Head of People Transformation

Head of People Transformation

Location: London, Norwich, York and Bristol

Salary: £100,000-120,0000

Are you passionate about driving people-centred change in complex business environments?

We’re looking for a Head of People Transformation to own the people transformation plan for very large, multi year business change programmes for Aviva Corporate Functions. Reporting to the Workforce Transformation & Planning Director, and working closely with the Chief People Officer, Aviva Corporate Functions you’ll be working with senior stakeholders in our Functional Transformation teams along with our Heads of People, and the wider People function.

The People Function is made up of HR professionals including People Change, Workforce Planning, Org Design, Talent Acquisition, Development, Learning, Reward and Business Partnering. You will be joining a high performing, but close-knit team. The People Function at Aviva attract, retain, and develop the best talent by encouraging an inclusive and diverse environment to ensure we have highly motivated hardworking people to deliver the outcomes that our customers want and need.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the people transformation portfolio across major business change initiatives in corporate functions, ensuring people impacts are understood, planned for, and delivered effectively.

• Develop and own the People Plan and road map for transformation programmes, aligning it with business goals and ensuring smooth delivery

• Assess and develop resource requirements for both business and People function teams involved in transformation.

• Manage key person dependencies, including planning for transitions and offboarding of business resources deployed to change activity.

• Shape future capability by identifying and growing the distinctive skills needed to realise the future vision of the business unit or function.

• Plan, track and monitor project activity and keep relevant stakeholders up to date weekly on plans and issues, such as People Director, Finance and business partners across various areas.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience leading people change in large, complex transformation programmes.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.

• Strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to delivery.

• Resilience and tenacity to build and maintain change momentum.

• Demonstrable experience in organisational change projects, applying business change techniques and methodology.

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 £100,000 - £120,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) 

• Bonus opportunity – 25% 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 

• 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 

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 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 around 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 Alice Neal a call on +44 7393469953 or send an email to alice.neal@aviva.com