Head of Willis Technology Assurance

We are looking for an experienced Head of Technology Assurance to lead our assurance function across digital and data products and services. You will define and drive the strategy for quality security compliance risk and data assurance ensuring our technology is safe reliable compliant and fit for purpose. Working across Technology Engineering Product Data and Governance you will embed assurance throughout the product lifecycle and provide senior leadership with clear insight into technology risk and quality. You will also shape the future of assurance through AI automation and emerging technologies.

The Role:

• Define and own the technology assurance strategy aligned to business objectives technology direction and risk appetite.
• Build lead and develop a high-performing assurance function across quality security compliance data and technology risk.
• Embed assurance into agile DevOps and continuous delivery environments acting as a strategic partner rather than a delivery gate.
• Establish quality testing security and release standards across digital products data platforms and services.
• Oversee test automation non-functional testing defect management vulnerability management and penetration testing.
• Lead technology compliance audit and regulatory assurance ensuring alignment with relevant standards and regulations.
• Own data quality governance lineage and integrity assurance frameworks.
• Develop assurance frameworks for AI/ML and agentic technologies including responsible AI model risk bias explainability safety and human oversight.
• Drive the use of AI agents automation and continuous monitoring to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of assurance.
• Maintain the technology assurance risk and control framework prioritising activity based on business risk.
• Provide senior leadership with clear reporting on technology risk quality compliance and assurance performance.
• Manage assurance budgets resources tooling and third-party/vendor assurance.
• Drive continuous improvement innovation and maturity across the assurance function.
• Build strong relationships across Engineering Product Data Legal Risk and Commercial teams influencing decisions through collaboration and expertise.
• Develop assurance capability through coaching training and knowledge sharing.

What youll bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience in technology assurance quality risk security or a related technology function.
• Strong understanding of digital products data services and technology delivery across the full lifecycle.
• Experience leading across multiple assurance disciplines such as QA security compliance data or technology risk.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex technology risks clearly.
• Experience embedding assurance within Agile DevOps and continuous delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML and emerging agentic technologies and their assurance implications.
• Proven track record of improving and innovating assurance practices.
• Experience managing distributed or global teams across multiple locations and time zones.
• Strong experience in release management delivery governance and quality gates.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to operate effectively in a matrix environment.
• Degree in Computer Science IT or a related discipline preferred or equivalent experience.

Desirable:

• CISM CISSP CISA ISTQB or equivalent certification.
• Experience in financial services or another regulated environment.
• Experience with AI/ML assurance responsible AI or model governance.
• Hands-on experience with AI-driven testing automated monitoring or agentic assurance.
• Experience building or scaling a technology assurance function.

What We Offer

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally. Youll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare life insurance group income protection and regular health assessments all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options access to an employee assistance programme and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme share scheme cycle-to-work programme dental and optical cover critical illness protection and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Were committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers from the application process through to joining WTW please email