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Marsh welcome candidates for an IT Director to be based in the UK.

What can you expect?

• You will be the Head of Technology for Marsh UK, reporting to the Marsh International CIO.

What’s in it for you?

• Join at a time of dynamic transformation and change and play a critical role in driving the organization towards Operational Excellence


• A company with a strong brand and strong results to match

We will rely on you to:

• Define and drive technology strategy of Marsh IT in the UK and partner with the UK Chief Operating Officers (COO), and respective IT teams, to build a world-class IT organization and ensure the evolution of the technology landscape is in line with regional and global goals.


• Identify major opportunities to apply leading and emerging technology to enable new growth and performance improvement.


• Closely partner with local and regional COO’s, CFO’s and business leads to outline a multi-year vision for the application portfolio, balancing business growth with technical strategy, including application rationalization to strategic applications and reducing overall technical debt.


• Manage operational resilience and cyber posture across the landscape, accountable to the Risk Committee.


• Manage multiple inhouse and outsourced development and delivery streams across ambitious change and operational excellence programs.


• Partner with central infrastructure teams to drive strategic change programs, whether to remediate technical debt or create efficiencies.


• Be the UK lead on all large-scale global change programs, reporting to global leadership on strategy and status. Representing local needs in alignment with global strategy.


• Oversee process & control management and alignment to manage risk across IT. Drive security and compliance best practices.


• Oversee supplier relationships ensuring adherence to contract and value.


• Certified Person for Technology under the FCA Senior Managers Regime.


• Establish strong working relationships with MMC CIO and members of the Technology Leadership Team (TLT)

What you need to have:

• IT experience with demonstrated results in leading and managing large technology transformations for complex, global organizations


• Strong knowledge and experience in the London Insurance Market


• SMCR (Senior Managers and Certification Regime) training and experience


• Proven track record of disruptive thinking and innovation within IT


• Experience in contemporary technology and digital transformation

What makes you stand out:

• Proven knowledge of or experience, engaging diverse talent and fostering an inclusive workplace


• Demonstrated experience driving significant organizational transformation projects within a large IT function


• Exemplary thought leadership skills, able to build and lead large scale strategic initiatives and manage change


• A strong advocate and thought leader of the agile implementation methodology

• Ability to address the rapidly evolving vulnerability requirements and compliance targets within Marsh, including explicitly addressing GDPR and UK laws/regulations requiring protection systems (people, process, technologies)


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present information to senior-level audiences in simple, logical business terms

What you will be rewarded with:

• We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 3 days per week allowing 2 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.


• Competitive Benefits Package including: 27 days annual leave, up to 4 days flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.


• Generous Family Leave including: 6 months paid maternity leave, 4 months paid paternity leave, 6 months paid adoption leave plus shared parental leave options. To help ease the transition when you return to work you will be able to work 8 weeks at 80% of your normal work pattern and receive 100% of your normal salary.

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Marsh is the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With more than 45,000 colleagues operating in more than 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data driven risk solutions and advisory services. Marsh is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the leading global professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. With annual revenue of over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at TAUK@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person. office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.