Group Data Management Specialist

Aviva plc; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme

Private medical benefit

Employee share plans

Volunteer days

Job summary

Aviva plc is seeking a Group Data Management Specialist to help design and roll out Enterprise Data Services across the Group. You will contribute to Data-as-a-Product initiatives, governing data quality, metadata and standards in a regulated financial services environment.

Based in a flexible multi-site setup (Bristol, Leeds, Perth, Leatherhead, Birmingham or Norwich), you will collaborate with DBAs, Data Engineers and Platform teams to mature data pipelines, dictionaries and data products

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of data lifecycle management across the enterprise and governance in regulated industries.
• Ability to inform, influence and manage relationships with stakeholders, including those less familiar with data concepts.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on experience in data management disciplines such as metadata management, data quality, user access, data classification, master & reference data.
• Engage with DBAs, Data Engineers, Architects and Platform teams to understand data structures, metadata, lineage and data flows.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for executive-level materials.

Skills

Data lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Data governance tools

Cloud data platforms

Data architecture

Data pipelines

Executive communication

Tools

Collibra

BigID

Informatica

Atlan

Alation

Talend

Job description

Group Data Management Specialist

Salary:Circa £65000

Location: Bristol, Leeds, Perth, Leatherhead, Birmingham or Norwich

Are you someone who is passionate about improving data at scale and influencing how teams adopt data standards?

If you enjoy shaping domain‑level data quality, metadata and governance, this could be the perfect next step.

A bit about the job:

We’re looking for a Data Management Specialist to help drive the design and rollout of new Enterprise Data Services across Aviva Group.

As part of the newly formed Group Chief Data Office, you will help shape the direction of Aviva’s Data Management services, standards and best practices.

With an immediate focus on rolling out our Data-as-a-Product approach - you’ll help create and enhance the processes, systems and services that uplift how we govern, measure and improve data across the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence a strategic new capability at scale, working with supportive colleagues across multiple business lines.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong understanding of data lifecycle management and how data flows across an enterprise, including practical experience embedding Data Management practices as part of change or transformation programmes as part of one or more large organisations in a regulated industry such as financial services, banking, insurance, health or life sciences
• Ability to inform, influence and manage relationships with stakeholders and peers, including those less familiar with data concepts.
• Hands‑on experience in at least two of the following Data Management disciplines - Metadata Management, Data Quality, User Access, Data Classification, Master & Reference Data, and the links to Data Governance and Privacy. Preferably based on standardised frameworks such as EDM Association's DCAM and/or DAMA DMBOK.
• Strong commercially demonstrable experience of using Data Management tools such as Collibra, BigID, Immuta, Informatica, Atlan, Alation, Ataccama, Precisely, Talend or similar; ideally within cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) including working with Snowflake, Postgres and/or other data stores. This needs to be on a solid foundation of understanding of data dictionaries, database concepts, data architecture, data products, data pipeline and data engineering practices, with ability to engage effectively and credibly with DBAs, Data Engineers, Architects, and Platform teams to understand data structures, metadata, lineage, integrations, and data flows across a hybrid enterprise landscape.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with proven experience engaging senior stakeholders, leading governance forums and working groups, and producing concise, visually compelling executive-level materials that drive informed decision-making and action

Whatyou’llget for this role:

Our purpose –with you today, for a better tomorrow–applies to our colleagues too. Here’swhat we offer:

• Salary:Circa £65,000(depending on location,skillsand experience).

• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

• Generouspensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%

• 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 ourAviva Communitiesand use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

• Take a lookto learn more.Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

Aviva is for everyone:

• We’reinclusive andwelcome everyone–we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

• Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’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,hoursand working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% oftheirtime in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

• To find out more about working at Aviva take a lookhere