Nick Rosser

Part of the IT Leaders 100 - a list of the most influential IT leaders in the UK in 2025.

Nick is Group Chief Technology Officer for 3173 Group, whose companies provide specialist pension services including pension scheme trusteeship, consultancy, administration and actuarial services alongside leading pension and actuarial valuation software. Nick plays a leading role in defining and supporting the business lead technology and change strategies across the group.

Nick has 30 years' of experience working within financial services in roles within technology, change, operations and client advice at firms including Rathbones Group, Saunderson House, Jupiter Asset Management and BDO LLP.

What's the most exciting part of your current role?

The opportunity for making a real difference in supporting the Group’s business plans and growth aspirations via the appropriate utilisation of technology solutions.

What do you consider your greatest IT achievement of the last 12 months?

Having only been with my current firm for a short period, I look back to my prior role and firm, where I was very pleased to lead and support the highly successful multi-year programme to integrate the business technology platforms and solutions into the new parent company, delivering a large number of key strategic benefits.

What's the biggest challenge facing IT leaders today, and how are you tackling it?

Maybe not the biggest challenge, but certainly a big consideration around the excitement that currently surrounds what AI can offer us all and how it is going to change our lives/ businesses. The expectation management of key stakeholders in the reality around the solutions and the work required to enable specific used cases to be delivered against requires careful management.

What piece of technology could you not live without, and why?

For me, communication technologies and platforms. Be that a smartphone, Teams, Outlook etc., the ability to be able to communicate with people in the most appropriate way wherever anyone is efficiently and flexibility is essential to support modern working practices.

What excites you most about the future of IT?

The unknown and next set of business value opportunities where technology can become a key enabler.

What’s the strangest job you’ve ever had?

I’ve clearly led a sheltered life as none of my jobs have ever felt "strange," but there is always time!

If you could instantly master one new skill, what would it be?

How to play snooker.