Group Metadata Specialist - Collibra

Group Metadata Specialist

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

Do you love blending deep Collibra expertise with real business impact?

This is a great job for someone who thrives at the intersection of data management, stakeholder engagement and enterprise‑wide adoption of new capabilities. If you enjoy solving complex metadata challenges, influencing best practice, and helping a large organisation unlock meaningful value from its data tools — this role is for you.

A bit about the job:

We’re looking for a Group Metadata Specialist to help drive the adoption, use and ongoing evolution of the Collibra Data Catalog across Aviva Group. Sitting within the central Group Chief Data Office, you’ll work with teams across the business to embed effective metadata management practices and ensure Collibra becomes a core, trusted Enterprise Data Management capability.
You’ll help stakeholders understand their metadata needs, configure Collibra solutions that align to enterprise standards, and bring clarity to how metadata supports Aviva’s wider data strategy. This is a role with real organisational influence — helping the business maximise the value, quality and accessibility of its data.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Advanced, hands‑on experience with Collibra Data Catalog, including metamodels, asset configuration and supporting complex user requirements.

• Experience designing and building Collibra Workflows, ideally including custom workflows using Groovy and BPMN 2.0.

• Strong understanding of Collibra’s grants and permissions model, plus experience coordinating access, roles and API‑based integrations.

• Clear conceptual understanding of different metadata types (physical, logical, conceptual or business, technical) and when to apply each.

• Proven ability to engage with diverse stakeholders, champion metadata best practice and support adoption of metadata management capabilities; from your experience as a metadata SME, specialist, consultant or manager.

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.