Randstad, as Aviva’s talent acquisition partner, is responsible for identifying and contracting talent for this contingent role. If you are successful in securing the role, you will be engaged or employed by a Randstad company and will not be employed by Aviva.

Aviva

IT Contract and Commercial Manager

Opportunity ref number: 737
Location
Norwich
Hours per week
40 hrs/week
Contract type
Contingent opportunity

This is a great job for someone who loves building strong relationships and a passion for delivering real impact across Aviva’s most critical suppliers. You might be an experienced contract or commercial manager, or ready for a step up in IT supplier management. If you enjoy working with people, solving problems, and driving value, this could be your next move.

A bit about the job:

You’ll join our Strategic IT Contract Management Team, managing Aviva’s most important third-party IT suppliers. Your work will help us get the best from our supplier relationships, reduce third party risk, and deliver real value to the business. You’ll work closely with senior colleagues across IT, Procurement and other business areas, making sure our contracts are robust, and our suppliers deliver on their promises. This is your chance to shape how we work with our suppliers, drive best practice and make a real difference at Aviva.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

  • Proven ability to build and manage strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, ensuring collaboration, alignment, and effective communication across all levels—including confident presentation of commercial positions and outcomes.

  • Demonstrated experience in contract management, with the capability to identify and mitigate contractual risks, manage disputes constructively, and ensure compliance within complex IT environments.

  • Strong negotiation skills, with a successful track record leading high‑value, complex IT agreement negotiations and navigating challenging commercial conversations to secure optimal outcomes.

  • Excellent communication and influencing abilities, able to present complex commercial and technical issues in a clear, compelling manner to diverse stakeholder groups and senior leadership.

  • Resilience and adaptability in high‑pressure environments, with experience managing competing priorities and overseeing contract exit, transition, and migration activities while delivering to tight deadline

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