Head of Delivery – (Investment and Pensions platform)

Aviva plc; York, Bristol; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services is seeking a Head of Delivery for their Investment and Pensions Platform. This key role involves leading large teams, managing senior stakeholders, and delivering strategic outcomes. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in IT transformation and a strong background in financial services. Aviva offers a competitive salary and generous benefits, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity up to 25% of salary

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through the Matching Share Plan

Flexible benefits and sustainability options

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong background in IT delivery and agile methodologies.
• Financial services experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise and deliver complex change across technology and operations.
• Lead a team of around 60 people to achieve project outcomes.
• Ensure outcomes are delivered on time and within budget.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile project management

Transformation programmes

Integration and data migration

Financial services experience

Tools

FNZ platform(s)

Job description

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Head of Delivery (Investment and Pensions Platform)

Apply locations York UK - Bristol - Lake View posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R-155492

Head of Delivery (Investment and Pensions platform)

Salary: £110,000 to £120,000

We are looking for a delivery lead to mobilise and deliver an ambitious change agenda with one of our key strategic partners.This is a great job for someone who thrives on delivering complex change and wants to shape the future of our Wealth business.

You’ll be confident leading large teams, managing senior stakeholders, and working with strategic partners to deliver outcomes that matter. If you’ve worked in Financial Services and love turning strategy into action, this could be your next big step.

A bit about the job:

This role sits within the IWR CIO team and is all about delivering change across technology, operations, and partnerships. You’ll lead a team of around 60 people and work closely with our external strategic partner: FNZ. Your focus will be on delivering integration, managing dependencies, and ensuring outcomes are achieved on time and on budget. It’s a high-impact role with visibility at the very top of the organization.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience leading large-scale transformation programmes
• Strong background in IT delivery, integration, and data migration, working to agile project management methodologies
• Financial services experience is a must (Banking, Wealth, Insurance sectors etc.)
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience working with FNZ platform(s)

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 £110,000 and £120,000 (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 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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