Group Metadata Manager

Aviva plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Pension scheme

29 days holiday

Private medical

Product discounts

Matching shares

Save As You Earn

Parental leave

Cycle to work

Volunteer days

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Aviva plc in London (and other locations) is seeking a Group Metadata Manager to shape metadata strategy and oversee the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform across the organisation.

You will partner with data, technology, risk and business teams to define roadmaps, drive adoption, govern data assets and deliver value through governance, integration and improved data quality.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Collibra DIC expertise with metamodels, assets, permissions in a large regulated customer.
• Strong Collibra REST/Java APIs knowledge, connectors, integrations, BPMN workflows.
• Proven product management/ownership with roadmaps and backlogs in Agile.
• Strong data concepts, data architecture, data products and data pipelines.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders and governance forums.

Responsibilities

• Shape metadata strategy across the business.
• Define roadmap and drive adoption of Collibra Data Intelligence Platform.
• Collaborate with data, technology, risk and business teams to turn requirements into practical solutions.
• Lead governance forums and executive communications.

Skills

Collibra DIC

Collibra REST/Java

Data governance

Agile product ownership

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Groovy scripting

GitOps

BPMN workflows

Job description

Group Metadata Manager

Salary: London Circa £85K National Circa £75K

Location: London, Bristol, York or Norwich

Do you love turning data into meaningful business value?

This is a great job for someone with deep Collibra expertise who enjoys working at the crossroads of data management, technology and business. You might be a Collibra Product Owner, Metadata Manager, Data Governance Lead or Senior SME looking for an opportunity to shape metadata strategy across a major FTSE organisation. If you enjoy solving complex challenges, influencing stakeholders and helping organisations get more value from their data, we’d love to hear from you.

A bit about the job:

You’ll join Aviva’s Group Chief Data Office (GCDO) and play a key role in shaping how metadata is managed across the business.

As our Group Metadata Manager, you’ll be a vital part of defining the roadmap, adoption and ongoing development of the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, helping colleagues make better use of trusted, accessible and governed data.

Working closely with stakeholders across data, technology, risk and business teams, you’ll turn requirements into practical solutions that support Aviva’s data strategy. You’ll drive platform improvements, influence best practice and help build a strong metadata management capability that delivers real value across the organisation.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Commercially demonstrable hands‑on expertise with Collibra DIC, including metamodels, asset configuration, permissions, and complex user requirements at a large Collibra customer in a regulated industry such as financial services, banking, insurance, health or life sciences. Preferably certified as a Collibra Ranger, Collibra Solutions Architect, Collibra Workflow Developer, or a Collibra Integration Engineer

• Deep demonstrable commercial expertise in designing and evolving Collibra operating and asset models to support enterprise data governance and metadata management capabilities. Able to assess architectural and engineering changes impacting Collibra and its integrations, whilst driving metadata adoption and influencing technical enablement across business and technology teams. This must be rooted in strong idiomatic experience of Collibra functionality and a solid understanding of Collibra REST/Java APIs, connectors, integrations as well as the ability to review Collibra workflows at a BPMN process level with sufficient understanding of Groovy and GitOps‑style source control practices

• Proven product management or product ownership experience with a strong track record of managing product roadmaps, prioritising backlogs, demands, defining requirements, managing comms/releases and delivering business value in an Agile environment

• Strong understanding of 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

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.

• Salary London Circa £85K National Circa £75K (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.)

• Generous pension scheme 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 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 would still 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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