Job Description
ABOUT US
INSTANDA is a pioneering Insurtech platform that is revolutionising the insurance industry by offering insurers a versatile tool to create, manage, and distribute digital insurance products. Our innovative technology empowers insurance carriers to adapt swiftly to market demands and navigate the evolving landscape. INSTANDA has grown significantly in recent years and we are now a team of 180+ employees based in the UK, EMEA and US, with partnerships that operate worldwide.
We’re continuing to grow our business and our Client Delivery team is at the forefront of our growth plans. Our company was built by looking at the world through a different lens and our culture today reflects that by encouraging you to be yourself, speak your mind, and share your opinions. We want people who want to push themselves, be part of something great, and be prepared to challenge if they think there is a better way. Collaboration sits at the heart of how we operate, it has fueled our growth enormously and our aim to be ‘world class’.
People at INSTANDA not only have a real sense of shared ownership, but are granted share options to benefit from our long term success making everyone an owner of the business. So if this sounds like the place you can thrive in and grow your career, please keep reading!
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ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Based in London, we’re seeking an experienced Programme Director with proven insurance sector experience to join our Client Delivery team. You’ll be accountable for delivering a high-profile, large-scale programme for a key strategic client, successfully ensuring delivery to time, cost, scope and quality. You’ll be leading a team of Project Managers (matrix management with possibility of some line management), acting as a point of escalation for project managers and facing off to the clients’ Programme / Transformation Directors.
Responsibilities will include:
- People Skills:
- Providing visible, authentic, and skilled people leadership, with a proven ability to build high performing diverse and inclusive teams.
- Lead, motivate and inspire a programme team comprised of various resources within different INSTANDA teams, including PMs, Business Analysts, Configurators, QA staff and Engineering staff where applicable.
- Cultivate a collaborative and high-performance ethos within the team.
- Act as a point of escalation for project managers.
- Technical:
- Lead high-profile programmes of work from project set-up through planning, build and transition to support; and take accountability for the associated project workstreams within Deliver to time, cost, scope, and quality metrics.
- Ensure the timely production of client contracts that accurately represent scope of implementation and associated baselined plans.
- Represent INSTANDA at Programme SteerCo meetings, both with the client and internally.
- Provide timely and accurate programme status reports to the Senior Management / Exec Teams as required.
- Contribute to the evolution of the INSTANDA Delivery Methodology, enhancing the framework to drive cost and time efficiencies.
- Contribute to Monthly Finance reviews to align billing, revenue recognition and profitability of allocated Programmes.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
Min. 5 years demonstrable, proven Insurance sector experience - delivery of projects/programmes for Insurers / MGAs / Brokers within the General Insurance space. Experience in delivering Digital products / Digital Transformation within Insurance. Extensive professional experience in project/programme management roles, with supporting qualifications. Experience of leading and managing sizeable programme teams. Experience of leading teams and a Leadership mentality with the ability to grow and develop talent. Agile and Waterfall Delivery expertise. Experience in a client-facing role demonstrating excellent relationship building skills with a knack for managing difficult messages. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a track record in expressing technical concepts in everyday language.
Nice to haves
- Experience working for a start-up or fast-paced technology-focused company.
- Experience in migrating books of business / data migration.
BENEFITS
Generous 28 days holiday allowance, in addition to public holidays. For every year of service you complete, we’ll give you an additional day's holiday (max. 5 days). One Dynamic Day per month on top of your holiday allowance to spend time doing the things you want to do or simply catching up with life admin. Life cover; income protection and participation in the company pension scheme. £100 per month to put towards wellness activities. Inclusion in the company share plan. Hybrid working, we let you choose the days you work from our London office. Annual learning & development allowance of £1,250 and free access to LinkedIn learning and Microsoft ESI learning platforms.
Additional Information
Please highlight in your application, if you require any reasonable adjustment during any stage of our recruitment process. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this role - sponsorship is not available. No recruitment agencies please.