Technology Platform Lead - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Appcastenterprise

Appcastenterprise

Verified Company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

End Date
Monday 06 March 2023
Salary Range
£100,352 - £125,440

We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options.

Agile Working Options
Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion
Job Description Summary

This great opportunity is for a Technology Platform Lead for our Retirement Platform, who can work collaboratively with the Business Platform to own the team to deliver end-to-end capability, and significant transformational activity across the Platform.

TheTechnology Platform Lead will work with the Business Platform Lead to optimise, evolve and deliver an efficient operating model.

More specifically, the purpose of the Retirement Platform Technology Lead role will, together with the Business Platform Lead, jointly be responsible for the customer dynamics and commercial opportunities in a wide portfolio covering Bulk Annuities, IndividualAnnuities, and Financial Planning & Retirement.

Job Description

Locations:

Non London:
£104,368 - £130,460 DOE

London:
£120,920- £151,150 DOE

At Lloyds Banking Group we're driven by a clear purpose: to help Britain prosper.

Across the Group, our colleagues are passionate about creating a more sustainable and inclusive future for customers, businesses and communities.

We are revolutionising ourtechnology, empowering our teams and rapidly transforming our agile working methods.

Want to know more?
We are looking for a Technology Platform Lead for our Retirements Platform.

Reporting to the Insurance, Pensions & Investments CIO, the role will be accountable for the successful delivery and maintenance of the core technology agenda within the platform,providing strategic direction and oversight in order to optimise the end-to-end proposition for customers and colleagues.

The role will collaborate with the Business Platform Lead to lead the Platform team and deliver significant transformational activityacross the Platform.

Sets the vision, a clear mandate and strategic roadmap for the Platform technology activities to demonstrate value and to nurture quality of technical delivery.
Advises the portfolio of investment to achieve transformation of services and propositions in alignment with Group technology strategy.
Responsible for the successful delivery and maintenance of the core technology agenda, providing strategic direction and oversight of Customer Journeys.
Drives resilience, simplification, modernisation and use of new technologies to build agility through the architecture.
Works closely with the Product Owners to prioritise system improvements alongside the delivery of product features, driving high quality change delivery.
Understands Systems Thinking and Service Design to mitigate reactive solutions that leads to further technical debt
Is responsible for third party and internal IT providers including management of significant investment and BAU budgets
Builds and embeds a strong culture that lives the Group values. Is a role model and leads using Group behaviours.
Attracts, develops and retains engineering talent actively.
Drives a culture of learning and continuous improvement motivated by Engineering excellence and plays a lead role in supporting Engineering Chapters, guilds and community activities.

Experience

Outstanding leadership skills with a passion for team development; allowing colleagues to develop in different/new technologies and mature in ways of working, resulting in a successful team.
Extensive experience and technical engineering knowledge and implementation of a broad range of platforms, including cloud.
A shown awareness of the use of flow metrics to reduce teams work in progress and improvement time to market.
Are technology agnostic and willing to adapt their approach in pursuit of the best solution; enables via an excellent knowledge and understanding of multiple engineering & software design solutions.
Confirmed track record of engaging and influencing multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure key business decisions and priorities are progressed
Understanding of the regulatory environment in which we operate in order to identify, supervise and mitigate commercial risks
Detailed knowledge of the UK personal financial services market, technology landscape, ideally in the Retirements platform domain

Together we make it possible

So what can we offer you in return??

Whatever your aspiration, you can also expect excellent benefits, personal development and a career that's enriching and full of opportunity.

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You'll also receive a package that includes:

Discretionary bonus
Cash sum of 4% which you can exchange for a variety of benefits or simply take the cash?
Private Medical Insurance?
Pension, where we'll give up to a max of 15%?
Share plans?
30 days holiday (plus Public)?

In return for your expertise, you'll enjoy our total dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We'll help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future.

Lloyds Banking Group is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit.

We're an equal opportunityemployer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on ma