• Job Description

  Req#: R-143454

  Head of Investment Strategy and Propositions

  Competitive Salary

  We have a unique opportunity for an investment leader to join our growing Wealth Investment area as Head of Investment Proposition. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants ownership of investment strategy and proposition design and lead a team of investment professionals to help Aviva’s Wealth business meet its ambitious goals.

  Our leaders live and role model our values in action, they take a One Aviva approach and deliver our strategy through their people. Aviva leaders develop and support their people. They are inclusive, courageous, inspirational and understand that it is a privilege to lead others! Senior Leaders are responsible for delivering good customer outcomes and constructively challenging conventional thinking, ensuring a robust risk and control environment with strong governance in their area, underpinned and driven by a risk aware culture and personal accountability that supports Aviva’s values in actions.

  In this role you’ll be ‘Certified’ under the Financial Conduct Authority / Prudential Regulation Authority’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This means that we’ll need to complete some regulatory background checks on you before you take up your role and we’ll need to ask you some questions on an annual basis to make sure you remain ‘fit and proper’ to carry out your role. We’ll provide training on what holding a SMCR role means when you join us and annually thereafter.

  A bit about the job:

  The role will be responsible for investment strategy across Aviva’s Wealth business in the UK, and for providing leadership and direction to the business’ workplace and retail investment proposition teams to ensure Aviva provides market leading investment solutions to its customers.

  Additionally, you will:

  • Lead the design, development and implementation of workplace and retail investment propositions, including competitive analysis and product positioning, whilst ensuring clarity on strategic direction and innovation
  • Responsible for ongoing governance of the investment propositions, including maintaining the market integrity of the investment solutions
  • Responsible for identifying emerging market opportunities and trends to drive innovation, future proposition development and marketing plans, meeting customer needs and adhering to regulatory principles and regulation
  • Lead the team to build market presence through working with Employee Benefit Consultants, advisers, presenting at industry events and engaging with the media

  Skills and experience we’re looking for:

  • An experienced leader with a strong track record of delivering marketing leading investment propositions
  • Significant knowledge of institutional and retail investment propositions with strong understanding of the UK pensions and savings market landscape.
  • Gravitas and credibility, dealing with and influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levels with confidence. Skilled internal and external communicator with strong external presentation and speaking abilities.
  • Customer focused, driven and passionate with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
  • Good 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.

  • Competitive salary (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

  Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

  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.

  To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

  We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

  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.

• About the company

  We’re here to protect our 33 million customers from life’s unexpected twists and turns – freeing them from fear of uncertainty. We are one of only a few insurance companies in the world that can provide customers with life, general and health insurance, and asset management in one place – a composite insurer. And we have a unique competitive advantage. Whether we’re protecting them from everyday risks or helping them to save for the future, we put customers at the heart of all we do – creating a bright and sustainable future for our customers, employees and our communities.

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