Agile Delivery Lead

Title:

Agile Delivery Lead

Company:

Everest Advisors (Uk), Ltd.

Job Category:

Technology

Job Description:

Who are we?

Everest is a leading global Reinsurance and Insurance organisation with extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet and an innovative culture. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focus on creating long term value through Underwriting excellence and strong risk and Capital Management.

Summary

We are seeking an individual with a strong background in Agile Delivery to join the technology team as an Agile Delivery Lead. This position supports in building world class solutions and teams through strategic thinking, strong management and technical excellence. 

This role will interact with functional/business unit leaders to align with business objectives and priorities. The role holder will be responsible for leading and managing transformative solutions using innovative technologies.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional who possesses an enterprise programme management vision and the delivery skills to develop and implement strategic IT solutions within the insurance industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for projects in a matrix organisation, analysing current business needs and evaluating the effectiveness of existing operations.

Key Accountabilities:

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Manages projects from ideation, project analysis, execution, delivery and handover to the Business for the International insurance delivery team
• Manage priorities of products / features / programmes and projects based on changing functional needs, resource capacity constraints, risk exposure, and interdependencies
• Provide a programme level view for executives, reporting on health of the project portfolio
• Collaborate with US delivery teams to ensure project success
• Collaborate with business and technology PMO teams, US and International to ensure smooth project delivery
• Adhere to PMO guidelines and processes for all projects in the portfolio
• Collaborate with business stakeholders across International, UK&I, Europe, Asia, Pacific and US teams to get a thorough understanding of project requirements and expectations
• Ensure alignment with all enterprise technology standards on security, architecture, vendor management office, and regulatory compliance
• Continuously look for process improvements in programme management and delivery
• Engages with cross-functional business leaders to objectively analyse the organisation’s ability to absorb change and adopt project and programmes post-deployment
• Monitors the delivery of business objectives and client experience for the solution and services delivered
• Monitors metrics to make informed decisions that maximize returns across projects and programmes
• Leads IT strategic and operations planning to achieve business goals/OKRS by fostering innovation, prioritising IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment and management of current and future IT systems across the organisation
• Ability to influence; motivates and promotes an engaged team atmosphere to achieve desired results
• Recognised as a thought leader within the organisation that provides advice and guidance to others

Qualifications, Education & Experience:

• A degree in computer science, business, or a related discipline
• A strong background in Programme Management, PMO or related discipline
• Experienced in Agile and waterfall delivery models & leading best practice
• Insurance industry or London Market experience highly desired but candidates from Financial Services, Banking or other industries will be considered
• Experience working with Insurance/Reinsurance information systems and information technology especially relative to Policy, Claim, Financial Reporting, Business Intelligence, and Data Warehouse also desirable
• Experience with vendor management and global delivery model

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies: 

• Demonstrated ability to function in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
• Ability to think strategically and act tactically
• Leading teams to successful outcomes and strategic planning and OKRs
• Negotiating with vendors, contractors and others
• Be able to prepare, own and manage IT Budget

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.

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Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Madrid, Spain

Additional Locations:

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