Copy of Technology Delivery Lead

Securing pensions over the long term can be a challenge for many businesses. Our ambition at Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI) is to help companies and pension scheme trustees honour their defined benefit pension promises to their employees. We’re helping companies settle their pension liabilities so they can focus on growing their businesses, as well as helping to support their members’ financial security in retirement. And we’re investing for the long term to back our pension promises. In the last 30 years we’ve written more UK business than any other insurer, and we currently look after more than half a million pension policyholders. We're the UK’s longest-serving active bulk annuity provider, and a market-leading, multi-award winning business.  

We have an amazing opportunity for a Technology Delivery Lead to join us in either Hove or London!

You’ll play a key role in providing the glue between Transformation and Technology teams for the delivery of solutions within Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), anticipating and removing any barriers to execution.

If you’re looking for a new challenge within a highly performing team, then this could be the ideal opportunity for you!

What you’ll be doing

• Engaging and supporting the delivery of clear prioritised instructions to Technology SMEs including Development, Data, Security and Cloud Infrastructure teams. Producing resource utilisation reports to show progress against schedule to highlight and then remove potential roadblocks
• Agreeing end to end technology delivery plans with Product Line teams based on approved solution design. Promoting appropriate standards of technology best practice and controlling the integrity of the solution’s configuration
• Facilitating all Technology service requests in relation to Product Line activities including environment access, infrastructure configuration, technology procurement, development tool setup and any information security requirements
• Acting as an escalation point for the Product Line team for all queries, risks, and issues in relation to the technical aspects of the delivery. Supporting the maintenance of a Technology based Risks and Issues log on behalf of the Product Line
• Working closely with the Transition Management team in the preparation of service readiness activities. This includes agreeing early-life support plans, support models, and the handover of the solution to technology operations
• Driving continual improvement activities to improve technology delivery velocity including the application of lean thinking, minimal viable governance, and agile methodologies

What we’re looking for

• A good understanding of modern infrastructure technologies including networks, firewalls, servers, operating systems, middleware, data, security, development tools and cloud-based solutions
• Experience of driving and implementing consistent Infrastructure delivery and maintenance plans across complex geographical / functional matrix organizations
• Track record of building effective relationships to ensure approved agreed delivery plans
• You’ll also be well versed in building relationships with colleagues across a wide variety of Technical teams
• Experience with ITIL, ISO/IEC20000, COBIT ITSM Management Frameworks would be great
• Perhaps you’re working in a similar role and you’re looking for a step up into a new challenge?

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave.

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings.

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.