Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

12 Months Fixed-Term Contract

Starting Salary: c. £65,000 (Depending on skills and experience)

Location: Norwich

Are you an experienced Project Manager who thrives on delivering complex technology change and building strong senior stakeholder relationships? This role would suit someone with a proven track record in leading large-scale programmes, managing suppliers, and driving delivery in a structured yet adaptable way.

A bit about the job:

You will lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise-scale technology projects, from initiation through to closure, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and quality. Working with senior stakeholders up to CIO level, you’ll provide clear reporting, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure strong governance throughout. You’ll coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners, applying the right delivery methodologies to achieve successful outcomes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring technology change is delivered effectively, compliantly, and with clear business value.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience delivering complex IT projects in enterprise environments
• Strong track record of delivering to time, cost, scope, and quality commitments
• Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, including executive leadership
• Demonstrated experience managing suppliers and third-party delivery partners
• Strong planning, governance, and delivery control capabilities, with experience using tools such as JIRA and Confluence

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.

• Starting salary c. £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s

• Generous pension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%

• 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 around 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, please give Amber Britton a call on 07775546100 or send an email to amber.britton@aviva.com