AI Engineering Platforms Product Owner

AI Engineering Platforms Product Owner 

Salary: National: Circa £90,000, London: Circa £100,000 

Locations: London, Norwich, Bristol, Perth or York  

This is a great job for someone who… 

Loves shaping the future of engineering through AI. If you’ve worked close to software development, understand how engineers build and ship great products, and are excited by tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude or Codex, this role gives you the chance to make a real difference. 

You’ll enjoy influencing at scale, working hands-on with new technology, and helping teams do their best work. 

A bit about the job 

AI‑enabled engineering is becoming a core capability at Aviva. This role exists to make sure we do it well — safely, responsibly, and at scale. 

As Product Owner for AI Engineering Platforms, you’ll shape the vision, roadmap and adoption of AI‑driven development tools across Aviva. 

You’ll work closely with engineers, platform teams, risk and senior leaders to help our teams code faster, improve quality, and deliver more value for our customers. Your focus will be turning emerging technology into everyday tools that genuinely help our people. 

Skills and experience we’re looking for 

• Strong hands‑on software engineering background: Proven experience designing, writing and delivering production‑ready, secure and robust code in languages such as Python, Java or C#. Confident with modern engineering practices including DevOps / DevSecOps, secure coding standards, automated testing (unit, integration and performance), scalability and performance optimisation, plus production code analysis and incident reviews. 

• Technology adoption at scale: A track record of successfully rolling out new tools or engineering practices across large teams or organisations, including planning and delivering change management, training and enablement so new technology sticks. 

• Vendor and platform management: Experience evaluating and managing third‑party technology platforms, including assessing vendor roadmaps, navigating procurement and security reviews, and ensuring solutions meet both engineering needs and business outcomes. 

• Clear communicator and trusted partner: Excellent communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with software engineers, data specialists, platform teams and senior technology leaders, adapting your message for different audiences. 

• Governance‑led and data‑driven mindset: A solid understanding of risk, security and compliance in technology environments. Comfortable using metrics such as ROI, productivity, code quality and adoption to guide decisions and demonstrate value, with awareness of responsible AI principles and ethical AI use. 

What you’ll get for this role  

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague:     

• Salary: National: Circa £90,000, London: Circa £100,000 depending on location, skills, experience and qualifications.  

• Bonus opportunity –12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.         

• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in         

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days         

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it         

• Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts         

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme         

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave         

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work         

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others         

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools         

Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.         

Aviva is for everyone:         

• We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.        

• Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we’d still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.         

• We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.         

• To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here         

• We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job.         

• Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.            

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Kirthi a call on +447387534297 or send an email to kirthi.kanikireddy@aviva.com