Senior IT Category Manager – IT Procurement

Are you a Senior IT Procurement or Senior IT Category Manager ready to lead strategic IT sourcing for one of the UK’s top Insurance groups in the UK? Operating at the heart of a complex financial services landscape across the UK and Europe, you will define category strategies that optimise spend, drive innovation and maintain the highest levels of regulatory and security compliance.

In this role, you will own procurement across key IT categories such as software licensing, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity and digital platforms, working closely with stakeholders to align sourcing with business goals and regulatory requirements. You will negotiate with major global vendors, oversee supplier performance through robust governance and safeguard third-party relationships by ensuring strong data privacy, operational resilience and service continuity.

Role: Senior IT Category Manager aka IT Procurement Manager, Technology Category Manager, IT Vendor Manager, IT Supplier Relationship Manager, IT Procurement, Head of IT Procurement
Location: Hybrid – 2 days a week in the Paddington HQ
Salary: up to £100k base salary plus great benefits!

If you have experience managing IT category budgets, delivering value, analysing TCO and supporting audit and regulatory demands while contributing to cloud-first and digital transformation initiatives, we want to hear from you. Success in this role requires sharp commercial acumen, strong IT sourcing expertise and experience within financial services.

If you are a strategic thinker who excels at shaping impactful sourcing strategies and enabling enterprise-wide transformation, this is your chance to lead technology procurement at scale and create lasting value across the organisation.