Head of IT Delivery

SiriusPoint Ltd.

$265K — $285K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's or bachelor's degree in business, computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Over 15 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance with a strong grasp of relevant processes.
  • At least 10 years across various IT disciplines, including architecture, app development, and database management.
  • Minimum 5 years in strategic operations planning or business analysis.
  • Proven leadership experience in large-scale tech transformation initiatives.
  • Strong skills in financial and vendor management with portfolio governance experience.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning and execution of the company's IT portfolio.
  • Prioritize technology initiatives based on business value and strategic needs.
  • Manage roadmaps and delivery dependencies across the IT portfolio.
  • Establish best practices for project and program management.
  • Drive consistency in delivery methodologies and governance standards.
  • Manage risk escalation related to project delivery.
  • Develop capacity planning models for internal teams and vendors.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Flexible savings accounts for medical and dependent care.
  • Health savings account options available.
  • Parental leave with full pay after 6 months of service.
  • 401(k) with 6% safe harbor match, fully vested after two years.
  • Gym reimbursement and company-sponsored team outings.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
  • Generous PTO and flexible work arrangements.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Head of IT Delivery to lead SiriusPoint's global technology delivery organization and drive execution excellence across the enterprise portfolio. This leadership role is accountable for the successful planning, prioritization, governance, execution, and delivery of technology initiatives that support business growth, regulatory requirements, and strategic transformation. The Head of IT Delivery will oversee portfolio delivery, resource planning, and delivery execution across IT. The successful candidate will work closely with the Transformation Office, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security, Data & AI, Infrastructure, Product Leaders, and business stakeholders to ensure predictable, transparent, and value-driven delivery outcomes. You will report to the Chief Information and Technology Officer. Your responsibilities will include: Portfolio & Strategic Delivery • Lead planning and execution of SiriusPoint's enterprise IT portfolio. • Prioritize initiatives based on business value, strategic alignment, regulatory obligations, and resource capacity. • Manage portfolio roadmaps and enterprise delivery dependencies. • Ensure delivery commitments support business and transformation objectives. Program & Project Delivery • Establish and maintain best practices for project, program, and portfolio management. • Drive consistency of delivery methodologies, governance standards, and execution disciplines. • Ensure initiatives meet agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business outcome objectives. • Manage escalation and resolution of delivery risks, issues, and dependencies. Resource & Financial Management • Develop capacity planning models for resources across internal teams and third-party partners. • Manage portfolio financials, including budget forecasts, CapEx, OpEx, vendor costs, and benefit realization. • Provide transparent reporting to executive leadership and governance committees. Delivery Governance & Operational Excellence • Partner with Architecture and IT Governance teams to ensure adherence to SDLC, architecture standards, and control requirements. • Establish delivery metrics, KPIs, and executive dashboards. • Drive continuous improvement in delivery predictability, transparency, quality, and effectiveness. • Support regulatory, audit, and compliance obligations related to technology delivery. Leadership & Stakeholder Management • Lead IT Delivery functions across SiriusPoint. • Develop strong partnerships with business executives, transformation leaders, and IT stakeholders. • Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and customer-focused execution. • Manage strategic delivery vendors and system integrators. Your skills and abilities should include: • Master's or bachelor's degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience. • More than 15 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance in various functions, a sound understanding of insurance and reinsurance processes/concepts. • 10 or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management or operations in a multi-tier environment. • 5 or more years of business experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis. • Proven track record leading large-scale transformation and technology portfolios. • Strong financial management, vendor management, and portfolio governance experience. • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills. • Familiar with Cloud-based technologies specifically AWS. Deep and up-to-date expertise in SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, DevOps and micro services. • Familiar with information management practices, system development life cycle management (agile, waterfall, hybrid delivery models), IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks. • Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written), presentation skills, soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation. • Strong mathematical skills needed in this area for cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management. • Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments. We aim to retain and attract great people, knowing they can achieve a rewarding and enriching career. We offer a competitive and above market compensation package. The following are some of the benefits and perks we offer our employees: • Medical • Dental • Vision • FSA Medical and Dependent care • Health Savings Account (HSA) • EAP • Basic Life and AD&D (company paid) • Basic Long-Term Disability (employer) paid-Taxable income • Employee paid Long Term Disability(voluntary) • Company Medical Leave, Parental leave- 8 weeks full pay after 6 months of service • Voluntary benefits: short term disability, Critical illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident • Travel assistance programs Company paid • 401(k) 6 % safe harbor match, fully vested after two years, pre- and post-tax contributions allowed • Gym reimbursement • Legal plan • Pet Insurance • Tuition reimbursement • Generous PTO • Flexible work arrangement • Fully stacked pantry on-site • Team outings • ERG Groups Our CCPA Job Applicant Policy is found here: Sirius-America-CA-Job-Applicant-Privacy-Policy-Final.pdf SALARY: The estimated annual salary range for this position is mentioned below. This is a good-faith assessment of the salary range for this position only. In determining the actual salary within this range, SiriusPoint will consider a candidate's relevant experience, location, and other job-related factors. SALARY RANGE $265,000-$285,000 USD We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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