Manager Pension Administration Engineering - Change & IT Customer Services

Manager Pension Administration Engineering reports to the Director Change & IT Customer Services and leads a team of approximately 14 IT engineers. The team is responsible for the development, modernization, and management of the core Lifetime and Vactas systems as pension administration systems, as well as Business Central, ZLOT for propositions and renewals, and Documenten/Rotaform. Within SAFe, the role involves close collaboration with Business, Architecture, Data, Security, Platform teams, and suppliers.

What you should know about us? We are Athora Netherlands, an insurance company known for its Zwitserleven and Reaal brands. We are primarily involved in pensions and life insurance in the Dutch market. We are part of a European group with branches in Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Germany, and Italy. We are a strong company with over a million customers, and in the coming years, we aim to become one of the key players in the rapidly changing pension market. That is why we are looking for people who are not afraid of change, who can achieve results, are ambitious, and therefore give their all, both themselves and their teams. We call this 'Smarter Together'.

What will you be doing? The Manager Pension Administration Engineering is responsible for the robust, future-proof, and manageable development and administration of pension applications and supporting applications within the Customer Services department. The Manager is responsible for shaping the vision and strategy for IT applications.

Key Responsibilities: • Leading the Pension Administration Engineering team within Change & IT Customer Services, consisting of approximately 14 IT engineers, with a focus on professionalism, accountability, continuity, talent development, and engineering maturity. • Developing, modernizing, and managing Lifetime and Vactas as core pension administration systems, including Business Central, ZLOT for propositions and renewals, and Documenten/Rotaform. Translating business needs, product innovations, pension administration requirements, target architecture, and lifecycle management into engineering roadmaps, technical solutions, and predictable delivery. • Managing and controlling outsourced partners for Vactas, ZLOT, document development, Business Central, and calculation functionality (Triple A). • Leading state-of-the-art engineering practices, including software configuration, test automation, security by design, manageability, technical debt reduction, technical governance, capacity management, and resource acquisition strategies. • Collaborating with Business, Pension Experts, Architecture, Data & AI Specialists, Security, Platform Teams, and Suppliers, including contract ownership, contract management, and supplier management for relevant application and solution providers. • Leading and ensuring the end-to-end onboarding process for new applications, ensuring they meet internal policies, architectural, security, privacy, and compliance requirements, and have obtained the necessary approvals from Athora’s governance bodies before going live. • Point of contact for auditors, DNB, AFM, and internal supervisory bodies as a second and third line of support.

What do we expect from you? • A higher professional education (WO), preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management, Business Administration, or a related field. • 10-15 years of experience in IT delivery, software engineering, application development, or application management, preferably within financial and pension services or a pension administration organization. • Extensive experience leading IT engineers and/or DevOps teams in a complex, business-critical application environment. • Experience with core pension administration systems, life insurance, financial administration, or similar administrative platforms. • Deep knowledge of software engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, integrations, security by design, lifecycle management, and manageability. • Experience translating target architecture, business processes, and administrative requirements into technical roadmaps and implementation solutions. • Knowledge of BPM, process orchestration, straight-through processing, APIs, data foundations, and integration patterns. • Experience in managing stakeholder relationships, including Business, Pension Administration, IT, Architecture, Data, Security, Suppliers, and Senior Management. • Knowledge of laws and regulations, IT risks, privacy, security, DORA, and compliance requirements in a regulated environment. • Experience with SAFe agile standards. • Excellent command of the Dutch and English languages, both spoken and written.

What do we offer? You will join approximately 900 colleagues who all believe they are working for a special company. You will have the opportunity to make an important contribution to the socially relevant theme of pensions. We will ensure that your pension is well taken care of, so you can enjoy your old age worry-free.

You will have the opportunity to make a real difference in sustainability, as we have been setting the tone for years in our business practices and our investments. Of course, you will get a (flexible) workplace at our office in Amsterdam, which ranks among the top 7% globally, true. And since you will also be working from home regularly, you will receive a budget to set up your home workspace.

In return for your dedication, talent, and skills, in addition to salary, holiday pay, and thirteenth month's salary, you will receive 27 vacation days (on a 36-hour contract) and a public transport card or mobility allowance. And, importantly for us, you will receive a good training budget so you can keep developing. This way, you will get the opportunity for career growth within or outside our company.

Salary per month: Based on the CAO 19 HAY scale, the range is between € 7,872.85 and € 10,497.13 for a 36-hour work week.

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