Transformation Lead

Transformation Lead – Salary: National – circa £80,000 / London – circa £90,000

Locations – Norwich / Bristol / London / York

This is a great job for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, loves solving complex problems and driving meaningful change and wants to help shape Aviva’s future by simplifying how we work.

Are you working in change delivery and ready for your next challenge? Do you have a curious mindset and adapt easily to shifting priorities? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

A bit about the job:

As a Transformation Lead, you’ll help deliver Aviva’s UK IT Simplification strategy. That means reducing the number of IT applications, modernising our estate, and driving efficiencies across the business.

You’ll work closely with CIO teams and business stakeholders to shape new initiatives that simplify processes for our customer-facing colleagues—so they can focus on delivering great outcomes.

You’ll lead a portfolio of change initiatives, providing challenge, support, and assurance from start to finish.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven strategic leadership, with strong planning and execution capabilities.
• Experience in leading a portfolio of multiple, complex, high-value change and transformation programmes, with a strong understanding of portfolio performance management and change governance practices.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to challenge business cases, with a focus on outcomes and benefits.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience of reporting progress to senior stakeholders, including ExCo and Board level.
• Highly personable, with a range of influencing skills and the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation.

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 circa £80,000 (National) / circa £90,000 (London) (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 12% 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 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 Alannah Burgess a call on 07391381173 or send an email to alannah.burgess1@aviva.com.