Senior Delivery Manager – Global Software Platform Build

• Lead multi-disciplinary delivery teams based across the UK, India, Bratislava and Spain, covering front-end engineering, back-end engineering, pricing, data and related disciplines
• Oversee all aspects of the in-house build of a new global digital platform, ensuring high-quality engineering, robust design decisions and timely delivery
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, drawing on strong foundations in software development, architectural knowledge and modern engineering practices
• Act as the senior technical interface to stakeholders across underwriting, actuarial, leadership and technology, offering clear updates, managing expectations and taking a confident, informed position when challenged
• Drive agile delivery across sprints, scope, releases and operational readiness, ensuring the programme meets demanding timelines and quality benchmarks
• Mentor and develop delivery teams, improving design maturity, engineering consistency and overall performance
• Support the development of the platform roadmap, identifying opportunities to modernise, decommission legacy components and embed best practice across engineering and delivery

• Strong technical background originating from software development
• Proficiency across modern engineering and delivery technologies, such as .NET, React, SQL, REST APIs, Azure DevOps and cloud-based delivery models
• Experience delivering in-house built platforms (as opposed to vendor-led implementations, 3rd party builds or packaged solutions)
• Insurance industry expertise is essential, ideally with exposure to Corporate Life & Pensions, actuarial systems, pricing engines or broader London Market environments
• Knowledge of Databricks, MuleSoft, and integrated platform delivery
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leaders across multiple geographies
• Experience leading distributed engineering teams and driving high performance in a complex, fast-moving delivery landscape

Exposure to AI-enabled delivery (e.g. coding assistance, generating user stories) is beneficial

• Annual bonus of up to 15%
• Generous 12% non-contributory pension
• Private Medical
• 4 x DIS
• Critical Illness
• Income Payment Protection
• Flexible options including dental, gadget discounts, flu jabs and subsidised gym
• 25 days holiday with the option to buy/sell
• Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes