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The Head of Technology will oversee the technical strategy, program delivery, and technical operations across various global corporate technology portfolios. This role encompasses significant leadership responsibilities, including serving on executive steering committees and handling a substantial annual budget. The role is a hybrid with the flexibility to work virtually and from our Amsterdam or Rotterdam office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

The position requires supporting global, regional, and local leadership to bring technology solutions across Aon. You will support international business lines (including Risk Capital and Human Capital), regional cross-functional leadership teams, shared operations, and global technology teams. Key partners for this role include EMEA CEO/COO/CFO, Global CTO/CSO/SL COOs, and the regional technology leaders across EMEA.

Lead and work as a global team with shared priorities across global, regional and local. The role will lead to significant change while working as a team to simplify the sophisticated, lead trade-offs, and serve clients and colleagues while having a high impact.

Key responsibilities include:

• Accountable for partnering with regional COOs and regional leadership to deploy and drive the adoption of global and regional technologies.
• Accountable for representing EMEA regional requirements in global product delivery where applicable through differentiating international standards from regional requirements and local regulatory needs
• Responsible for local and regional applications, including roadmap development to drive application retirement, lifecycle management, and enhancements.
• Work closely with teams to drive the deployment of global products, platforms, and services.
• Contribute to developing roadmap development with Product owners to ensure regional and country requirements are included in the product roadmap.
• Advocate for the adoption of leverage capabilities and products across regions.
• Align with global governance, architecture, and standards to deliver consistent solutions.
• Primary POC for all "things" technology in the region.
• Ensure joint initiatives are set up for success and align with the corporate strategy.
• Communicate with business leadership to evaluate joint initiatives and proposals to see how they align with established roadmaps and business priorities.

How this opportunity is different

As an Aon colleague, you will are never limited by your job title. Instead, you will learn and grow alongside some of the most dedicated people who genuinely want you to be the best version of yourself. Ongoing support and mentoring will be provided to ensure your success and a pathway for career progression.

Be you, be outstanding with us!

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Experience in leading a regional technology team in a global organization, navigating priorities, including application delivery, infrastructure, and technology operations.
• Experience with Enterprise Architecture to map technology needs to existing capabilities to deliver requirements to clients and colleagues.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to articulate business requirements into technology requirements.
• Drive business value through technology.
• Highly skilled in negotiating and problem-solving skills through consistent collaboration.
• Ability to positively influence others and to break down organizational silos focusing on business value results instead of solutions.
• Strong writing, speaking, and presenting skills.
• Budget management, compensation management, local budgeting of finance, and HR management of the team.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your well-being and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com.

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