Head of Operational Data and Integration

Aviva; West of England; On-site; GBP 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 25%

Pension

Holidays 29 days

Private Medical

Product discounts

Share plan

Save As You Earn

Parental leave

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a seasoned Head of Operational Data & Integration to shape data foundations across the group. You’ll lead the architecture vision for creating, managing and integrating data across operational systems, enterprise platforms and customer services, partnering with the Data CIO and Group COO.

You’ll build a high-performing team, set standards and patterns, and drive data, analytics and AI strategy while balancing delivery and long-term architecture goals across multiple UK locations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading enterprise-scale data and integration strategies.
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders and translate tech into business value.
• Deep knowledge of modern data, cloud, and integration technologies.
• Experience building and leading architecture or engineering teams in large orgs.

Responsibilities

• Lead Operational Data and Integration architecture for Aviva.
• Define target-state architecture for operational, master and reference data.
• Create standards, patterns and frameworks for fast, safe delivery.
• Develop and grow a high-performing architecture team.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise-scale data

Cloud technologies

SQL

NoSQL

Stakeholder management

AI strategy

Security & governance

Job description

Head of Operational Data & Integration

Salary: Circa £130k

Location: Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich, Eastleigh, York, Glasgow or Perth

Are you an experienced data architecture leader who wants to shape the future of data and AI at Aviva?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Operational Data and Integration architecture capability across Aviva. You'll play a key role in shaping how trusted data moves across our business, helping us deliver better outcomes for customers, colleagues and the wider organisation.

A bit about the job

Data is at the heart of Aviva's transformation, and this role will play a critical part in shaping the foundations that enable our future growth, digital ambitions and AI strategy. As Head of Operational Data & Integration, you'll lead the architecture vision for how data is created, managed, integrated and consumed across Aviva, ensuring trusted, secure and scalable data flows between operational systems, enterprise platforms and customer-facing services. Working closely with senior technology and business leaders, including the Data CIO and Group COO, you'll define the target-state architecture for operational, master and reference data capabilities that support business performance, regulatory requirements and innovation.

You'll balance long-term strategic direction with pragmatic delivery, creating standards, patterns and frameworks that allow teams to move quickly while maintaining consistency and control across the organisation. Alongside driving architectural excellence, you'll build and develop a growing team of specialists, helping establish the data foundations that underpin Aviva's ambitions for advanced analytics, AI and future business transformation.

Skills & Experience We're Looking For

• Significant experience leading enterprise-scale data, integration and architecture strategies, with expertise in operational, master and reference data management, and a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to balance strategic investment decisions, business priorities, risk and regulatory requirements, ensuring technology solutions deliver long-term value and support organisational objectives.
• Proven ability to influence and build credibility with executive stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business benefits, investment cases and target-state roadmaps.
• Deep understanding of modern data, cloud and integration technologies, including SQL, NoSQL and object-store platforms, with the ability to establish architecture standards that enable both innovation and delivery at pace.
• Experience building and leading high-performing architecture or engineering teams within complex organisations. Experience in insurance, financial services, AI-enabled data platforms or large-scale transformation programmes would be advantageous.

Whatyou’llget 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 promiseisby investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Startingsalary Circa £130k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 25% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 daysholidayplus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further -Up to 40%discountonAviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme
• Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of ourAviva Communitiesand useyour3paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take yourwellbeingseriously withlots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’reinclusive and welcome 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, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working -spendingatleast50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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