Head of Application & Development

PIB Group; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance organization in London seeks a Head of Application & Development to shape their application strategy and lead transformation projects. The role includes ensuring service excellence, driving modern engineering, and leading high-performing teams. Candidates should have extensive IT leadership experience, application development expertise, and the ability to influence at Board level. The position offers competitive salary, benefits, and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus and benefits

Ongoing professional development

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Proven in both application services and application development.
• Strong post-M&A integration experience.
• Solid understanding of GDPR/FCA and security.

Responsibilities

• Set and govern the application strategy.
• Ensure service excellence across SLAs/KPIs.
• Drive modern engineering practices.
• Lead integration across multiple platforms.

Skills

Senior IT leadership

Application development expertise

Deep ITIL and Agile expertise

Stakeholder influence at Board level

Job description

Head of Application & Development page is loaded## Head of Application & Developmentlocations: UK - London - Minster Courttime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR101780The Head of Applications and Development is a senior leadership role accountable for PIB’s growing global application estate. Reporting directly to the Group CIO, the role defines and delivers PIB’s application strategy, balancing operational resilience, compliance and security with innovation, scalability and value creation. You will lead both the application shared services function and the application development function, ensuring alignment to PIB’s technology strategy.This role is critical in integrating acquired businesses, embedding consistent governance frameworks, and ensuring PIB’s application landscape enables growth and digital transformation. You will also provide board‑level insight on performance and resilience, and lead distributed teams.**What you’ll be doing*** Set and govern the application strategy; provide board‑level performance and risk reporting.* Ensure service excellence: SLAs/KPIs, ITIL practices, resilience, and “security by design.”* Drive modern engineering: Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud‑native.* Lead integration and consolidation across CRM, policy/claims, finance and digital platforms.* Build high‑performing teams and manage key vendors for value, quality and compliance.**What we’re looking for*** Senior IT leader (Head/Director) in complex, multi‑site environments.* Proven in both application services and application development.* Strong post‑M&A integration, rationalisation and migration delivery.* Deep ITIL and Agile expertise; solid grasp of GDPR/FCA and security.* Stakeholder influence at ExCo/Board level; vendor and global team leadership.**What you’ll get*** High‑impact remit with direct CIO sponsorship and executive backing.* Autonomy to shape strategy, operating models and engineering practices.* Ownership of major integration and modernisation programmes.* Competitive salary, bonus and benefits; hybrid working.* Ongoing professional development and career growth.PIB Group is one of the UK’s fastest-growing insurance businesses, offering real career progression, professional development, and a collaborative culture where your work truly matters.We encourage our people to be collaborative, with entrepreneurship at our core. We are a fast-paced, growing organisation and an exciting place to be.We also value ambition and creative thinking. You don’t have to tick every box to apply, if you bring fresh ideas and a drive to grow, we’d love to hear from you!**Inclusion & Accessibility**We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.If you need this job advert in any other format or require any adjustments for your application or during the recruitment process, please reach out to [e-mail]