Head of Platforms

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom QBE Management Services (UK) Limited Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Head of Platforms to join our Transformation and Technology team in London. As the Head of Platforms, you will be responsible for end-to-end accountability for delivery of IT Solutions within the portfolio of each Business Unit. Your primary focus will be to drive strategic alignment to the right technical outcome, ensuring a well-managed and secure estate.

The role includes responsibility for build, supply, and development to agreed time, cost, and quality by partnering with the Head of Change and third-party providers, ensuring quality assurance alongside managing resource allocation and budget responsibility. You will also be responsible for relationship management accountability for third-party providers and ensuring that all delivery is aligned to enterprise technology and QBE delivery standards.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain the strategic view of business objectives and their needs to align to end-to-end delivery of IT Solutions through constant engagement with key stakeholders.
  • Have accountability for end-to-end Run, Supply, and Development activity, leveraging the skills of project management and third-party resources to deliver a scalable Platforms service and development roadmap for the Business Units.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with our third-party providers, be responsible for contracts reviews alongside procurement, and have oversight of supplier resource.
  • Oversee design, build, and test activity with a view to minimising technical debt, leveraging the use of suitable tools and processes, driving scalability across the estate and the team.
  • Drive and foster a culture of continuous improvement, motivation, collaboration, empowerment, and entrepreneurialism within the team and Business Unit.
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with Business Unit leads, Transformation and Technology teams, and third parties to champion and influence the adoption of technical excellence.

About You

  • You will have strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships at all levels with our internal and external customers.
  • Have strong presentation skills to influence key stakeholders to adopt innovative ways of working and new technologies.
  • Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs strategically.
  • Have an innovative approach to problem-solving.
  • Excellent application and technology understanding with the ability to lead, drive improvements, and meet business deadlines.
  • Bring your proven experience of cultural and behavioural leadership of cross-functional and third-party teams.

Why QBE?

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. We have created 'At My Best', a connection that shows we have your back. Our wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. We support our people, and everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We're an international insurer building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future, helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive. We welcome flexible working and have adopted this across the company. With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace. We provide you with the benefits, support, and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. FOR UK ONLY: As well as the benefits below, we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you.

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.

Flexible working – balancing work and life is important, so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share, and compressed hours.

Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.

Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or how you become a parent.

Short term remote work abroad – you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

Sustainable investing – we believe sustainable integration is important for long-term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.

Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

To find out more, visit our Reward Page.

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