Technical Project Lead

Were looking for an experienced Technical Project Lead to help deliver a significant five-year transformation within Group Protection.

The programme is replacing a complex legacy policy administration platform that has been developed and customised over many years. Youll work closely with the Head of Transformation taking ownership of day-to-day delivery across technology business and supplier teams.

This is a hands-on leadership role. Youll need to understand what is happening beneath the headline status reports use delivery tools to validate progress and turn complex information into clear actions and decisions for senior stakeholders

What youll be doing:

• Leading day-to-day delivery across a complex legacy transformation programme
• Coordinating engineering business architecture and third-party supplier workstreams
• Validating progress scope and delivery evidence directly through Jira and Confluence
• Managing plans milestones budgets risks issues and cross-programme dependencies
• Driving Agile planning backlog management prioritisation and release coordination
• Preparing clear executive presentations governance updates and decision materials
• Facilitating governance forums and ensuring actions and decisions are followed through
• Building trusted relationships across business and technology teams to remove blockers

Who were looking for:

• Experience leading large-scale technical transformation modernisation or platform replacement programmes
• Evidence of delivering complex technology programmes of comparable scale ideally 10 million-plus
• Strong hands-on capability with Jira and Confluence including validating progress against scope
• Experience working across engineering teams business stakeholders and external suppliers
• Practical knowledge of Agile Scrum SAFe or hybrid delivery environments
• Strong programme governance risk dependency and financial management capability
• Confidence producing and presenting concise material for senior and executive stakeholders
• An inclusive pragmatic leadership style with the confidence to challenge constructively

Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• Were creating netzero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable modern offices across the UK all designed to bring people together and elevate the inperson experience

Additional Information :

At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time