Senior Project Manager (London Markets)

Aviva plc; London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead transformative projects within their General Insurance Business. This role involves overseeing major platform upgrades and technology innovations, while collaborating with diverse stakeholders to enhance business processes. The successful candidate will have a strong background in insurance and technology change management, and will play a key role in driving excellence and innovation. With a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a commitment to inclusivity and flexibility, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Proven experience in wholesale insurance and London specialty terminology.
• Experience managing projects with budgets up to £5mn.

Responsibilities

• Drive large-scale transformation activities across the General Insurance portfolio.
• Monitor project progress and manage changes to scope and costs.

Skills

Wholesale and subscription-based insurance knowledge

Complex technology and business change management

Stakeholder management

Experience with third-party suppliers

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Xchanging / Bureau

ACORD standards

CDR

Job description

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Senior Project Manager (London Markets)

Apply locations UK - London Hoxton posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R-153733

Senior Project Manager – Salary circa £75,000

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?

We’re transforming Aviva’s General Insurance Business, and you could be part of this transformation. We love to constantly innovate; we are on the front foot with emerging technologies, collaborating with business collaborators to create certainty and drive excellence for our customers!

A bit about the job:

We operate a flexible resource pool across our General Insurance portfolio, and therefore you could be involved in driving the following types of large-scale transformation activity:

• Major platform upgrades and SaaS adoption

• M&A and technology integration

• Technology innovation, harnessing GenAI, Automation and data

• Enhancing pricing strategies and broker solutions through digital technology

The position holder will have the ability to monitor and report on project progress and adherence to project plans, manage changes to the project scope, schedule and project costs using appropriate governance, whilst ensuring accurate project documentation control.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven experience and knowledge of wholesale and / or subscription based insurance, and associated London specialty insurance terminology and lines of business

• Experience leading complex technology and business change with annual budgets up to £5mn. We’ll ask you some questions on the application form to gauge this.

• Broad experience/knowledge of London Market key enterprise technologies and standards. For example Xchanging / Bureau, ACORD standards, CDR, Partnered ideally with experience of emerging technologies such as GenAI, Automation and Digital and Data solutions.

• Identifying and handling a broad spectrum of stakeholders across the business and technology teams.

• Experience working with third-party suppliers, including delivery management.

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 £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

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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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About Us

We help our 19.5 million customers to save forthe future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.

So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.