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Senior Project Manager

Aviva plc

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GBP 65,000

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Senior Project Manager to lead transformative projects that drive strategic change. In this pivotal role, you will manage high-profile projects with budgets up to £5 million, ensuring successful delivery through effective stakeholder engagement and risk management. You'll work in a collaborative environment, influencing decisions at the C-suite level while continuously improving customer experience. If you're passionate about delivering change and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

Demonstrable project management experience in large, complex organizations.
Experience in navigating ambiguity and clarifying project outcomes.

Responsibilities

Deliver projects that support strategic goals and improve customer experience.
Manage project risks and dependencies, providing regular updates to senior management.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Budget Management

Communication Skills

Vendor Management

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Do you have a passion for transformation? Do you like to challenge the status quo, think differently and look at ways technology can solve business problems? Are you dynamic, resilient and want to be involved in delivering change that drives Aviva’s strategy?

We are currently recruiting for Senior Project Managers to join our innovative team! You don’t need to come from an insurance background, but if you have demonstrable project management experience delivering business and technology transformation, integration/data migration and regulatory change projects in large, complex organisations, then we would love to hear from you!

This role could be ideal for you if you have experience of working through the early lifecycle of projects; navigating ambiguity, clarifying outcomes/benefits and translating these into deliverables. You’ll also have experience in vendor selection through RFP processes and evidence strong communication and collaboration skills among project stakeholders.

A bit about the job:

As the Senior Project Manager, you will deliver projects that support Aviva’s strategy through successful embedding of change and continuously improve our customer experience. Along with developing high level and detailed delivery plans, identify and manage dependencies/ risks and provide regular project status updates and reports to senior management.

Minimising risk by identifying delivery and operational risks and develop mitigating strategies, along with leading large internal and external teams and third-party suppliers in a matrix environment, will be required in the role. The role will also include influencing and challenging stakeholders up to C-suite. You will own a budget (up to £5million) and will be responsible for accurate forecasting and monitoring of this.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Experience leading fast paced, complex technology and business change with annual budgets up to £5m
Confident in leading high-profile projects with multiple workstreams through all stages of a project lifecycle
Capable of influencing senior stakeholders to drive the necessary changes at a strategic level, evidencing experience in managing multiple third-party suppliers
Ability to monitor and report on project progress and ensure adherence to project plans, manage changes to the project scope, schedule and project costs using appropriate governance, manage project documentation ensuring proper documentation control
Demonstrable experience in contributing to a wider project community, supporting initiatives to drive efficiency into our change delivery and embodying role model behaviours

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 circa £65,000 (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 - 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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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Alannah Burgess a call on 07391381173 or send an email to alannah.burgess1@aviva.com.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Project Management
Industries
Insurance and Financial Services

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