Senior It Workstream Lead

• An opportunity to manage and influence strategic projects within our IT division


• Join a well-established team that prides itself on its excellent reputation


• Hybrid up to 80% homeworking available and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon

We are recruiting for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Senior IT Workstream Lead. In this pivotal role, you’ll be responsible for leading and coordinating IT projects and programmes, ensuring adherence to standards, policies and agreements. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, you’ll deliver successful outcomes aligned with business requirements and IT service standards.

Reporting to the IT Applications Deliver Manager, you’ll be responsible for leading, planning, tracking and reporting on major/complex or multiple IT projects ensuring you follow IT best practise, Delivery Governance and the Secure Software Development Life Cycle Framework to manage stakeholders, dependencies, cost, quality and time within agreed parameters.

You’ll build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders within Group IT and the wider business, working with internal IT delivery teams and 3rd party suppliers ensuring timely and effective reporting, decision making and problem escalation.

Risk management is a critical part of this role, and you will be responsible for anticipating, monitoring and managing risks in line with NFU Mutual Risk Policy and NFU Mutual IT Delivery Processes, ensuring visibility and resolution or mitigation of risks to protect the project deliverables and agreed quality standards.

As a Senior IT Workstream Lead you will guide, mentor and coach your team to ensure best practise is shared to ensure the team continue to deliver positive outcomes.

As the Senior IT Workstream Lead, you'll have experience of working within change/project management within an IT Division. You'll have proficient stakeholder management skills across all levels, with the ability to effectively navigate and influence decision-making processes, including the capability to diplomatically overturn decisions when necessary.

You'll also have:

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and remain flexible in approach


• Strong collaboration skills, capable of working effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.


• Ability to analyse situations, make sounds judgements and demonstrate effective decision-making skills in a complex and fast-paced environment

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique.  We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.   

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during  the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:   

• £55,000 - £65,000 annual salary (depending on experience)


• Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary) 


• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution


• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme


• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities


• Private medical insurance + options to add family members


• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets


• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs


• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more


• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year


• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme


• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary


• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and are one of only 57 companies across the globe, and one of only two organisations with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2023 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.