Senior Bid Manager

Aviva; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity 12%

Generous pension scheme

Private Medical Benefit

Discount on Aviva products

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to lead complex bids and strategic opportunities across General Insurance and Life Protection in the UK. You will coordinate bid activities, develop winning strategies, and govern the bid lifecycle while engaging senior stakeholders to balance customer, operational and business needs.

The role emphasizes proactive problem-solving, strong planning, and the ability to influence across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex bids and tenders across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent planning and project management capabilities.
• Commercial awareness and ability to balance customer, operational and business needs.
• Curious, proactive approach with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex bids, tenders and strategic opportunities across General Insurance and Life Protection.
• Coordinate bid activity and develop win strategies.
• Lead governance throughout the bid lifecycle with clear recommendations.
• Engage senior stakeholders and align with business objectives.
• Influence and shape solutions balancing customer needs and commercial goals.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Influencing

Planning & organisation

Commercial awareness

Problem solving

Job description

Senior Bid Manager – Salary circa £60,000 (depending on location and experience)

Location: Glasgow, Norwich, Perth

This is a great role for someone who enjoys leading complex opportunities from initial engagement through to successful delivery and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You'll be confident bringing people together, influencing stakeholders and shaping solutions that balance customer needs, commercial goals and business strategy. This role would suit someone with strong bid, sales, business development or project leadership experience who enjoys solving problems and driving results. If you're naturally curious, organised and motivated by winning new business opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

A bit about the job:

Join our UKI Bid Team and play a key role in securing profitable business growth by leading complex bids, tenders and strategic opportunities across General Insurance and Life Protection. You'll work with colleagues from across Aviva, bringing together virtual teams to shape compelling solutions that deliver value for customers while supporting business objectives. Using your commercial judgement and organisational skills, you'll develop win strategies, coordinate bid activity and help ensure opportunities are positioned for success. You'll also lead governance activity throughout the bid lifecycle, providing clear recommendations, managing risks and supporting informed decision-making. This is a varied and highly visible role that offers the opportunity to influence significant business opportunities while working with senior stakeholders across the organisation.

Skills and experiencewe’relooking for:

• Experience leading complex bids, business development opportunities, projects or virtual teams across multiple stakeholders is essential.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build engagement and manage competing priorities effectively.
• Excellent planning, organisational and project management capabilities, with a track record of delivering results to demanding timescales.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to shape solutions that balance customer, operational and business needs.
• A proactive and curious approach, with strong problem-solving skills and the confidence to challenge constructively when required.

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 circa £60,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 12% (E grade) 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 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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