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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
At CNA Hardy, great people don't just join us - they grow with us, lead with purpose, and help shape the future of our business and the industry. We exist to help businesses navigate an unpredictable world and we do that through the expertise, integrity and commitment of our people. Every role contributes to protecting businesses, livelihoods and communities, giving our people the opportunity to make a meaningful and visible impact.
The Role
We are currently hiring for an IT Programme Delivery Lead in our London office to lead the coordinated technical delivery of our Transformation programme and ensure solutions are robust, supportable and aligned to our technology strategy.
What You'll Be Doing:
Programme delivery: Own technical delivery across Transformation projects, keeping solutions aligned to agreed plans, budgets and programme outcomes.
Technical leadership: Lead Project Technical Leads and Solution Architects, providing clear direction, coaching, challenge and delivery governance.
Architecture alignment: Ensure solutions support enterprise architecture, technology strategy and long-term operational requirements.
Dependency management: Coordinate integrations, shared services, environments and technical dependencies across multiple projects.
Operational readiness: Oversee testing, release and transition into business-as-usual support, including documentation, monitoring, resilience and knowledge transfer.
What We're Looking For:
Technical delivery experience: At least five years of experience leading complex technical delivery across multi-disciplinary teams and projects.
People leadership: Proven experience managing technical teams or functions, including senior technical specialists and third-party providers.
Sound judgement: The ability to balance delivery pace, quality, risk and long-term supportability in a changing programme environment.
Delivery governance: Strong knowledge of programme governance, change control, release management and service transition.
Regulated environments: Experience in insurance, financial services or another regulated sector is advantageous, but not essential.
Why Join CNA Hardy?
Our workplace is dynamic, challenging and ever evolving. Here, your voice matters and you can make a difference. We celebrate individuality and inclusivity, ensuring everyone feels valued, respected and supported to share ideas and perspectives.
Our employees and their families are important to us. That is why we offer flexible hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package. We also invest in your growth through learning, mentoring and clear development pathways, recognising and rewarding the behaviours that drive success. We recognise that developing skills and experience is crucial for our people to achieve their aspirations and reach their full potential.
The Company
CNA Hardy is a leading specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets. We offer a highly specialised and comprehensive portfolio of innovative and market leading products. Coverage is available to businesses of all sizes for domestic, international and global exposures.
