Group Data Management Specialist

Group Data Management Specialist

Salary : Circa £70,000 London - Circa £65,000 National.

Are you someone who loves turning complex data challenges into clear, scalable solutions?

This role is perfect for a data professional who thrives on building trusted relationships, collaborating across business lines, and shaping modern Enterprise Data Management capabilities. If you're passionate about Data Quality, metadata, governance, and enabling organisations to use data more effectively — you’ll feel right at home here.

A bit about the job:

We’re looking for a Data Management Specialist to help drive the design and rollout of new Enterprise Data Services across Aviva Group. As part of the newly formed Group Chief Data Office, you will help shape the direction of Aviva’s Data Management services, standards and best practices.
With an immediate focus on Data Quality, you’ll help create and enhance the processes, systems and services that uplift how we govern, measure and improve data across the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to influence a strategic new capability at scale, working with supportive colleagues across multiple business lines.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong understanding of data lifecycle management and how data flows across an enterprise.

• Hands‑on experience in several Data Management disciplines, such as Data Quality, Metadata Management, User Access, Data Classification, Master & Reference Data, and the links to Data Governance and Privacy.

• Practical experience embedding Data Management practices as part of change or transformation programmes.

• Experience using or implementing Data Management tools such as Collibra, BigID, Immuta, Informatica, Alation, Ataccama, Precisely, Talend or similar — ideally within cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or working with Snowflake.

• Ability to inform, influence and manage relationships with stakeholders and peers, including those less familiar with data concepts.

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.

• Circa £70,000 London - Circa £65,000 National (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity – 10% 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, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

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

• Make your money go further - 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 share in the success of Aviva with our 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

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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 would 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.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email alice.neal@aviva.com.