Head of Method and Tooling (Product Owner) in Insurance - London/York/Norwich (flexible hybrid)
Role Title - Head of Method and Tooling (Product Owner)
Location – London, York, Norwich, or Flexible Hybrid
Reports to – Group Transformation Director
Purpose of the Role
This role is accountable for ownership and continuous improvement of client's transformation methodologies, standards and tooling. Acting as a product owner for the client's Change Framework, Change Management Business Standard (CMBS), and associated transformation tools, the role ensures the client's transformation practice is modern, user-friendly, and supports consistent delivery excellence. As a ‘Head of’ within the Group Transformation team, you will be expected to have deep experience operating in Change & Transformation, with the key skills, knowledge and competencies to the client in maximising the value from Transformation across its Group transformation portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Act as Product Owner for the client's Change Framework, CMBS and related methodologies.
Continuously evolve transformation methods and standards, ensuring alignment with industry best practice.
Own and maintain client's transformation tooling ecosystem (e.g. PlanView, JIRA, Power BI dashboards).
Partner with CIO, PMOs and Transformation Directors to ensure tooling supports effective portfolio management and reporting.
Embed consistent training, guidance and adoption for Change Framework, CMBS and associated standards.
Lead design and testing of AI agents to enhance transformation productivity and governance compliance.
Facilitate user communities in capturing feedback and driving continuous improvement of methods and tooling.
Skills and Technical Competencies
Deep understanding of portfolio, programme and change management methodologies.
Experience in product ownership or stewardship of enterprise-wide standards and tooling.
Technical proficiency in PlanView, JIRA, Confluence, and dashboard tooling (Power BI, Tableau).
Proven ability to translate complex governance and methodology requirements into user-friendly guidance.
Excellent facilitation and engagement skills, able to convene and guide cross-functional user groups.
Experience and Qualifications
10+ years of experience in transformation, PMO leadership, or methodology/tooling ownership.
Proven success in embedding enterprise-level frameworks and tools in large organisations.
Familiarity with frameworks such as MSP, MoP, PRINCE2, P3O, SAFe or PMI.
Experience working in federated operating models with global or multi-market scope.
Personal Attributes
Outcome-oriented, with a focus on delivering tangible value for customers, colleagues and shareholders.
Inclusive and collaborative, fostering a “One Team” culture across diverse teams.
Positive yet grounded, balancing ambition with pragmatism.
Able to navigate ambiguity, anticipate challenges and adapt with resilience.
A visible role model who demonstrates integrity, openness and accountability.
To apply, you’ll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few questions.
We’d like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of your application, we will not be progressing your application.
Vantage Point Global is a fully committed Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Department
- Experienced Hires
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Contract
- Employment level
- Executive/Senior Level
About Vantage Point
Vantage Point Global (VP) is a talent consultancy established in 2014 to support top-tier clients in building their talent pipeline. VP provides opportunities for all, hiring exceptional, diverse talent who are supported and developed throughout their career journey at VP, enabling them to be highly effective in their roles.
We partner with our clients to create opportunities for individuals to launch into fulfilling and rewarding careers in the industries we serve and deliver a future-ready workforce to our clients.
Our unique model delivers continuous formal training, personal development and mentoring to create a driven, high-calibre, highly skilled workforce that is empowered to add value to our clients from the outset.
Our head office is in London, but we work with clients globally. We currently have teams in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast, Warsaw, Wroclaw and are expanding into the US and Asia.
Vantage Point Global is a fully committed inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
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