Technology Delivery Lead, Risk Rating - London, United Kingdom - Liberty Specialty Markets

Liberty Specialty Markets

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

General information:

City:
London

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Creation Date:21-Mar-2024

Closing Date:04-Mar-2024

Employment Type:
Permanent

Employment Type:
Full time

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Description & Requirements:

Role Title: Technology Delivery Lead, Risk Rating & PricingDivision: GRSI Underwriting Technology Team
Department: GRSI Technology Underwriting
Location: London
Type: Permanent
About the Role
The UW Technology Portfolio is seeking to recruit an experienced Technology Delivery Lead to be responsible for the planning, management, and delivery of an agreed and evolving set of Risk Rating & Pricing initiatives. The Technology Delivery Lead will need to have a clear understanding the commercial drivers and imperatives for Risk Rating & Pricing and contribute to the development of an overall Risk Rating & Pricing Strategy for LSM & LMRE. The individual will also manage a team of software developers and should possesses a strong background in software engineering practices and methods, with a proven track record of managing and delivering Agile projects.
About the Department & Team
The UW Technology Team reports into the CIO and works closely with Global Risk Solution (GRS) technology teams to deliver innovative solutions and capabilities that leverage our technical expertise, business understanding and partnerships to enable marketleading performance worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
Understanding the Risk Rating & Pricing landscape for both LSM & LMRE on a global basis, across London & Global products, Central, East & West, and the different Risk Rating & Pricing initiatives to implement proportionate and fit for purpose delivery approaches and plans, including the downstream impacts on LSM & LMRE's technology landscape, Operational/Underwriting processes, and associated governance/controls.
Ensure project alignment with business goals: You will work closely with the business stakeholders and Product Owner to ensure that the project is aligned with the overall business goals and objectives. This means that you need to have a thorough understanding of the business context in which the project is being delivered and ensure that the project is contributing towards the achievement of the business goals.
Facilitate team meetings: As a Technology Delivery Lead, and working with the Scrum Master, you will set, monitor, and maintain the standards for team meetings, including backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives. You will need to ensure that all team members are engaged and that the meetings are productive. You will also need to encourage collaboration and communication to promote a successful outcome.
Monitor project progress: You will need to monitor project progress and adjust as necessary to ensure successful completion. This will involve managing the development team to identify any issues or roadblocks and finding ways to overcome them. You will need to be proactive in identifying potential issues and risks and take appropriate measures to mitigate them.
Act as a coach and mentor: As a Technology Delivery Lead, you will be required to act as a coach and mentor to team members, providing guidance and support as needed. This will involve helping team members to develop their skills and knowledge and providing feedback to help them improve. You will need to ensure that the team is motivated and that everyone is working towards a common goal.
Work with Stakeholders, including Product Owners and Product Analysts, Scrum Masters, Agile Project Managers, Developers, and external vendors to promote and support 'best practice' to ensure new initiatives and deliverables are understood, evaluated, prioritised, and implemented to plan and to budget
Manage stakeholder expectations: You will need to manage stakeholder expectations and communicate effectively with them to keep them informed of project progress, risks, and issues. You will need to manage conflicts and ensure that all stakeholders are aligned with the project goals.
Resource planning across the Risk Rating & Pricing Team, proactive in making recommendations on flexing resources as needed to support development, testing and delivery of the pipeline; interview, directly manage and support additional (permanent, contract or consultant) team members as needed.
Develop and set documentation and standards for all development and delivery activities, including using a common approach, structure, and platform (e.g., Confluence) for documentation, be responsible for checking that these standards are being properly met and ensure documentation and reporting evolves as requirements change over time.
Build relationships with other Technology Delivery Leads and senior business stakeholders to promote best practice Delivery and Programme management approaches and run education sessions ('Lunch & Learns') across the wider LSM