CIO IT Ops - IT Cost Optimisation Manager

CIO IT Ops - IT Cost Optimisation Manager

Client:

RSA

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

32f301470130

Job Views:

77

Posted:

18.02.2025

Expiry Date:

04.04.2025

Job Description:

At RSA, we believe insurance is about people, not things. We provide our inspiring colleagues the support and opportunity to grow together, shape the future, and win as a team. We are going through a transformation journey, providing our people with opportunity to be integral to improving our service and delivering better products to brokers and customers. We are a proud member of the Intact family, we feel part of something bigger, with a presence in North America, the UK and Europe.

We have a bold ambition to become the best Commercial Lines business in the UK, demonstrated by our recent acquisition of NIG and Farmweb, allowing us to scale by leveraging our combined financial strength and importantly ensure our people feel the benefits of our joint capabilities.

We are currently recruiting for an IT Cost Optimisation Manager to join our established and experienced Chief Information Office team here at RSA on a hybrid basis.

Role Requirements:

As the Cost Optimisation Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) Senior business manager, managing the CIO TCO budget, financial planning, expenditure tracking and optimisation of spend.

You will monitor and report on IT spending, providing detailed analysis and insights to stakeholders. You will also collaborate with IT project managers to forecast financial needs for upcoming projects. You will maintain the approval process of additional run-costs implemented by change projects.

You will also have responsibility for budget modelling & Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for driven projects. You will collaborate with procurement, finance, portfolio leads and Service Assurance with the production of costs for tenders and ongoing costs.

The Individual:

To be successful in this role you will have experience in a financially focused, data-driven role, owning and managing large complex budgets, within a large complex organisation, ideally in Financial Services.

You will be commercially astute with demonstrable history of taking accountability of managing large, complex budgets. You will have the ability to influence audiences outside of your direct control, coupled with good skills in relationship and stakeholder management.

What we offer you:

At RSA we put our people first. We have adopted hybrid working as standard, to give you a better work/life balance and an excellent flexible working mindset. That is on top of a comprehensive range of benefits, including pension contributions of up to 11% looking after you now, and in the future.

We will give you countless opportunities to continuously develop, alongside a diverse and passionate community of experts, the best the industry has to offer. You will be empowered to be your best self, do your best work, and make a meaningful impact. Our employee promise allows you to shape the future, win as a team, and grow with us.