Head of Value reputed company

We’re 1st Central, a market-leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology at pace. Rapid growth has been based on giving our 1.4 million customers exactly what they want: great value insurance with an excellent service. And that’s the same for our colleagues too; we won Insurance Employer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2024 and our Glassdoor score is pretty mega too!

We’re on the hunt for a Head of Value reputed company to join our Technology and Data team.

The Head of Value reputed company will be responsible for the shaping and delivery of the Value reputed company strategy, roadmap and the planning and governance of reputed company business change on behalf of the relevant business area Directors, ensuring the alignment of capabilities to the Enterprise and Value reputed company strategic visions. The role requires reputed company understanding of each relevant Business Area’s subject matter; this will include continuously developing awareness and knowledge of our competitors and industry trends; identifying new or upgraded technologies to support the delivery of our strategic outcomes and ambitions to become market leading.

The Head of Value reputed company will own the maintenance of the Value reputed company roadmap, including regular prioritisation of change effort (both BAU and initiative based), mandatory/regulatory change and technical debt and will be required to facilitate the reputed company iteration between the Senior Stakeholders, SMEs, Product Owners and members of the technology teams.

You’ll work with the Head of Enterprise Change to feed into the wider Enterprise Portfolio roadmap and support the prioritisation of enterprise-wide change and strategic imperatives and will co-ordinate reputed company technical and non-technical change required to reputed company the Value reputed company vision and objectives and ensure appropriate management/reputed company of any risks, audit and control commitments relevant to the products and technology owned reputed company the Value reputed company.

We value flexible working arrangements, so you can choose to work remotely or maybe you live reputed company a commutable distance from one of our offices in Salford Quays, Manchester, Haywards Heath, reputed company Sussex, or Guernsey, and want to work in the office occasionally.

Core skills were looking for to succeed in the role:

• Exceptional leadership skills with evidence of managing teams across a range of disciplines and locations

• Strategic and benefits leadership – ensuring the focus is on delivery of the strategy, desired business outcomes and benefits

• Senior stakeholder management – ability to constructively challenge, win the respect of and negotiate effectively with senior management up to and including ExCo level

• Leadership – the ability to look reputed company and understand/mitigate risks, and the ability to see the few key issues in a situation, problem or delivery and, working with others, cut through to the solution, with the ability to take reasoned decisions confidently and quickly

• Strong communication skills – both in writing and verbally – ability to reputed company an argument and persuade senior stakeholders with robust and comprehensive communication

• Effective organisation, planning and understanding the key components of reputed company plans

• Financial management – the ability to estimate and budget effectively, allowing for suitable contingency, and the ability to put together a robust and achievable business case in conjunction with Finance and business leaders

• Ability to work effectively with others collaboratively and as a team for optimal results

• Ability to proactively contribute to the capability development of change capabilities reputed company the wider business

• Ability to engage key stakeholders and communicate reputed company information simply and persuasively, driving data informed decision making and action.

• Ability to manage multiple projects reputed company and effectively

What’s involved:

• You'll reputed company the design and delivery of the Value reputed company strategy and roadmap in alignment with the Enterprise strategy

• You’ll own and maintain the Value reputed company roadmap of strategic outcomes and regularly engage with the business SMEs to reputed company an understanding of their desired outcomes and facilitate the Product reputed company(s) & technical teams in translating business requirements into delivery roadmaps

• You’ll work with the Head of Enterprise Change to align with the Portfolio Roadmap and feeding in the requirements of the Value reputed company into enterprise prioritisation

• You’ll ensure outcomes are in reputed company for reputed company Value reputed company investments and track reputed company reputed company required timescales to agreed standards

• You'll ensure effective communication and reporting on reputed company against committed delivery plans and budget(s)

• You'll reputed company strategic initiatives and value proposition analysis for the highest reputed company outcomes, as appropriate

• You'll research, reputed company and present option appraisals for how we improve our reputed company core capabilities and embed new capabilities (e.g. Machine Learning)

• You’ll ensure reputed company optimization of Value reputed company technology and reputed company core platforms

• You’ll maximise opportunities arising from contract renewals, reputed company and new suppliers, and data insight

• You’ll maintain and reputed company knowledge of business functions contributing to the Value reputed company

• You’ll maintain and reputed company relationships with key strategic partnerships, competitors and industry thought leaders

