Consultant - Emerging Technology

at  Liberty Information Technology

External Description:
Partner with and lead talented people to achieve wonderful things at Liberty IT; for this is where you’ll find complex challenges, where you’ll be given the scope and the support to go further, dig deeper and fly higher.
You’ll bring the expertise. We’ll provide the support and autonomy.
Sound good?
Read on for more information.
What you’ll be working on:
Help us plan for the future with our digital progression programme. The Digital Progression programme is focused on the identification of emerging technical trends that will impact the insurance value chain: monitor and scanning activities, experimentation activities, scaling and capability building capabilities. You will be responsible for managing and refining our process and building consensus across the Liberty Mutual enterprise as we design for the future.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS WE NEED:

• A minimum of 3 years recent relevant technical experience at a senior level, with a proven track record of providing technical leadership on complex / challenging technical projects
• Deep insurance industry knowledge and experience
• Extensive knowledge of emerging technologies and trends
• Strategic thinker and implementor; experienced in successfully drive change into the department to support overall company strategy and direction.
• Have extensive agile knowledge.
• Experience of introducing cultural change.
• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Experience in building strong customer / business partner relationships

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS WE’D LOVE:

Below is an overview of the skills and experience we’d like you to have. However, don’t rule yourself out if you aren’t ticking all the boxes – a great attitude and desire to learn is what really stands out for us.

• Experience of working in a globally distributed team
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
• Experience of current, emerging technologies, including generative AI technologies.

• Act as lead on significant Digital transformation engagements from inception through to conclusion acting as the key driver along the full digital lifecycle. Partnering with Business, IT, Liberty IT and vendor groups and acting as the glue to bring all parties together gain alignment and driving the program through to value realization.
• Partner with the leadership and play a significant role on LIT’s Digital Engagements, ensuring you gain alignment with the various stakeholders and progress the engagement through to conclusion. Act as a lead on a phase of the Digital engagement, most probably exploration.
• Design and develop Liberty IT’s consulting capability, generating appropriate funding for consulting engagements.
• Build a culture of experimentation and adoption of new capabilities, resulting in the ongoing evolution of a suite of common practices, techniques & processes across Liberty IT which adds business value. Seen as a Subject Matter Expert in techniques and practices for consulting and leading large change programs. Will be sought out for advice and support on adoption of new capabilities. Early adopter and instrumental in influencing how capabilities are to be scaled and into which areas.
• Build strong and true partnerships at the programme level in alignment with Liberty IT Emerging Business and Technology objectives to ensure Incubator and Liberty IT are appropriately positioned to execute on their strategic objectives. Recognised as an equal and a leader at the initiative level being asked for advice and challenging partners in equal measure.
• Partner with Liberty IT leadership and Incubator leadership to provide consultancy services into our LM Business partners. Lead Business Consultancy engagements and capable of integrating with the Business team, fully conversant in the business language and understanding. Build a strong relationship and understanding with Liberty Mutual Business and IT partners, positioning Liberty IT for high quality work.
• Act as a Liberty IT ambassador both internally for Liberty IT and in the external market. Will be held up as a role model for our staff and is visibly seen promoting the company values.
• Regularly asked to present or represent significant engagements and will regularly interact with Senior leadership. Very visible promotion of company initiatives and reinforcement of the strategic direction of the company and how each initiative contributes to that overall direction.
• Use significant experience to coach and mentor other members of staff, helping to grow leaders for the future. Typically coach and mentor at the programme level and be recognised and sought out for these skills and experience.
• Act as a trusted advisor for a Senior leadership and Director level staff on a significant program or engagement.
• Enhance Liberty IT’s Innovation capability and influences Liberty Mutual partners’ thinking on how they secure maximum value from LIT. Enable innovation to occur within programmes and across diverse groups transforming how those groups work leaving a legacy of innovative thinking behind.
• Lead the identification, analysis and resolution of organisational systematic problems and trends – work with other leaders to identify systematic problems or trends and works with appropriate leadership to resolve the issues and propagate learnings.
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What’s on offer

• The opportunity to undertake flexible work patterns including compressed working and 4 day working weeks from your first day at Liberty IT.
• Feel safe and secure whatever life brings, with health insurance (including access to a digital doctor), life assurance and income protection.
• Enjoy both today and tomorrow with employee discount schemes, annual bonuses and a competitive pension.
• Protect your wellbeing with flexible working and a real work-life balance.
• Grow yourself, your career and reputation through continuous learning, promotion opportunities and our generous recognition programme.

A little background on Liberty IT
Liberty IT is the tech wing of Liberty Mutual Insurance. Bringing peace of mind to all aspects of customers’ lives, every day.

We’re an ideas company. Always. We thrive on engineering excellence and surpass with technical mastery. We build beautifully architected cloud solutions and reliably run high stability systems. We work alongside the best in the business and learn from the finest minds.

• Great Place to Work in UK & Ireland 2023
• Best Workplaces for Women (UK) 2023
• Top 5 Best Tech Workplace
• Centre of Excellence in Wellbeing

Fair employment and equal opportunities
Liberty IT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusion and diversity.
If you have a disability, accommodations are available on request when taking part in all aspects of the recruitment, assessment, and selection process.
Now, it’s over to you.
If you’re ready to fly in your career, apply now.