Strategy Senior Manager (GI)

Aviva; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme with up to 14% contribution

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through the Matching Share Plan

Supportive policies including parental leave

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London seeks a Strategy Senior Manager with significant experience in the General Insurance market. The role involves managing strategic projects, driving insights, and working closely with senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have strong problem-solving abilities and communication skills. This position offers a salary circa £100,000, bonus opportunities, a generous pension scheme, up to 29 days holiday, and various employee benefits including volunteering leave.

Qualifications

• Strong General Insurance experience is essential.
• Proven skills in solving complex business problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally.
• Experience in project management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy projects from end to end.
• Drive strategic insights and recommendations.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders.

Skills

General Insurance knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Project management

Business strategy understanding

Job description

Strategy Senior Manager (GI) – Salary circa £100,000 (depending on skills and experience)

This role will suit someone with strong General Insurance experience who wants to make an impact at the highest levels of Aviva’s business and enjoys working at a fast pace.

Self-starters who enjoy solving challenging business problems, building trust-based relationships, and helping organisations get aligned around a common direction will excel at this role.

The Aviva Strategy team supports the Group CEO and Group ExCo in developing and refining Aviva’s Strategy. The team is made up of experienced strategy professionals drawn from top consulting firms, corporate strategy functions at other blue‑chip firms, and within Aviva.

The Strategy Senior Manager is a key role in the team, responsible for running strategy projects E2E, driving the team’s strategic insights and recommendations, and building / maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders in the business. The role delivers value to Aviva by enabling quality management decision‑making on some of the most important questions facing our business.

This specific role is being recruited to provide additional dedicated support to UK&I GI, reflecting the increased size and demand from the business following the acquisition of Direct Line.

The fast‑paced nature of our team’s work benefits from in‑person collaboration and being close to our stakeholders, with a typical working pattern of up to four days per week in the London office.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Good knowledge & experience of the General Insurance (P&C) market is essential
• Proven problem‑solving skills and good ability to structure & frame solutions
• Excellent Written and Verbal communication, and strong quantitative analytical skills
• Strong project management and stakeholder management
• Good understanding of business strategy concepts and ability to translate this to commercial implications

What you’ll get for this role:

• Starting salary circa £100,000 (depending on, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 12% (E grade) 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
• 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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