Automation Community of Practice Lead

TN United Kingdom; York; 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 initiatives. This role involves defining automation strategies, collaborating with IT and Risk teams, and leading a dedicated team across the UK and India. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies to automate processes and enhance efficiency. With a competitive salary and a range of benefits, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the finance sector while enjoying a supportive and flexible work environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discounts on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares annually

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits

Parental leave

Carer's leave

Qualifications

• Experience in leading automation strategies and community practices.
• Strong project management skills and transformation experience.

Responsibilities

• Define automation strategy and coordinate efforts across global teams.
• Lead change professionals to build and maintain automated solutions.

Skills

Power Automate

Appian

Dataiku

WTW Unify

R

Python

Informatica

AWS Glue

Snowflake

PostgresSQL

Qlik

Power BI

Tableau

Agile methodologies

Consultative mindset

Problem-solving

Leadership

Strong communication

Relationship-building

Job description

Automation Community of Practice Lead, York

Location: York, United Kingdom

Client: Aviva

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 55f3dc27c9dc

Job Views: 4

Posted: 02.05.2025

Expiry Date: 16.06.2025

Job Description:

Automation Community of Practice Lead

Location options include London, Norwich, York, or Bristol.

Are you passionate about transformation and have a consultative mindset? Do you want to deploy the latest tools and technologies to automate and digitise processes, including enabling GenAI? We are seeking an experienced Finance Change professional to lead our Automation Community of Practice.

About the role:

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

The role reports to the Global Head of Aviva’s in-house Finance transformation team. You should be a self-starter, capable of supporting Finance in meeting its transformation objectives. Collaboration with IT and Risk teams will be essential, and you will manage a dedicated team in the UK and India.

You will lead change professionals and data engineers to build and maintain automated solutions, from ETL processes to automated workflows and GenAI, while defining best practices and ensuring 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 ability, self-starting, collaboration, leadership, strong communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong project management skills, including Agile methodologies.
• Transformation experience from management consultancy or in-house change roles, working with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Finance processes and associated risk and control environments.

What you’ll get:

• Salary: around £70,000 (National) - £85,000 (London), depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Bonus: 12% of annual salary, performance-dependent.
• Generous pension scheme: up to 14% contribution.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Discounts on Aviva products and other retailers.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares annually through our Share Plan and Save As You Earn schemes.
• Supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits, including sustainability options like cycle to work.
• Paid volunteering days and wellbeing support.

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Inclusivity:

We are inclusive and welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We support flexible working arrangements, including part-time and job shares, and flex locations and hours to suit our employees and customers.