Head of Application & Development

PIB Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in the UK seeks a Head of Applications and Development. This senior role is responsible for defining and delivering the application strategy, ensuring alignment with technology initiatives, and leading both application shared services and development functions. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in IT leadership, particularly in complex environments, and will have a strong background in ITIL and Agile methodologies. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus and benefits

Ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a senior IT leader.
• Experience with application services and development.
• Strong understanding of GDPR and FCA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern the application strategy.
• Ensure service excellence through SLAs and ITIL practices.
• Drive modern engineering practices using Agile DevSecOps.

Skills

Leadership in complex multisite environments

Application services and development

Post-M&A integration and migration

ITIL expertise

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder influence

Job description

The Head of Applications and Development is a senior leadership role accountable for PIBs growing global application estate. Reporting directly to the Group CIO the role defines and delivers PIBs application strategy balancing operational resilience compliance and security with innovation scalability and value creation. You will lead both the application shared services function and the application development function ensuring alignment to PIBs technology strategy.

This role is critical in integrating acquired businesses embedding consistent governance frameworks and ensuring PIBs application landscape enables growth and digital transformation. You will also provide boardlevel insight on performance and resilience and lead distributed teams.

What youll be doing

• Set and govern the application strategy; provide boardlevel performance and risk reporting.
• Ensure service excellence : SLAs / KPIs ITIL practices resilience and security by design.
• Drive modern engineering : Agile DevSecOps CI / CD automated testing cloudnative.
• Lead integration and consolidation across CRM policy / claims finance and digital platforms.
• Build highperforming teams and manage key vendors for value quality and compliance.

What were looking for

• Senior IT leader (Head / Director) in complex multisite environments.
• Proven in both application services and application development.
• Strong postM&A integration rationalisation and migration delivery.
• Deep ITIL and Agile expertise; solid grasp of GDPR / FCA and security.
• Stakeholder influence at ExCo / Board level; vendor and global team leadership.

What youll get

• Highimpact remit with direct CIO sponsorship and executive backing.
• Autonomy to shape strategy operating models and engineering practices.
• Ownership of major integration and modernisation programmes.
• Competitive salary bonus and benefits; hybrid working.
• Ongoing professional development and career growth.

Why PIB Group

PIB Group is one of the UKs fastest-growing insurance businesses offering real career progression professional development and a collaborative culture where your work truly matters.

We encourage our people to be collaborative with entrepreneurship at our core. We are a fast-paced growing organisation and an exciting place to be.

We also value ambition and creative thinking. You dont have to tick every box to apply if you bring fresh ideas and a drive to grow wed love to hear from you!

Inclusion & Accessibility

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race colour gender religion disability age sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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