- Location
- LONDON
- Type
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
Job title: IT Director
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Location: London
Purpose of role
Lawes Group is working with a well-established Lloyd's Broker to appoint an IT Director. The IT Director will have full responsibility for the leadership, strategy, security, and day-to-day operation of the IT function for the organisation. This role combines hands-on operational oversight with senior-level strategic input, ensuring IT systems, data, and cyber resilience effectively support the business now and in the future.
Responsibilities
- Overall ownership of IT strategy, architecture, and delivery across the business
- Lead, manage, and develop a small internal IT team
- Responsibility for IT governance, policies, procedures, and internal controls
- Ensure compliance with Lloyd’s Minimum Standards and regulatory requirements
- Ownership of cyber security, IT risk, resilience, and business continuity
- Manage third-party suppliers, contracts, and service levels
- Own and manage the IT budget and technology investment planning
- Lead IT change initiatives, system upgrades, replacements, and improvement projects
- Act as the senior IT point of contact for the business and senior stakeholders
Day to day
- Managing the IT team
- Oversee IT operations and helpdesk support for company
- Manage and support core insurance IT systems
- Ensure system availability, performance, and data integrity
- Support management with accurate MI, reporting, and data insights
- Monitor cyber threats, incidents, and control effectiveness
- Work closely with the wider business to identify and deliver technology improvements
- Liaise with vendors and service providers to ensure effective delivery
Skills
- Minimum 10 years post-graduate IT experience
- Strong background within the insurance sector, ideally the Lloyd’s market
- Proven experience running IT for a small to mid-sized organisation
- Strong knowledge of cyber security, IT risk management, and compliance
- Experience managing IT budgets, suppliers, and third-party providers
- Track record delivering IT change, upgrades, and improvement initiatives
- Experience with insurance systems such as Brokersure, IMR, and ECF (or similar)
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
If you have the relevant experience or know someone that does, please contact me now on 07441 934 168 or email us at [email protected]
Skills
Risk ManagementCompliance