Delivery Lead

Lorien; England; Hybrid; GBP 92,250 - 119,925; Full time

Job summary

A major consulting firm is looking for a Technical Integration Delivery Lead with extensive experience in the insurance sector. In this 6-month contract role, the candidate will work on building APIs and systems integration while collaborating across geographies. The role demands strong project management and agile delivery skills, particularly in complex IT environments. The position is based in London with a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Insurance experience is necessary for this position.
• Experience in project management, project coordination, enterprise architecture.
• Experience in agile solution deliveries.

Skills

Experience of working within the Insurance industry

Experience of integrating systems and APIs

Technical experience from a software development background

Experience of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft products

Effective time management across geographies and time zones

Experience working with American insurance company

Engagement with programme and project managers

Developing detailed project plans

Planning and delivery of stakeholder workshops

Background in project management

Experience as a Project Manager/Scrum master on agile deliveries

Strong agile delivery skills (Scrum)

Skills in delivering in complex IT environments

Job description

Technical Integration Delivery Lead - API

My client in the Insurance industry are searching for a Technical Delivery Lead with experience of working on building out APIs and integrating with another company. This is a 6 month initial contract, outside of IR35 with 2 days a week required in the London office. Insurance experience is necessary for this position.

Key Skills

• Experience of working within the Insurance industry
• Experience of integrating systems and API's
• Technical experience preferably from a software development background
• Experience of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft products
• Effective time management especially when working across geographies and time zones (US, UK and India)
• Highly beneficial for experience working with an American insurance company as a Stakeholder or internally
• Engagement with programme and project managers working on dependent programmes and projects
• Developing detailed project plans to guide the business and project teams and revising based on changing needs and requirements
• Planning and delivery of stakeholder workshops to investigate user requirements, complex problems or issues and capture key insight
• Background in project management, project co-ordination, enterprise architecture
• Experience as a Project Manager/Scrum master on agile solution deliveries, especially delivery of enterprise integration solutions (e.g. RESTful APIs, SOAP web services etc.)
• Strong agile delivery skills (Scrum), ideally with some scaled agile experience and ability to work in an environment with mixed delivery methodologies (i.e. traditional waterfall, agile etc.)
• Strong skills in delivering in complex IT environments (multi-geography, multi-supplier, outsourced environments) involving geographically distributed delivery team comprising internal resources, 3rd party suppliers and outsourced delivery teams

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Project Management
• Industries
• Insurance