Head of Pensions Policy, Governance & Oversight

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead and shape the pensions policy, governance and oversight agenda across Aviva Ireland. As Head of Pensions Policy, Governance and Oversight, you will provide strategic leadership across a complex pensions landscape, ensuring a consistent, effective and forward-looking governance framework that supports both regulatory requirements and business objectives.

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Development & Assurance, you will be a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, leading regulatory engagement, governance oversight and risk management activities across the pensions value chain. Working at the forefront of strategy, regulation and business performance, you will influence key organisational decisions while helping to deliver strong outcomes for customers, trustees, regulators and Aviva Ireland.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the development, coordination and oversight of Aviva Ireland's pensions governance framework, ensuring strong alignment across functions, regulatory requirements and strategic objectives.
• Act as the organisation's senior pensions governance leader, providing expert guidance and direction on complex pensions policy, regulatory and governance matters.
• Own strategic engagement with regulators and external stakeholders, including oversight of regulatory submissions, responses, escalations and pensions-related regulatory positioning.
• Establish and maintain effective governance structures, decision-making forums and oversight mechanisms across pensions activities, including Master Trust arrangements and trustee engagement.
• Drive robust risk and control frameworks, ensuring clear accountability, effective issue resolution, strong governance standards and ongoing regulatory compliance across the pensions value chain.

Skills & Experiences

• Significant senior leadership experience within pensions, financial services, regulatory affairs, governance, risk or a comparable highly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of pensions regulation, governance frameworks and regulatory engagement, with the ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead enterprise-wide initiatives across multiple business functions and governance structures.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex risk, control and oversight frameworks while balancing commercial, operational and regulatory considerations.
• Exceptional communication, judgement and relationship-building skills, with the credibility to represent the organisation at executive, trustee and regulatory level.

What will you get for this role? 

The work you do at Aviva will make a real difference to our customers. We will recognise your contributions and reward you. From competitive salaries to generous pension contributions and paid paternity leave; take a look through some of our employee benefits! 

• A competitive market leading salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications. 

• Generous pension (employee contribution matching of up to 14% if you contribute 8%). 

• Annual performance related bonus and pay review. 

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays, and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days. 

• Generous Health & dental insurance contributions. 

• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme. 

• TaxSaver Travel Scheme. 

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family. 

• Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans. 

• 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 paid volunteering days to help others. 

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

• We’re deeply invested in our people,  our total reward package has so much to offer. 

Aviva is for Everyone    

Our diversity and inclusion policies and initiatives are shaping an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, maternity or those with other caring responsibilities. Our approach helps to ensure that Aviva is a place which values difference and provides equal opportunities for all.   

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.   

We prefer all applications to be submitted online, however if you require an alternative method of applying please contact Seema at seema.rana@aviva.com