Head of Portfolio Delivery

Head of Portfolio Delivery

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK (London)

Description Head of Portfolio Delivery

London

Hybrid, two days in office

Permanent / full-time

We are a fast-growing global reinsurance speciality company servicing the insurance markets of Lloyd's, Europe and North America.

Due to an internal promotion, our COO is looking for a new Head of Portfolio Delivery to oversee the successful delivery of change programs across the Group.

The role will suit an insurance change specialist with a proven track record of leading high performance project management teams to deliver complex change and transformation programs. This is a complex position that will encompass multiple geographies and regulatory requirements, so it will suit a more hands-on leader who loves getting 'into the weeds' of programs.

Encompassing process and people, there will also be a substantial IT systems change element to the role as we continue a modernisation program across the Group.

Responsibilities Planning and Portfolio Management
• Define and manage the portfolio roadmap, working closely with business and technical stakeholders.
• Ensuring the portfolio is aligned with company strategy and reflects business priorities.
• Owning the rolling demand plan, annual delivery plan and related investments.

Project/Program Management:
• Oversee the delivery of all major transformation programs and projects, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Ensuring projects are well-managed, adhere to governance, and are delivered with quality, on time and within budget.
• Identifying and mitigating risks, ensuring projects stay on track.
• Implementing and monitoring quality assurance processes.
• Drive best-in-class program and project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid), providing clear and consistent visibility to stakeholders.

Reporting and Performance Management:
• Reporting on budgetary, performance and benefit realisation.
• Monitoring and reporting portfolio performance to senior leadership.

Team Leadership and Development:
• Leading and developing the change team, ensuring effective delivery of workflow.
• Overseeing onboarding, performance reviews and training needs of team members.

Governance and controls
• Management of the Change Control Board, ensuring that new and existing projects are well governed and effectively resourced.
• Continuous development of Agile and project management practices.

Deal acquisition Support
• Overseeing and supporting new deal acquisition through the Project Management function, to ensure that key timelines are met.
• Overseeing the development and execution of plans for transition of new business acquisitions, working with both internal and external stakeholders.

Candidate requirements • Right to work in this location
• Experience within the insurance industry, preferably across multiple functions.
• Proven track record (10+ years) of leading complex change/transformation programs and portfolios at enterprise scale.
• Extensive experience in portfolio governance, resource planning and benefits management.
• Strong understanding of Agile and traditional delivery frameworks, preferably supported by formal qualifications in Agile/MSP/PRINCE2
• Deep understanding of organisational change and business transformation principles.
• Delivery focused, taking ownership of ensuring key projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Exceptional leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on, delivery-focused approach.
• Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to operate with high levels of autonomy
• Proficient in project and portfolio management tools e.g. MS Project and JIRA
• Ability to work effectively across all levels of the business
• Stakeholder management and delivery through a network of contacts
• Coaching skills, to enable delivery through others
• Contributing positively to our culture and values.

Benefits Compre is a global speciality reinsurance company that offers capital and liability solutions to its clients, providing them with the certainty they need on their portfolios. We are known for being trusted partners to the market and for having a team of experts who collaborate and maintain discipline in underwriting, ensuring a differentiated client experience. As an ambitious business, we are focused on building depth, breadth, and diversity in the talent across our business to be future-ready. Our clients' needs evolve as the market changes, which is why we continuously invest in areas such as data and technology. This way, we can serve current and future clients' needs with scalable and new technology, delivered by our growing agile Data and Technology team.

• Our values are what make us stand out. We value each other, empower and hold ourselves accountable, are authentic, collaborative and inclusive, and continuously strive for progress and innovation.

Why join us? At Compre, we offer a range of benefits and team engagement events and provide a supportive environment for learning and growth. We are intent upon building a great business, and over the last few years, we have expanded our markets across Europe, Lloyd's, and North America. Our team is based in Bermuda, Finland, Germany, Malta, UK and the US. To keep our globally dispersed team connected, we have various employee resource groups, including Wellbeing, DEI, COMMS and Engagement. We invest in our people and offer learning and development opportunities for leaders and employees to build confidence and grow their skill sets. We value teamwork, authenticity, and innovation, and provide a space for these behaviours to bloom at Compre. Make an impact in a collaborative environment with some of the best talent in the industry, while enjoying: competitive salary & annual bonus a health & wellbeing subsidy (£20 per month) (from Day 1) a generous pension (eligible after probationary period) private healthcare from BUPA and a Healthcare Cash Plan from Medicash (from Day 1) life assurance (from Day 1) income protection (from Day 1) 25 days annual leave (from Day 1) cycle to work scheme (from Day 1) season ticket loan (interest free) (eligible after probationary period) electric vehicle scheme (eligible after probationary period) EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) (from Day 1) learning/study support and reimbursement for professional memberships hybrid working employee socials and recognition programme