Fantastic new opportunity here at Aviva for a Lead PMO.

In this role you will not be joining just another boring insurance firm.

We don’t show up for work in pressed suits and shiny shoes (unless you'd like to). At Aviva, we’re proud to be different. Proud to say that we’re a diverse mix of cultures, genders, ages, perspectives and ideas, working together to deliver great customer outcomes. We want to lead the way forward in transformation in our sector, which is why we focus on being our best.

Expect a workplace centred around people – our customers, your colleagues and of course, you!

Working as part of our Portfolio and PMO community providing change Leadership to the business. We have a need for our people to be true transformation professionals.

Proficient at the basics but also a keen eye for detail, an analytical mind, people who can use data to spot trends and use this to clear the way for delivery. We are not a team of 'tick box' folks but are focused on value add activities and the outcomes these bring. Our stakeholders are plentiful, so the ability to build lasting relationships at all levels is essential.

You could be working in any of our key markets – UK Life, UK General Insurance, IT, Sustainability, Customer & Marketing or Finance.

What you’ll be doing?

In a nut shell, looking after Aviva strategic delivery, ensuring we plan and implement properly whilst managing our risks along the way.

• People Leadership (and everything that comes with it)

• Focusing and prioritising people on to the right PMO activities to drive the highest value for Aviva in line with the PMO offering

• Continuously improving the PMO service offering, ensuring we meet stakeholder needs (and fulfil the basics)

• Advocating for the Aviva Change Framework and ensuring its embedded in your area

• Embedding use of our new PPM tool and using the data outputs to inform decisions

• Analysis of data / business cases and challenging our delivery teams to drive value

• Stakeholder management multiple levels

• Working autonomously in prioritising all of this, like a pro!

Who we’re looking for?

• Diversity of thought

• Confident communicators with strong problem-solving skills, a love of learning and a commitment to continually developing yourself.

• Someone with a genuine desire to collaborate and build community, lead change, solve problems and deliver for our customers.

• Pragmatic and independent thinkers

• Collaborators that can work across internal teams, challenge the thinking through data and external perspectives as well as be strategic partners to deliver solutions to business needs

• People who are energetic, committed and resilient. Who care about people and are 100% committed to helping them learn and grow

No matter who you are, where you’re from or what your interests are, you can be sure there’s a place for you at Aviva.

What you will get

• Competitive salary depending on location, skills and experience

• Generous defined contribution pension scheme

• 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

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family. (Some exclusions apply)

• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at Aviva

At Aviva, we’re people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow

We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues.

We want people who speak up, who take responsibility, and who make good decisions.

The way we do this is important too. We’re all about our people – that’s you – so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we’re very open to that. In fact, we don’t advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it’s up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll make sure we interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Ben Parker a call on 07833 239394 or send an email to ben.parker@aviva.com

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform