Head of Application

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom PIB Group Full time £100,000 - £150,000 per year

The Head of Applications and Development is a senior leadership role accountable for PIB's growing global application estate. Reporting directly to the Group CIO, the role defines and delivers PIB's application strategy, balancing operational resilience, compliance and security with innovation, scalability and value creation. You will lead both the application shared services function and the application development function, ensuring alignment to PIB's technology strategy.

This role is critical in integrating acquired businesses, embedding consistent governance frameworks, and ensuring PIB's application landscape enables growth and digital transformation. You will also provide board‑level insight on performance and resilience, and lead distributed teams.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Set and govern the application strategy; provide board‑level performance and risk reporting.
  • Ensure service excellence: SLAs/KPIs, ITIL practices, resilience, and "security by design."
  • Drive modern engineering: Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud‑native.
  • Lead integration and consolidation across CRM, policy/claims, finance and digital platforms.
  • Build high‑performing teams and manage key vendors for value, quality and compliance.

What We're Looking For

  • Senior IT leader (Head/Director) in complex, multi‑site environments.
  • Proven in both application services and application development.
  • Strong post‑M&A integration, rationalisation and migration delivery.
  • Deep ITIL and Agile expertise; solid grasp of GDPR/FCA and security.
  • Stakeholder influence at ExCo/Board level; vendor and global team leadership.

What You'll Get

  • High‑impact remit with direct CIO sponsorship and executive backing.
  • Autonomy to shape strategy, operating models and engineering practices.
  • Ownership of major integration and modernisation programmes.
  • Competitive salary, bonus and benefits; hybrid working.
  • Ongoing professional development and career growth.

Why PIB Group?
PIB Group is one of the UK's fastest-growing insurance businesses, offering real career progression, professional development, and a collaborative culture where your work truly matters.

We encourage our people to be collaborative, with entrepreneurship at our core. We are a fast-paced, growing organisation and an exciting place to be.

We also value ambition and creative thinking. You don't have to tick every box to apply, if you bring fresh ideas and a drive to grow, we'd love to hear from you

Inclusion & Accessibility
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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