable Annuity platform migration experience.
• Strong experience in:
  • Data Conversion & Reconciliation Testing
  • Integration & Batch Testing
  • Release & Cutover Management
  • Test Automation Governance
  • Agile / SAFe delivery models
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Mandatory Screening Criteria

• Program Manager experience leading an ALIP or Annuity platform migration.
• Experience managing end-to-end testing, conversion validation, and production cutovers.
• Strong annuity domain expertise covering policy administration and servicing processes.

Preferred

• ALIP implementation or migration experience.
• Experience leading multiple migration waves and large-scale annuity conversions.