Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace. We share the collective intelligence and risk sharing expertise of the market’s brightest minds, working together for a braver world.
Our role is to inspire courage, so tomorrow’s progress isn’t limited by today’s risks.
Our shared values: we are brave; we are stronger together; we do the right thing; guide what we do and how we act. If you share our values and our passion to build a future that’s more sustainable, resilient and inclusive, you’ll find a home at Lloyd’s – build a braver future with us.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Technology Category Manager to lead strategic procurement initiatives across our technology portfolio. You will develop and execute category strategies that deliver value, innovation, and risk mitigation.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and deliver insight-led technology category strategies aligned to business objectives.
Lead sourcing, negotiation, and contracting for complex technology deals.
Build strong stakeholder relationships to embed procurement in technology planning.
Drive supplier performance, cost optimization, and innovation.
Ensure compliance with governance, risk, and regulatory requirements.
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience in technology procurement and category management, ideally within large, complex organizations.
Expertise in sourcing and managing:
Cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Software licensing and enterprise applications
IT infrastructure and hardware
Cybersecurity solutions
Professional IT services and managed services
Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and knowledge of procurement governance.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver strategic outcomes.
Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us – Lloyd’s aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development. You can read more about diversity and inclusion on our website.
We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility. Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc). These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.
By choosing Lloyd's, you'll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.
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What We Do
Lloyd’s is the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance.
Through the collective intelligence and risk-sharing expertise of the market’s underwriters and brokers, Lloyd’s helps to create a braver world.
