Senior & Principal Consultant Business Transformation page is loaded Senior & Principal Consultant Business Transformationlocations: GB.York - Station Risetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-152606 Job Description OverviewYou might know AtkinsRéalis for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say this is thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise, and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.The role we are seeking to fill sits within the Business Transformation team in our Transportation business, which has an excellent record of delivery for a wide range of clients including some of the largest public and private sector organisations in the UK, particularly in rail, highways, and local transport markets. We create a culture and environment to inspire, ensure collaboration with our clients and continue to shape the future of mobility.The UK transport sector is delivering some large and ambitious changes. In the current climate, maximising effectiveness in delivering against long-term funding commitments from Government is critical to support our economic growth. Our clients face key challenges in defining and delivering their long-term programmes, maximising the value of assets, and embracing new technologies so that they can deliver the best outcomes for users and for the economy.These challenges are driving the need for change in the way our clients do business enabling them to deliver their investments and meet their strategic priorities. Your roleOur Business Transformation team is supporting leaders to think differently by re-aligning their strategic priorities, providing support to re-organise their businesses and develop processes to support new operations. We help uncover and then overcome cultural and organisational challenges which are hindering success.We do this by: putting people at the heart of all we do and taking time to understand what really matters. respecting knowledge and complementing it with our own. committing to valuing, inspiring, and empowering everyone to be successful-ensuring organisations, projects and programmes have the best chance to deliver on their commitments.We believe that both our own and our clients organisations, projects and programmes thrive because of people, their culture and strength of relationships. Engaged and motivated people, in the right environment and with the tools, capabilities and recognition they need, will thrive.We are looking to recruit talented individuals who are passionate about leading excellence in transformation and complex business change. Like our team, these individuals will take pride in delivering an authentic and hands-on-approach to understand our clients' business challenges and help achieve their ambitions.The roles we hope to fill will enhance our existing business consulting expertise. We are seeking two specialists - one in communications and PR and one in cultural & behavioural leadership. Both will have strong stakeholder engagement skills. Other skills include strategy setting; organisational and operational design; implementing and managing transformational change programmes, including business performance improvement and benefits realisation.The role(s) is based in York. Travel to attend client sites across the UK and overseas, as required, is key. About youWe are looking for people that bring a blend of consulting capabilities and a deep understanding of change and communications/PR techniques to suit different situations.In particular we are seeking individuals with: A background in change and communications/PR, with proven ability to leverage expertise to drive impactful transformational change programmes. Developing and implementing stakeholder engagement strategies that promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture. Leading initiatives that foster collaboration, employee engagement, and professional growth. Organising and coordinating events that celebrate achievements, encourage social interaction, and strengthen community within an organisation. Skilled in designing and implementing communication campaigns and plans that achieve targeted outcomes and effectively engage diverse audiences. Experienced in sourcing, creating, and managing content across various channels, including internal email software, websites, and social media, ensuring cohesive messaging throughout. Capable of developing communications for leaders, working closely with senior stakeholders to align messaging with strategic goals and priorities. Highly skilled in planning and executing calendars of both in-person and virtual events that support engagement and communication objectives. You will need to Hold at least a degree or equivalent qualification (post-graduate qualification and relevant technical certifications in communications/PR and /or change/business development activity would be desirable). Hold or be willing to work towards Chartered Management Consultant (ChMc) status. Be able to lead across competing tasks and operate successfully even when under pressure. Be a highly collaborative individual; developing and maximising the value of stakeholder networks within and outside AtkinsRéalis, including with our market facing teams. Have well-developed emotional intelligence with the ability to flex your style to suit different stakeholders and support others in your team to do the same as part of wider development activity. Demonstrate the potential to work as part of a highly collaborative team, supporting team dynamics and prioritising team goals to help develop the business.A background in the Transportation sector is preferable but is not essential.If you want to know before applying, then please get in touch. Rewards & benefitsExplore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. About AtkinsRéalisWe're , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Additional information Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best
May 05, 2026
