Darran Collings
Head of Technology @Lloyds Banking Group
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Technology @Lloyds Banking Group
London, GB
Lead technology strategy and delivery roadmaps across a highly regulated financial services organisation, aligning technology initiatives with business goals and long-term transformation priorities.• Accelerated technology transformation and value delivery through platform simplification, hosting optimisation and cloud modernisation, delivering £25m annualised cost efficiency gains and >20% operational efficiency uplift.• Directed a complex technology portfolio with >£50m annual investment, applying robust governance, prioritisation, risk management and benefit realisation disciplines.• Led 150+ direct and matrix-managed architects, engineers, delivery leads and transformation SMEs, strengthening organisational agility, capability and execution across the change lifecycle.• Improved service performance by 30% through tighter partner and vendor management, stronger shared-service alignment and a shift toward outcome-based commercial models.Shaped executive reporting, business cases and board-level decisions on architecture modernisation, resilience and future cloud capability uplift.
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ABOUT DARRAN COLLINGS
I’m a senior technology and transformation leader with 20+ years of experience delivering complex change across UK banking, payments and regulated enterprise environments.I lead large-scale technology portfolios that sit at the intersection of business strategy, operational resilience, cost efficiency and execution. My focus is turning strategic outcomes into clear technology roadmaps, investment priorities and delivery plans that improve service stability, reduce risk, modernise estates and create measurable business value.Over the course of my career, I’ve led enterprise transformation across platform modernisation, data centre and application estate migration, legacy remediation, service transition, operating model change and regulatory-driven delivery. I’m at my best in high-accountability roles where the challenge is to align business and technology leadership, accelerate delivery, strengthen governance and build confidence at executive level.In my current role as Head of Technology at Lloyds Banking Group, I lead cross-functional teams of 150+ and manage a £50m+ budget, driving technology transformation aligned to business goals and delivering a 20% improvement in operational efficiency. I also hold executive accountability for major estate modernisation and migration activity, including the movement of around 250 customer and colleague applications from legacy data centres into strategic facilities, helping deliver £25m+ annualised cost savings alongside resilience and sustainability improvements.What differentiates me is the ability to combine strategic leadership with disciplined execution. I’m trusted by senior stakeholders to shape investment decisions, build governance that works, manage risk in regulated environments, and lead complex portfolios through to measurable outcomes. I’ve worked across core technology, payments, infrastructure, service transition and operational change, with deep experience in matrix delivery, vendor management, financial control and executive reporting.Core areas of focus include:• Technology strategy and execution• Enterprise transformation and portfolio leadership• Platform modernisation and legacy remediation• Operational resilience, risk and regulatory alignment• Technology governance, value realisation and investment prioritisation• Cross-functional leadership across business and technology• Service transition, operational stability and vendor management
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