Head of Method and Tooling (Product Owner) in Insurance - London/York/No... Experienced Hires ...

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 Seriously).

• Proven ability to translate complex governance and methodology requirements into user-friendly guidance.

• притExcellent 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'avoir 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.