Oliver James is hiring a Senior Technical Programme Manager on behalf of a leading insurance client to lead the end-to-end delivery of an enterprise-wide Cyber Resilience Programme.
Programme Leadership & Delivery
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Lead end-to-end programme delivery across all workstreams, including pilot deployments and regional rollout.
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Drive completion of cyber recovery implementation and testing across corporate functions and local business entities through designated delivery owners.
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Develop and manage an integrated programme roadmap covering commitments, dependencies, design approvals, implementation milestones, testing and acceptance criteria.
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Monitor risks, issues and dependencies, driving corrective actions and escalating challenges through programme governance.
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Translate business-defined minimum viable operations, Important Business Services and impact tolerances into recovery scope, priorities and delivery acceptance criteria.
Technical Delivery Oversight
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Coordinate implementation across cyber security, infrastructure, cloud and technology teams.
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Drive architecture reviews, design approvals, recovery testing and operational readiness through responsible technical owners.
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Ensure alignment with technology standards, security requirements and resilience objectives, with exceptions resolved or formally accepted.
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Ensure recovery testing meets approved acceptance criteria, with defects and gaps closed or formally accepted before rollout or handover.
Key Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business or a related discipline.
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15+ years’ experience delivering large-scale technology or transformation programmes.
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Experience managing complex, multi-country initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and vendors.
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Proven experience delivering infrastructure or resilience programmes across design, implementation, testing and operational transition.
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Experience within insurance, financial services or another regulated industry.
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Strong programme governance, financial management, stakeholder engagement and delivery leadership skills.
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Strong working knowledge of cyber resilience, cyber recovery, disaster recovery, enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, storage, and backup and recovery solutions.
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Ability to challenge technical delivery assumptions and assess recovery test plans, readiness evidence and acceptance criteria.
Interested? Apply with your CV or contact Oliver James for a confidential discussion.
