Engineering Programme Delivery Director (Hybrid), Madrid (M, ES)

Location: Madrid, M, ES

Are you passionate about leading transformative engineering initiatives that reshape how a global reinsurance leader builds software? Join us in Madrid to orchestrate Swiss Re's multi-year engineering transformation journey, where you'll drive innovation, accelerate our insourcing agenda, and elevate engineering excellence across our enterprise.

About the Role

As Engineering Programme Delivery Director, you'll be at the forefront of modernizing Swiss Re's development practices and strengthening technology resilience at global scale. You'll collaborate closely with our Engineering Center of Excellence to implement strategies that enhance developer experience, scale shared platforms, and uplift engineering capabilities across our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership - Drive delivery of high-value engineering transformation programs, ensuring alignment with GDTO priorities and Swiss Re's broader corporate strategy.
Transformation Execution - Translate strategic ambitions into clear roadmaps with measurable outcomes for insourcing, stable teams, engineering management uplift, and shared platform adoption.
Programme Governance - Oversee program lifecycle execution including scope, milestones, planning, cross-domain coordination, staffing, financials, and benefits tracking.
Risk Management - Identify and proactively manage program-level risks, structural impediments, capacity bottlenecks, and cross-team interdependencies.
Stakeholder Engagement - Partner with senior leadership, business sponsors and technology SMEs to align objectives and ensure seamless integration of new capabilities into BAU.
Executive Communication - Prepare and deliver executive papers, progress reports, risk assessments and strategic recommendations.
Vendor Management - Manage third-party delivery partners, ensuring accountability for time, cost, quality and performance standards.
People Leadership - Lead, coach and develop programme managers, fostering an inclusive culture focused on delivery excellence.

About the Team

You'll be joining the GDTO Investment & Delivery Team, which manages the implementation of strategic technology projects and programmes, owns Swiss Re's global project management standard, and oversees GDTO's portfolio of projects and investments. We are an international team of project and portfolio professionals, dedicated to ensuring GDTO invest in and deliver the right things in the right way.

About You

You're a strategic thinker with a pragmatic delivery focus who thrives in complex, enterprise-scale environments. You have a proven track record of leading engineering-led transformations and can effectively bridge technology and business perspectives. You value collaboration and understand that team success drives personal success, while maintaining adaptability in dynamic situations.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

Extensive experience (10+ years) in programme management of technology, transformation or financial services
Solid understanding of Engineering organisations, including SDLC, Agile, ITIL, engineering methods, DevOps, and cyber and data risk frameworks
Proven ability to act as a bridge between technology and business teams
Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to influence at senior levels
Resilience and adaptability in dynamic environments

These are additional nice to haves:

Experience designing and implementing transformational change initiatives and Target Operating Models in financial services or regulated organisations
Experience in data, analytics, AI or advanced automation programme delivery
Experience in insurance, reinsurance or financial-market infrastructure
Experience leading global or multi-region initiatives
Professional certifications (Agile/Scaled Agile, MSP/PRINCE2)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

For Spain, the base salary range for this position is between 98 000 EUR and 163 000 EUR for a full-time role.

The specific salary offered considers:

the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role
the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience

In the situation where you do not meet all the requirements or you significantly exceed these, the offered salary may be below or above the advertised range. In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based annual bonus.

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

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