Overview

Job Location:
London

Who are we?

Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

The Howden Group Holdings (HGH), Group IT Enterprise Architecture (EA) function is responsible for aligning the Group’s technology strategy with the overall business strategy via three service pillars:

1. Reviewing and governing the solution architecture for all change deliveries, ensuring integrity of the

2. Defining solutions (where required) and providing architecture guidance and architecture management services for change planning & delivery with the objective of ensuring alignment to Group’s strategic objectives, compliance to Group policies and conformance to Group standards

3. Reviewing, introducing and maintaining principles and standards for design governance in line with evolving business needs and Group policies

solution architecture and key design decisions in line with technical suitability, Group standards, policies and principles

Howden Group are embarking on a number of strategic systems and technology transformation initiatives for its Business units and regions across the globe. The Technical Programme Manager will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of technical solutions/initiatives under the Group/Enterprise Architecture umbrella.

The Technical Programme Manager will report into the Head of Technical Delivery.

Role Overview: The Technical Programme Manager will manage the delivery of technical solutions, integrations, and systems as part of strategic Enterprise Architecture initiatives. This role requires a background in Finance ERP/GL implementation, with Workday Financial delivery experience being a bonus. The ideal candidate will have excellent senior stakeholder management skills and will take over end-to-end IT delivery ownership, aligning and working with a third party/consultancy implementing Workday Financial configuration, and internal delivery teams responsible for data ingestions (Data Lake) and integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Accountable for planning and delivering stakeholder workshops to investigate user requirements, complex problems, or issues and capture key insights.

  • Engage and collaborate with programme and project managers working on dependent programmes and projects.

  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans to guide the business and project teams, revising based on changing needs and requirements.

  • Manage the preparation, documentation, and maintenance of project requirements, including detailed analysis and mapping of business processes.

  • Oversee and be accountable for the end-to-end project lifecycle for projects.

  • Monitor and manage key aspects of projects (e.g., resourcing, time, quality, costs, risks, and issues) and ensure resolution of issues and risks.

  • Compile and submit project status reports to management and wider stakeholder groups.

  • Produce and maintain project RAID logs.

  • Deliver high-quality outputs and capabilities to scope, budget, and timeline, with effective stakeholder management at all levels of the business, and ongoing measurement of business benefits.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong business and systems analysis and design skills, with the ability to develop strategies and organize tasks.

  • Excellent documentation, communication (written and verbal), and presentation skills, especially the ability to tailor messages to senior stakeholders and delivery teams.

  • Ability to develop clear, concise, and compelling storylines for executive presentations.

  • Experience working in a financial services (ideally insurance) environment.

  • Strong agile delivery skills (Scrum), ideally with some scaled agile experience and the ability to work in an environment with mixed delivery methodologies (i.e., traditional waterfall, agile, etc.).

  • Strong IT project and programme management skills, ideally with experience in technical delivery estimation, planning, and management

  • Good understanding and awareness of IT service management (e.g., ITIL).

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Proven project management experience, delivering complex finance ERP/GL implementations.

  • Experience in delivering finance transformation projects.

  • Agile or Waterfall Project Management qualification(s) (Scrum Master, PRINCE2, etc.).

  • Proven ability to lead, contribute to, or review the output of business and systems analysis to inform solution design and delivery.

  • Strong skills in delivering in complex IT environments (multi-geography, multi-supplier, outsourced environments) involving geographically distributed delivery teams comprising internal resources, third-party suppliers, and outsourced delivery teams.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

  • Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

  • We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

  • We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs.  Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

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