QA Program Manager – ALIP Annuity Migration

Job Title: QA Program Manager – ALIP Annuity Migration

Location: Bethlehem, PA

Job Type: Contract Position

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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:

o Data Conversion & Reconciliation Testing

o Integration & Batch Testing

o Release & Cutover Management

o Test Automation Governance

o 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.