Programme Director at JSS, City Of London, £Contract Rate

Interim: Outside IR35- Exclusive to JSS

A UK general insurer (motor & property) is exiting a single all-encompassing IT and Data outsourcing arrangement for a new multi-vendor model. They need a Programme Director to take full accountability from the interim consultancy currently running it — pick up the plan and definition work to date, and drive delivery to close.

The programme is under active regulatory scrutiny, with the timeline under pressure to compress. You'll need to move fast while keeping a standard of control and evidence that holds up under supervisory challenge — and be willing to say so, to the Board and regulator.

What you'll do:

• Own delivery to time, cost and quality, and the integrity of what's reported
• Rebaseline the plan into a credible, resourced critical path
• Stand up programme structure, PMO, governance and controls sized for a lean organisation
• Build and lead the core team; own the budget and value-for-money case

What you'll need:

• Deep UK general insurance experience (underwriting, claims, reserving, finance, regulatory reporting) — non-negotiable
• Led an insurance data warehouse/platform migration, and worked with bordereaux ingestion/MGA-TPA platforms
• Track record as Programme Director on complex, multi-million-pound tech/data programmes, including outsourcing exit or TSA exit
• Strong vendor/commercial management, including holding a Big 4 or major consultancy to account
• Credible at Board level, comfortable under regulatory and time pressure
• Working knowledge of UK insurer outsourcing and operational resilience regulation

Reports to the UK COO, with direct exposure to CEO, CRO and Board.