Transformation Delivery Manager

Transformation Delivery Manager – Strategic Virtual Assistant Programme  

Salary c. £55,000 to c. £70,000

Do you love driving impactful transformation across strategic initiatives?

Are you passionate about enhancing customer experience and engagement to build long‑term relationships and help deliver our OneAviva ambitions?
This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in complex change environments and is committed to enabling successful programme delivery with the customer always at the heart of what we do. It would suit someone with strong delivery expertise across both technical and business change, strong commercial acumen, and a solid grounding in data, digital, and marketing.

A bit about the job:

You’ll be part of the programme delivery team for Aviva’s Strategic Virtual Assistant programme, ensuring the successful execution of initiatives across business, digital, data, and operational workstreams. You’ll work within a multiparty environment comprising Aviva teams, third‑party partners, and Group CIO functions.
You will lead project management activity for the Delivery Squad, working closely with our third‑party delivery partner. You’ll oversee project and workstream ceremonies, providing clarity of decisions, actions, risks, and accountabilities. A key part of the role is communicating complex technical and project concepts clearly to senior sponsors and non‑technical stakeholders—enabling constructive challenge and timely decision‑making to maintain strong delivery momentum.
Your responsibilities will include all core elements of strong project management: developing and maintaining robust project plans, managing readiness across multiple releases, overseeing project financials, maintaining governance aligned to Aviva’s Change Framework, and embedding a strong culture of risk management.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience leading complex, high‑impact, high‑visibility projects

• Deep knowledge of project management methodologies and tools

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to translate complexity into clear and actionable messages

• Proven ability to collaborate, influence, and build strong stakeholder relationships across multiple organisations

• Experience working with third‑party vendors and managing multi‑partner delivery environments

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 between c. £55,000 and c. £70,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 10% 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

• 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 at least 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, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email seema.rana@aviva.com