Senior Project Manager

Aviva plc; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10% of annual salary

Pension up to 14%

29 days holiday

Employee discounts

Matching share plan

Save As You Earn

Wellbeing support

Volunteer days

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a GenAI-enabled transformation within a major VA programme. York, Norwich or London with 50% office attendance. Manage cross-functional teams, from business to data specialists, ensuring governance and timely delivery of strategic outcomes.

You'll work with architects, engineers and suppliers in a hybrid delivery model, focusing on readiness, compliance and business value—driving adoption and BAU transition.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale digital, technology, AI or business transformation programmes.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting and risk management within change frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience with technical delivery teams using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches.
• Ability to drive adoption, BAU readiness and compliance after deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of workstreams across business, technology, data and operations.
• Governance, planning and delivery management for the VA transformation programme.
• Collaborate with internal teams and third-party partners to deliver outcomes on time and with value.
• Manage multi-partner environments and align with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Digital transformation

AI projects

Stakeholder management

Agile / Hybrid delivery

Governance

Cross-functional leadership

Change management

Vendor & partner management

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Location: York, Norwich or London with 50% office attendance

Starting salary: Up to £75,000 Depending on skills and experience

Are you someone who thrives on delivering large-scale digital, AI and technology transformation in complex, multi-partner environments?

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Project Manager with a strong track record of leading complex change initiatives within large organisations. You'll be comfortable working with senior stakeholders, managing competing priorities, and bringing together diverse teams to deliver strategic outcomes at pace.

A bit about the job:

This role sits within one of Aviva's most strategically important GenAI transformation programmes, focused on the evolution of our end-to-end Virtual Assistant (VA) capability. You'll lead the delivery of key workstreams across business, technology, data and operations teams, helping to shape and deliver the VA roadmap. Working with both internal colleagues and third-party partners, you'll be accountable for planning, governance, delivery and successful implementation, ensuring outcomes are delivered safely, effectively and with maximum business value.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Proven experience delivering large-scale digital, technology, AI or business transformation programmes, with accountability for end-to-end project delivery.
• Strong project governance expertise, including planning, reporting, financial management, risk and dependency management within structured change frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and coordinate cross-functional teams, suppliers and delivery partners.
• Experience working with technical delivery teams including architects, engineers, developers and data specialists, using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex change through implementation and business adoption, ensuring operational readiness, compliance and successful transition into BAU

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 up to £75,000 (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

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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