Programme Manager

Programme Manager

Salary circa £75,000 depending on skills and experience.

Locations:
Bristol or York with 50% office attendance.

Are you someone who enjoys overseeing and coordinating multiple projects to achieve strategic transformation objectives?

As a Programme Manager, you'll ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with the overall strategy. Your role will be crucial in maintaining high-quality standards and driving successful outcomes. Join us to make a significant impact on our transformation initiatives.

In this role, you'll lead a large multi-year transformation programme focused on strengthening data and modelling controls across complex end-to-end Finance processes. Working closely with Finance, Technology, Risk, Data and business teams, you’ll help improve control effectiveness, simplify delivery and support better business outcomes. You’ll bring structure, pace and clarity to programme delivery, while encouraging collaboration and identifying opportunities to use AI, automation and improved ways of working where they add value.

• Experience in Finance is essential, ideally within data, modelling, controls, AI or transformation programmes.
• Proven ability to manage complex programmes, including scope, plans, resources, risks, dependencies and stakeholder communications.
• Comfortable working with both Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches, with the judgement to apply the right level of governance and structure.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build alignment across teams and influence at different levels.
• Curiosity and practical experience in using AI, automation or process improvement to increase efficiency and strengthen controls would be beneficial.
• Professional qualifications such as Prince2, APM or PMI are desirable.

Our purpose – 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 – 12% 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.
• 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 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.

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.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job and are committed to providing interview support for applicants who disclose a disability.