Automation Community of Practice Lead

TN United Kingdom; Norwich; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Automation Community of Practice Lead to drive transformation through cutting-edge automation tools and technology. This role offers the chance to shape the automation strategy and lead a dedicated team focused on delivering innovative solutions. You will collaborate with various stakeholders across the globe, ensuring best practices in finance processes while managing a diverse team. If you are a self-starter with strong leadership and project management skills, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking organization.

Benefits

Pension contribution up to 14%

29 days holidays plus bank holidays

Discounts on Aviva products

Share plans with free shares

Flexible benefits including cycle to work

3 paid volunteering days

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in leading automation and transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of finance processes and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in building and maintaining automated solutions.
• Coordinate with global teams to identify transformation opportunities.

Skills

Power Automate

Appian

Dataiku

WTW Unify

R

Python

ETL technologies

Informatica

AWS Glue

Snowflake

PostgresSQL

Qlik

Power BI

Tableau

project management

Agile delivery methodology

consultative mindset

problem-solving

collaboration

leadership

strong communication

relationship-building

Job description

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Automation Community of Practice Lead, Norwich

Client: Aviva

Location: Norwich, London, York, or Bristol

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

Automation Community of Practice Lead

Are you passionate about transformation and interested in deploying the latest tools and technology to automate and digitise processes, including enabling GenAI? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Change professional to lead our Automation Community of Practice.

About the role:

The Finance Automation Lead will define our automation strategy, shape and lead a Community of Practice, and coordinate across Aviva’s global Markets and Group Functions to identify transformation opportunities, support solution design, and report benefits to senior stakeholders.

The role reports to the Global Head of Aviva’s in-house transformation team for Finance. You will support Finance in defining and meeting transformation objectives, work closely with IT and Risk colleagues, and manage a dedicated team in the UK and India.

The responsibilities include leading change professionals and data engineers to build and maintain automated solutions, from ETL processes to automated workflows and GenAI, ensuring best practices and future-proofed Finance processes.

Skills and experience:

• Knowledge of data engineering and automation tools (e.g., Power Automate, Appian, Dataiku, WTW Unify), R and Python (development skills not required), ETL technologies (Informatica, AWS Glue, Snowflake, PostgresSQL), data visualization tools (Qlik, Power BI, Tableau), and system architecture and integration.
• Soft skills include a consultative mindset, problem-solving, self-starting, collaboration, leadership, strong communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong project management skills, including Agile delivery methodology.
• Transformation experience from management consultancy or in-house change roles, working with business and technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Finance processes, risk, and control environments.

Benefits:

• Salary: £70,000 (National) - £85,000 (London), depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Bonus: Up to 12% of annual salary, performance-dependent.
• Pension: Up to 14% contribution from Aviva.
• Holidays: 29 days plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Discounts: Up to 40% on Aviva products and other retailers.
• Share plans: Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares annually, and participation in Save As You Earn scheme.
• Policies: Parental and carer’s leave, flexible benefits including cycle to work.
• Community involvement: 3 paid volunteering days.
• Wellbeing: Support and tools for health and wellbeing.

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Inclusive employer:

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. We consider flexible working arrangements, including part-time and job shares, and promote smart working to balance flexibility and collaboration.