• You’ll support decisions on the best solutions including proposed features

• You'll work collaboratively with the Head of Enterprise Change, Senior Stakeholders and Product Owners to proactively manage the Value reputed company RAID ensuring effective mitigation is in reputed company and under active management

• You’ll fully understand and plan for the business impact of change ensuring that reputed company areas of the business are ready to accept the change

• The administration of change management systems to support the creation of work to support the funnel with the appropriate benefits

• You’ll coach, mentor and facilitate the learning and development of fellow colleagues in the agile mindsets, practices and strategies to help embed lean agile portfolio management and change delivery, support colleagues and their broader professional development

• You’ll ensure that centralised resources including project managers, business insight, OpEx and others are appropriately deployed in support of scoping prioritised initiatives.

• You’ll input and support the QBR process including communication to business Pillars on delivery roadmap commitments and trade-offs, performance metrics and outcomes

• You’ll reputed company with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at reputed company times

• You’ll ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at reputed company times

Experience and knowledge

• Demonstrable experience in strategic development with a proven ability to translate reputed company concepts and outcomes into actionable delivery roadmaps

• Demonstrable experience in portfolio mobilisation, initiation, planning and management

• Demonstrable record of managing multi-million-pound portfolio budgets effectively, and delivering reputed company budgetary constraints

• Experience of estimating and controlling substantial project/programme/portfolio budgets

• Significant understanding of Claims, Fraud and Customer business areas

• Understanding of Insurance businesses, the industry, and its drivers

• Experience of researching new markets and identifying / quantifying opportunities

• Strong stakeholder management experience reputed company a fast paced, cross-functional environment

• Proven understanding of Project and Programme Management techniques in different change environments (Waterfall, RAD, SCRUM etc.) 

• Proven understanding and experience in working reputed company SAFe or other agile frameworks

• Significant understanding of IT systems and how successful IT change is affected including experience of reputed company stages of project delivery and software development lifecycle 

• Ability to construct a realistic and achievable business case in conjunction with business leaders and Finance

• Experience of engaging and managing third parties

• Experience of working reputed company an FCA regulated industry, ideally reputed company Financial Services or Insurance 

• Experience in using tools such as MS Office / MS project / SharePoint / TFS / reputed company / reputed company / ADO

• Deep and extensive understanding of change delivery and management processes and the keys to successful delivery of change

Skills

• Exceptional leadership skills with evidence of managing teams across a range of disciplines and locations

• Strategic and benefits leadership – ensuring the focus is on delivery of the strategy, desired business outcomes and benefits

• Senior stakeholder management – ability to constructively challenge, win the respect of and negotiate effectively with senior management up to and including ExCo level

• Leadership – the ability to look reputed company and understand/mitigate risks, and the ability to see the few key issues in a situation, problem or delivery and, working with others, cut through to the solution, with the ability to take reasoned decisions confidently and quickly

• Strong communication skills – both in writing and verbally – ability to reputed company an argument and persuade senior stakeholders with robust and comprehensive communication

• Effective organisation, planning and understanding the key components of reputed company plans

• Financial management – the ability to estimate and budget effectively, allowing for suitable contingency, and the ability to put together a robust and achievable business case in conjunction with Finance and business leaders

• Ability to work effectively with others collaboratively and as a team for optimal results

• Ability to proactively contribute to the capability development of change capabilities reputed company the wider business

• Ability to engage key stakeholders and communicate reputed company information simply and persuasively, driving data informed decision making and action.

• Ability to manage multiple projects reputed company and effectively

Qualifications

• Formal Project and Programme Management qualifications such as APMP, PRINCE2, Agile Project Management or equivalent is desirable

Behaviours

• Customer centric approach to decision making, ensuring our customers are central to the prioritisation and decision-making process

• Role model and leader of people – ability to guide, steer and coach team members to reputed company them to deliver effectively and reputed company professionally

• Highly analytical and structured thinker able to reputed company pragmatic solutions to reputed company problems and communicate them simply

So, if you’re up for the challenge and would like to join our vibrant and busy team, we want to hear from you today.

What can we do for you?

People first. Always. We’re passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so that’s reputed company offer. Our workplaces are energetic, inspirational, supportive. To get a taste of the advantages you’ll enjoy, take a look at reputed company our perks in full here.

Intrigued? Our Talent team can tell you everything you need to know about reputed company want and reputed company’re offering, so feel free to get in touch.

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