Head of Technology - esure Group : Job Details

Here at esure, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Technology to join our senior IT Leadership team. In this role you will develop our technology roadmap, software engineering and integration, operational run, continuous optimisation of our technology stack and building an outstanding culture for technology to thrive in.As a key member of the wider Claims leadership team, you will lead and deliver on all aspects of technology used within the Claims area. You will provide technical expertise, outline clear vision and strategy and manage and inspire the Claims technology team.This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an organisation which is pioneering change in the Insurance industry, with the ability to be at the centre of the changes and key decisions. You will have full tech ownership of a critical part of the business, with significant responsibility for tech solutions and ways of working.What you will do:

• Provide outstanding technical and people focused leadership whilst driving a culture of high performance and quality in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Lead the technical roadmap for our Claims business area ensuring that the roadmap fits with our strategy from a business wide perspective
• Promote and lead the digitisation of the customer Claims journeys through the identification, evaluation, selection and implementation of new technology
• Drive the design, build, governance and continuous optimisation of the Claims platforms, products and technology stack
• Continuous implementation of engineering practices, security controls, and quality assurance of our Claims platform and applications
• Conduct regular reviews of technology and platforms to ensure that patterns, standards, risk and security controls have been embedded and are functioning accurately

What we’d love you to bring:

• A passion for people and a deep love of technology! You will consider yourself a people motivator who wants to drive technical expertise across an organisation
• The ability to manage high performing teams, driving an award winning culture and fostering learning and development for our colleagues
• Experience in a senior technical leadership role where you have been responsible for owning and driving strategy and vision for your function
• Someone who can work in partnership with senior members of our business turning sophisticated technical needs into simple overviews with solutions
• Expert-level experience in architecture principles, design, build and operations of complex technology ecosystems
• Extensive experience with agile SDLC practices within Scrum and Kanban environments, including SCM, build tools, test automation and CI/CD
• Experience of delivering and running high volume transactional data and event processing solutions on AWS
• Knowledge of DevOps and SRE and the use of technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Beanstalk and Terraform

Why choose us?

This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure…

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
• A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure’s success
• Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
• Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we’ll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
• Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it’s no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work’ one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey
• More flexibility for you: we’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need, whether it’s part time, job sharing, or compressed hours. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
• Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
• A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. That’s why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
• Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.