Head of Investment Delivery - Workplace Pensions

Salary of circa £130k

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Investment Delivery to join our Aviva Wealth and Investment team. As a member of the Investment leadership team, you will manage all investment delivery activity for our Workplace clients, including supporting new clients transition their members and investments to Aviva, and existing clients enhance their investment propositions. This encompasses a transition pipeline of more than £3bn per annum across several platforms, impacting many thousands of Workplace customers.

A bit about the job:

You will lead a team of c.30 investment delivery professionals to deliver investment proposition change and transitions within a robust and risk-controlled environment, ensuring appropriate controls and processes are in place given inherent risks when dealing with investments and financial markets. You will promote the investment delivery capability both internally and externally, supporting distribution in client meetings to discuss investment changes, serving as investment subject matter expert during meetings with clients, prospective clients and advisers.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Deep experience of operating in the UK defined contribution market
• Keen understanding of the fundamentals of transitioning assets
• Experience of improving and automating complex processes
• Resilient and collaborative, with the ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Understanding of investment markets, asset classes, fund types, asset management techniques and styles, including a strong understanding of ESG

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 of circa £130k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 25% 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 people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

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’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to tawana.chin@aviva.com