Head of Change and Integration (GI)

Aviva; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviva, a leading insurance provider, seeks a Head of Change and Integration for its General Insurance business. You will lead significant integration efforts, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and influence key outcomes in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates are experienced in UKGI Insurance, possess strong leadership skills, and thrive in challenging situations.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme, Aviva contributes up to 14%

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Strong experience in UKGI Insurance Market, ideally in Personal Lines.
• Proven track record leading large-scale change and transformation.
• Skilled in solving complex problems with a customer and risk lens.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration plans across GI teams and manage challenges.
• Work closely with senior leaders to deliver meaningful outcomes.
• Build and track progress on a portfolio of initiatives.

Skills

Experience in UKGI Insurance Market

Leadership in large-scale change

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Job description

Head of Change and Integration (GI)
Salary: c. £115k for national locations, and c.130k for London
Locations: York, Bristol, Norwich or London

Do you thrive on leading complex change? If so, we’re looking for someone who’s excited to shape the future of our General Insurance (GI) business. If you’ve got experience in large-scale change and a passion for integration, this could be your next big step.

A bit about the job:

You'll play a critical role in the integration of our Personal Lines business as we step into an exciting chapter ahead, specifically leading on integration plans across our GI teams. Therefore, we need someone to build and manage integration plans, track progress, resolve challenges, and keep everything on course across a large portfolio of initiatives. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes that matter. From risk and dependency management to change governance, this is a high-impact role where your leadership will shape the success of our upcoming integration!

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in the UKGI Insurance Market, ideally in Personal Lines.
• Proven track record leading large-scale change and transformation, including managing a high-volume portfolio of projects and being able to successfully delegate work to both team members & external partners
• Skilled in solving complex problems with a customer and risk lens.
• Comfortable working at pace and navigating ambiguity.
• Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills.

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 between £ 115,000 and £130,000 (depending on location, skills, and experience)
• 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 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 around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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