Full time
Senior & Principal Consultant Business Transformation page is loaded Senior & Principal Consultant Business Transformationlocations: GB.York - Station Risetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-152606 Job Description OverviewYou might know AtkinsRéalis for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say this is thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise, and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.The role we are seeking to fill sits within the Business Transformation team in our Transportation business, which has an excellent record of delivery for a wide range of clients including some of the largest public and private sector organisations in the UK, particularly in rail, highways, and local transport markets. We create a culture and environment to inspire, ensure collaboration with our clients and continue to shape the future of mobility.The UK transport sector is delivering some large and ambitious changes. In the current climate, maximising effectiveness in delivering against long-term funding commitments from Government is critical to support our economic growth. Our clients face key challenges in defining and delivering their long-term programmes, maximising the value of assets, and embracing new technologies so that they can deliver the best outcomes for users and for the economy.These challenges are driving the need for change in the way our clients do business enabling them to deliver their investments and meet their strategic priorities. Your roleOur Business Transformation team is supporting leaders to think differently by re-aligning their strategic priorities, providing support to re-organise their businesses and develop processes to support new operations. We help uncover and then overcome cultural and organisational challenges which are hindering success.We do this by: putting people at the heart of all we do and taking time to understand what really matters. respecting knowledge and complementing it with our own. committing to valuing, inspiring, and empowering everyone to be successful-ensuring organisations, projects and programmes have the best chance to deliver on their commitments.We believe that both our own and our clients organisations, projects and programmes thrive because of people, their culture and strength of relationships. Engaged and motivated people, in the right environment and with the tools, capabilities and recognition they need, will thrive.We are looking to recruit talented individuals who are passionate about leading excellence in transformation and complex business change. Like our team, these individuals will take pride in delivering an authentic and hands-on-approach to understand our clients' business challenges and help achieve their ambitions.The roles we hope to fill will enhance our existing business consulting expertise. We are seeking two specialists - one in communications and PR and one in cultural & behavioural leadership. Both will have strong stakeholder engagement skills. Other skills include strategy setting; organisational and operational design; implementing and managing transformational change programmes, including business performance improvement and benefits realisation.The role(s) is based in York. Travel to attend client sites across the UK and overseas, as required, is key. About youWe are looking for people that bring a blend of consulting capabilities and a deep understanding of change and communications/PR techniques to suit different situations.In particular we are seeking individuals with: A background in change and communications/PR, with proven ability to leverage expertise to drive impactful transformational change programmes. Developing and implementing stakeholder engagement strategies that promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture. Leading initiatives that foster collaboration, employee engagement, and professional growth. Organising and coordinating events that celebrate achievements, encourage social interaction, and strengthen community within an organisation. Skilled in designing and implementing communication campaigns and plans that achieve targeted outcomes and effectively engage diverse audiences. Experienced in sourcing, creating, and managing content across various channels, including internal email software, websites, and social media, ensuring cohesive messaging throughout. Capable of developing communications for leaders, working closely with senior stakeholders to align messaging with strategic goals and priorities. Highly skilled in planning and executing calendars of both in-person and virtual events that support engagement and communication objectives. You will need to Hold at least a degree or equivalent qualification (post-graduate qualification and relevant technical certifications in communications/PR and /or change/business development activity would be desirable). Hold or be willing to work towards Chartered Management Consultant (ChMc) status. Be able to lead across competing tasks and operate successfully even when under pressure. Be a highly collaborative individual; developing and maximising the value of stakeholder networks within and outside AtkinsRéalis, including with our market facing teams. Have well-developed emotional intelligence with the ability to flex your style to suit different stakeholders and support others in your team to do the same as part of wider development activity. Demonstrate the potential to work as part of a highly collaborative team, supporting team dynamics and prioritising team goals to help develop the business.A background in the Transportation sector is preferable but is not essential.If you want to know before applying, then please get in touch. Rewards & benefitsExplore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. About AtkinsRéalisWe're , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Additional information Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025