Head of Subsection - Enterprise Delivery
About us
At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets (MRS-GM), it is our ambition to become the leading Primary Specialty Insurance provider, underpinned by an effective and adaptable strategy, superior products and industry leaders working in a supportive environment to achieve this.
At the heart of our success is a strong culture where people are encouraged to be present, bold and curious, allowing them to achieve their individual goals.
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Head of Subsection - Enterprise Delivery
We are currently looking for a Head of Subsection – Enterprise Delivery to be based in London, however, occasional travel may be required to one of the global IT organization main hubs of Cincinnati/Princeton/Hartford, Singapore/Sydney and Munich.
Company
Munich Re Specialty - Global Markets
Location
London
, United Kingdom
Responsibilities:
- Technical Acumen. Demonstrate the functional and technical knowledge and expertise of agile application development. Execute the responsibilities of a Head of Sub Section, including administrative work to effectively manage the team. Challenge the work being done in the group, as appropriate. Lead, motivate, and set a vision for the teams.
- Learning Agility. Critically analyze problems based on relevant experiences, anticipate changes, and recognize the need to sometimes alter course. Bring new solutions to problems. Learn continuously about new technologies and processes and how they might apply to GSI Enterprise Delivery.
- Relationship Mastery. Build and sustain trusting, effective, and respectful relationships with colleagues, partners, and customers. Actively seek diverse perspectives and interaction from all circles of people when getting work done, forming teams, and collaborating for the benefit of GSI IT. Effectively lead staff on complex projects and provide advanced problem solving and subject matter expertise.
- Results Orientation. Consistently deliver on commitments while upholding the highest standards. Fulfill assigned tasks on time, with the resources assigned, without sub-optimizing other functions.
- End-to- End Munich Re Understanding. See the “big picture” of the organization— the way in which various processes interact across the organization. Understand the key drivers of the organization’s success from mission to customer experience to financial performance and how these relate to each other.
- Market Insight and Service Orientation. Demonstrate an understanding of the “problem to be solved” for GSI customers in various markets. Act with the customer or internal stakeholder in mind and consider downstream implications.
- IT strategy and implementation that is consistent with the needs of the organization and results in significant quality and cost improvements
- Team leadership, mentoring and subject matter expertise
- Operational, timely and accurate deliverables produced by the team
- Financial performance for the team that meets divisional and corporate financial objectives
- Governance and execution of complex IT strategy and projects
- Successful IT strategic initiatives
- Enhancement of standards, products, policies and processes across the enterprise
- Determination of operating costs, capacity/productivity levels and IT requirements throughout the team
- Relevant and timely communication to senior executives regarding ongoing project status to enable strategic decision making
- Implementation of quality and process improvements
Knowledge and Skills
- Bachelor degree in Computer science or equivalent practitioner with excellent IT skills
- 10-15 years of progressively responsible experience in IT management in a midsize to large scale organization
- Strong experience with product lifecycle maintenance
- Good communication skills both written and verbal with technical and business groups
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Results oriented with a track record of delivery
- Self-motivated with the ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to influence peers and colleges
- Sound knowledge of agile software development and methodology
- Pronounced analytical and conceptual capabilities coupled with the ability to present complex situations in a clear and precise way
If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything outlined, or you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the candidate we are looking for!
