Head of Applications: UW, Pricing & QA Excellence

AXA Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance leader is seeking a dynamic IT Application Delivery Manager in London. The successful candidate will be accountable for delivering applications within Underwriting and Pricing for AXA XL Reinsurance. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, managing vendor relations, and driving best practices in testing and QA. Applicants should have significant IT experience, strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, and a solid understanding of application development processes. This role offers a competitive compensation package and is pivotal for delivering strategic initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits

Diversity and inclusion programs

Qualifications

• Significant IT and business/industry work experience, managing cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills, able to adapt to different audiences.
• Expert knowledge of application development and testing process.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the end to end delivery of applications for AXA XL Reinsurance.
• Establishing the testing & QA team and driving best practices.
• Controlling and managing the budget for Application Solutions.

Skills

IT project management

Vendor management

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Financial forecasting

Analytical abilities

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

.Net technology stack

Cloud technologies

Job description

A global insurance leader is seeking a dynamic IT Application Delivery Manager in London. The successful candidate will be accountable for delivering applications within Underwriting and Pricing for AXA XL Reinsurance. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, managing vendor relations, and driving best practices in testing and QA. Applicants should have significant IT experience, strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, and a solid understanding of application development processes. This role offers a competitive compensation package and is pivotal for delivering strategic initiatives.