QA Program Manager – ALIP Annuity Migration

Location: Bethlehem, PA — Remote
Position Type: Contract
Experience: 15+ years IT | 5+ years Program Management

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced QA Program Manager to lead end-to-end Quality Assurance and testing activities for a large-scale ALIP Annuity Migration program.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience managing QA/Test programs involving ALIP or comparable Annuity Administration platforms, with strong expertise in annuity products, policy administration, data conversion, integration testing, UAT, cutover, and production validation.

Required Experience

• 15+ years of overall IT experience with 5+ years in Program Management / QA Program Management.

• Proven experience leading QA/Test programs for large-scale Annuity platform migrations.

• Mandatory experience with ALIP (Accenture Life Insurance & Annuity Platform) or comparable platforms such as:

  • FAST

  • Vitech

  • LifePRO

  • Ingenium

  • OIPA

  • CyberLife

• Strong domain knowledge of:

  • Fixed Annuities

  • Variable Annuities

  • Indexed Annuities

  • Deferred Annuities

• Experience managing distributed onshore/offshore QA teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing and QA for the ALIP Annuity Migration Program.

• Own overall test strategy, planning, governance, execution, and release readiness.

• Manage:

  • Data Conversion Testing

  • Data Reconciliation / Validation

  • System Integration Testing (SIT)

  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

  • Regression Testing

  • Integration Testing

  • Production Validation

• Coordinate testing activities across Business, Product, Development, Architecture, QA, and Data Conversion teams.

• Drive defect governance, risk management, issue resolution, and dependency management.

• Provide executive-level status reporting, testing metrics, risks, issues, and release readiness updates.

• Lead cutover testing, go-live readiness, and post-production stabilization.

• Manage multiple QA workstreams and distributed teams across onshore and offshore locations.

• Establish quality gates and ensure testing deliverables align with program milestones.

Required Technical & Delivery Skills

• ALIP or comparable Annuity Administration platform migration experience.

• Strong experience with:

  • Data Conversion & Reconciliation Testing

  • Integration & Batch Testing

  • SIT / UAT / Regression Testing

  • Release & Cutover Management

  • Production Validation

  • Test Automation Governance

  • Defect & Risk Management

  • Agile / SAFe delivery methodologies

• Strong understanding of policy administration and annuity servicing processes.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and executive reporting skills.

Mandatory Screening Criteria

Candidates must meet the following requirements:

1. Program Manager / QA Program Manager experience leading an ALIP or Annuity platform migration.

2. Experience managing end-to-end testing, data conversion validation, reconciliation, and production cutovers.

3. Strong annuity domain expertise covering policy administration and servicing processes.

4. Experience coordinating onshore/offshore QA teams and multiple testing workstreams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct ALIP implementation or migration experience.

• Experience managing multiple migration waves.

• Experience with large-scale annuity data conversions.

• Experience working in complex insurance transformation programs.

• Experience with test automation strategy and governance.

Location: Bethlehem, PA — Remote
Job Type: Contract