Head of Transformation

We’re looking for a Head of Transformation to join Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland (ALPI) on a 12-month maternity cover contract. This is a senior leadership role with a direct impact on the delivery of ALPI’s strategic and regulatory change agenda. Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer, you’ll lead a team of change professionals and oversee a complex portfolio of programmes that are critical to the future of the business. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across ALPI and the wider Aviva Group, ensuring change is delivered safely, effectively, and with measurable outcomes. Closing date for this role is July 25th.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the ALPI transformation portfolio
  Oversee the delivery of strategic and regulatory change initiatives, ensuring alignment with ALPI’s long-term goals. Provide assurance on programme readiness, escalate risks, and ensure initiatives meet gating and governance standards.
• Shape and support change initiatives
  Guide the development of business cases and delivery plans, ensuring they are robust, benefit-led, and achievable. Support sponsors in setting up change for success and tracking progress against agreed outcomes.
• Drive governance and insight
  Ensure effective operation of the Transformation Committee, including high-quality MI on milestones, benefits, risks, and budget. Represent the portfolio at senior forums and provide clear, actionable insights to drive decision-making.
• Engage and influence stakeholders
  Build strong relationships across ALPI and the wider Aviva Group. Influence decision-making at all levels, including Board and ExCo, and act as a trusted advisor on transformation delivery.
• Lead and develop the Transformation team
  Manage a team of programme and project managers, PMO professionals, and business analysts. Define the future operating model, support training and development, and ensure the team is equipped to deliver ALPI’s transformation ambitions.
• Support strategic planning and prioritisation
  Contribute to ALPI’s 3-year planning process by providing insight into in-flight and proposed change. Drive prioritisation of non-BAU activity and ensure transformation investments are aligned to business strategy and capacity.

Skills & Experiences

• Extensive transformation leadership experience
  You’ve led large-scale, complex change portfolios or programmes, ideally within insurance or financial services, and understand how to deliver value through transformation.
• Exceptional stakeholder and communication skills
  You’re confident engaging with senior leaders and Boards, and experienced in preparing high-quality reports, dashboards, and presentations that drive action.
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset
  You can track and interpret benefits, costs, and risks, and provide insightful analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Risk and governance awareness
  You understand how to manage change risk, ensure compliance with frameworks like the Aviva Change Framework (ACF), and respond to audit and assurance reviews.
• Versatile project delivery knowledge
  You’re familiar with a range of delivery methodologies and can tailor your approach to suit the size, complexity, and nature of each initiative.
• Inspiring leadership
  You’ve led high-performing teams, built capability, and created a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What will you get for this role?

• 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
• Free car parking
• Generous Health & dental insurance contributions after six months
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme
• Cycle to Work benefit scheme
• TaxSaver Travel Scheme
• Family friendly parent’s (matching paternity and maternity leave) and carer’s leave.
• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering days
• Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans

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 around 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 Saidhbh.goonan1@aviva.com