Transformation Change Manager

Aviva Ireland are now recruiting for a Permanent Transformation Change manager for our Cherrywood Dublin or our Galway office, where you will lead transformational changes from ideation through to delivery. You will ensure the merit of changes are understood and met while overseeing the delivery and implementation of wider transformation projects.

We’re ideally looking for an accomplished transformation or change management professional coming from an insurance or Financial services environment. We would also consider you if you’re coming from a senior position in the insurance industry with experience working with senior stakeholders. This is not a business analyst position, but it may suit you if you’re coming from a project management background in the financial services industry.

Aviva are in the secondary stages of a major digitisation change program, and while this position does not specifically sit in the digital area, much of your interactions will involve digital teams as you assist and scope proposed business changes for the different product departments. Senior stakeholder management experience and influencing skills are a must.

Responsibilities in detail

• Oversee the delivery and implementation of transformation projects across ADIL.

• Identify and manage stakeholders, understanding their needs, and ensuring their support, commitment, and signoffs to change initiatives.

• Communicate progress, milestones, and challenges to stakeholders through regular updates and reports in a clear and timely manner.

• Identify potential risks and developing mitigation strategies to address them throughout the change process.

• Assess the change impact by conducting impact analyses, assessing change readiness, and identifying key stakeholders.

• Design and implement change management processes to minimize resistance and facilitate smooth transitions.

Skills & Experience

• We’re ideally looking for an accomplished transformation or change management professional coming from an insurance or Financial services environment. We would also consider you if you’re coming from a senior position in the insurance industry with experience working with senior stakeholders.

• A result driven, self-starter who uses their own initiative to lead and motivate a team to get a job done.

• Not afraid of uncertainty or not having all the answers but embraces the challenge of learning new things and finding solutions to problems.

• Great communicator who can take onboard views of stakeholders in the business but is not afraid to challenge the status quo and seeks to find solutions that meet our strategic objective of being the easiest company to do business with

• Excellent knowledge of our customer journeys, systems, and processes within Direct

What will you get for this role?

• 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 megan.crabbe@aviva.com