Product Delivery Manager /Team Leader - Insurtech

Product Delivery Manager /Team Leader - Insurtech

Salary: to c£65,000 + benefits
Location: Remote (UK based)

Are you an experienced Insurtech Product Delivery Manager with a passion for leading product initiatives from concept through to release? Do you enjoy combining strategic product thinking with hands-on Agile delivery, while developing high-performing teams?  We're partnering with an impressive global Insurtech business, investing heavily in AI product capability to recruit a Product Delivery Manager. This is a pivotal role where you'll help to lead the team, bring new ideas to the table, take ownership of product-focused initiatives, contribute to larger strategic programmes and play a crucial role in shaping the future of Product Delivery through innovation, AI adoption and people development.

The Role

Operating at the heart of the Product function, you'll be capable of independently leading product initiatives, ensuring successful delivery from requirements through to product deployment. Alongside this, you'll support the delivery of larger, multi-workstream programmes, working closely with senior stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes. You will be responsible for mentoring, coaching and developing a small team, whilst helping to drive a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own the end-to-end delivery of product initiatives, managing scope, timelines, quality and stakeholder expectations
• Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to translate product requirements into successful delivery outcomes
• Support the Lead Product Delivery Manager on complex programmes, owning key workstreams and managing cross-functional dependencies
• Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement and retrospectives, driving best practice across delivery teams
• Champion the use of AI-enabled tools to improve planning, estimation, reporting and delivery efficiency
• Manage release readiness, including UAT coordination, deployment planning and production releases
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, providing clear communication around progress, risks and commercial performance
• Line manage and develop a small team, supporting performance, career development and AI capability growth
• Identify opportunities to improve delivery processes, product outcomes and operational efficiency

About You

You'll be an experienced Insurtech Product & Delivery professional who enjoys balancing product ownership with delivery excellence, perhaps looking for your first leadership role.

• c5+ years' experience delivering Insurance SaaS or PaaS product initiatives within Commercial or Personal Lines
• Experience leading product-focused projects from requirements through to product deployment
• Agile delivery exposure, sprint leadership and software development lifecycles
• Experience supporting larger programmes while confidently managing your own product workstreams
• Team Lead or mentoring experience ideal, with a genuine passion for developing others
• Experience managing release processes, including UAT, CAB and production deployments.
• Commercial awareness with an understanding of project costs, delivery performance and operational efficiencies
• Practical experience with AI Insurance products and using in-house AI tools to enhance product delivery, planning or software development workflows
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across technical and business teams

‍Recruitment Note‍‍

‍Due to the unprecedented volume of response we are currently receiving, regrettably we are no longer able to respond to every application individually. If you have not heard back from us within 5 days, please assume your application for this role has been unsuccessful. We do read each CV carefully and if the situation changes or another potentially suitable role becomes active, we will be back in contact.