
Business Value Partner – Low code platforms
Job Description
Business Value Partner – Low code platforms
Department: IT
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: London
Description
This is a highly collaborative role that requires strong engagement with business stakeholders, technology teams, and third-party service providers. It is both strategic and hands-on, ensuring safe and effective adoption of low/no-code capabilities across all Group entities.
Specific Responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical authority for Lancashire’s low-code and no-code platforms, including AirTable, Microsoft Power Apps, and associated integration tools such as make.com.
- Stay abreast of current and emerging low/no-code technologies, evaluating and recommending the most appropriate solutions for business needs.
- Develop and maintain platform roadmaps, setting technical standards and managing the lifecycle of low/no-code solutions.
- Establish and uphold a robust yet streamlined governance framework for low/no-code development across the Group, ensuring compliance with IT security, data protection, architecture, and operational risk controls.
- Ensure all low/no-code solutions comply with relevant regulatory requirements, including those from Lloyd’s, the UK FCA, and the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
- Monitor and guide citizen developer activities to maintain safe, consistent, and compliant practices throughout the organisation.
- Engage with business stakeholders to fully understand their objectives, processes, and solution requirements.
- Provide expert advice on solution design, platform selection, scalability, integration, and risk management.
- Translate business requirements into practical, deliverable options that balance value, technical suitability, and governance standards.
- Lead the design and hands-on development of lightweight applications, workflows, integrations, and automations where direct technical input is needed.
- Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, configuration guides, and user support materials.
- Oversee and manage external partners engaged in the development and support of low/no-code platforms, ensuring alignment with Lancashire’s quality, security, and compliance standards.
- Coordinate and prioritise backlogs, managing delivery pipelines across both internal and external resources.
- Produce regular management reports detailing platform usage, adoption, performance, compliance, and the value delivered to the business.
- Identify and drive opportunities for optimisation, consolidation, and enhanced controls across the low/no-code environment.
- Monitor industry trends and proactively propose enhancements to tools, governance practices, and platform capabilities.
Essential Skills & Requirements
- Proven leadership in guiding teams and external partners in the adoption and optimisation of low/no-code platforms such as AirTable and Microsoft Power Apps.
- Expertise in developing and overseeing governance frameworks for digital solutions, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and regulatory requirements.
- Strong track record of managing platform security, compliance, and risk, with deep knowledge of data protection and regulatory obligations.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, adept at translating business needs into technical strategies and communicating complex concepts with clarity.
- Experienced in leading delivery within matrix environments, fostering collaboration across internal teams and third-party partners.
- Ability to create and maintain comprehensive documentation, standards, and management reporting to support informed decision-making.
- Background in the insurance or financial services sector, bringing industry-specific insight to digital transformation initiatives.
- Familiarity with operational resilience and audit requirements, ensuring robust controls in regulated environments.
- Experience driving citizen developer enablement programmes, promoting empowerment and innovation within the organisation.
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