Assistant Information Systems Business Partner

Are you passionate about aligning technology with business strategy? Join Howden as an Assistant Information Systems Business Partner and play a key role in crafting our technology landscape. In this multifaceted hybrid role, you'll collaborate with both our Group IT and Business teams to ensure technology solutions support Howden's strategic goals. You'll spend at least three days a week in our spectacular London offices, working with talented professionals who are as dedicated as you are to making a real impact. Role Responsibilities:

• Serve as the vital link between the Business Systems team and various business units at Howden, ensuring flawless communication and alignment.
• Engage in discussions with key stakeholders to deeply understand their business objectives, challenges, and technology needs.
• Collaborate with end users and managers to map out processes and translate them into actionable technology solutions.
• Actively supply to project meetings, ensuring transparency on objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Take ownership of business systems projects, ensuring that tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.
• Work with multi-functional teams to integrate Business Systems efficiently into ongoing initiatives.
• Supervise the full lifecycle of Business Systems projects, from initiation through to completion and transition into Business-as-Usual (BAU).
• Generate detailed monthly reports that supervise progress, key landmarks, potential risks, and upcoming activities for active projects.
• Present project updates during team meetings, clearly presenting progress and next steps.
• Assist with internal audit reviews and User Access Reviews (UARs) when needed., A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity - there is no one Howden type. Instead, we're looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond
Reasonable adjustments We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours
• or hybrid working.
If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it's the right fit for you, send us your application - if your profile fits the role's criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.
• Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.
  
  Proven experience in taking ownership of project tasks and driving them to successful completion.
• A proven track record of leading customer relationships optimally and communicating across complementary teams.
• Familiarity with policy administration systems or similar insurance software technologies (preferred but not crucial).
• Experience within the London Insurance Market (helpful).
• Strong IT skills, with the ability to apply technology in a business context
  
  Howden is a collective - a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It's what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities - work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you'll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.