Head of Operational Change

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector seeks a strategic change leader to drive transformation in customer operations. This role involves managing a significant budget and a team of senior professionals, ensuring business readiness and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will thrive in complex environments and possess strong stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Supportive policies including parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading large-scale change delivery.
• Strong understanding of operational risk and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of major transformation programmes across Customer Services.
• Drive operational efficiency and support implementation of change.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Operational Risk Understanding

Team Management

Commercial Acumen

Job description

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Are you a strategic change leader with a passion for delivering transformation that truly makes a difference?

This is a great job for someone who thrives in complex environments, has a strong background in operational change, and is ready to lead a high-impact team. If you’ve successfully delivered large-scale change in a regulated environment and are excited by the opportunity to shape the future of customer operations, this could be the perfect next step.

A bit about the job:

This role sits at the heart of Aviva’s Insurance, Wealth and Retirement COO function, leading the delivery of major transformation programmes across Customer Services and Customer Experience. You’ll ensure business readiness, drive operational efficiency, and support the successful implementation of regulatory and strategic change. With oversight of a £5.5m resource budget and a team of senior change professionals, you’ll be a key liaison between the COO and transformation teams, ensuring alignment, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in leading large-scale change delivery in a complex, regulated environment
• Strong understanding of operational risk, regulatory requirements, and business readiness
• Excellent stakeholder management and senior level influencing skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-performing teams and drive strategic outcomes
• Commercial acumen with strong analytical and benefit tracking capabilities

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 £110,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 25% 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
• 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 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.