Head of Strategy Corporate Functions Technology

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work.As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

We are looking for a Head of Technology Strategy to join our Leadership Team in Corporate Functions Technology.

The ability to deliver our strategic goals and build a business for the future is underpinned by the need for a coherent joined up technology digital and data strategy which is supported and driven to outcome through our Portfolio & Delivery Teams.

This specific role will see you join the Corporate Functions Technology Leadership team to provide leadership and set the strategic direction of Technology for the Corporate Functions (including Finance HR Risk & Compliance Legal Co-Sec Workplace Solutions & Audit). Reporting into the Corporate Functions Technology Director you will be accountable for forming a coherent strategy across our Digital Data and AI priorities and working closely with the Portfolio Lead Director of Enterprise Data & Director of AI to deliver this strategy across the following constituent parts:

• Technology strategy: Define a tech strategy that drives innovation across the Corporate Functions
• Data strategy: Define a data strategy that appropriately strengthens the foundational data layer of the business in particular around data quality completeness governance architecture and enables advanced data analytics and self service capabilities.
• Digital Strategy: Define the digital tools and channels that will be leveraged to improve customer outcomes and experience working closely with business stakeholders to develop a digital strategy that enables world class digital customer experience
• AI strategy: Define a clear AI strategy identifying opportunities and showcasing compelling use cases to spur further exploration through the AI team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership for defining in partnership with Heads of Technology a coherent digital tech & data strategy that encompasses the constituent parts that can be practically applied into the individual Corporate Functions Teams.
• Develop relevant business case for implementation of new business capabilities within the tech digital and data space for presentation to appropriate committees and influence buy in
• Define roadmap and delivery plan to achieve strategy working closely with the Director of IT and other Heads of roles to prioritise and drive through to delivery
• Proactively identify innovation opportunities across the Corporate Functions keeping abreast of market disruption trends new and emerging technologies and engaging with broader technology and third party partners
• Engage with their counterparts within the Technology organisation to ensure that technical strategy is aligned with Enterprise Architecture
• Responsible for the co-ordination of innovation opportunity identification and funnel/pipeline management
• Drive continuous improvement to feed into overall strategy through process and feedback loop supported by metrics
• Key contributor to Leadership Team owning initiatives supporting Technology priorities forming connections with other Heads of to achieve these
  

Recruiter : Martyn Jack

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