• Job Description

  Req#: R-141372

  Strategic Solutions Manager

  National Salary Circa £65,000

  London salary Circa £75,000

  Our Strategic Accounts team is responsible for the implementation and delivery of Aviva’s profitable growth strategy with our largest and most strategic broker relationships (c£3bn GWP). As Aviva’s growth appetite increases so does the scope of this high-profile role, requiring energy and drive to work both in the external market and internally with key stakeholders.

  Accounting for an increasing share of our portfolios Strategic Accounts Facilities are central to the delivery of Aviva’s growth strategy. We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Solutions Manager to join our specialist distribution team, this team focuses on winning and ongoing performance management of any structured solution such as tailored wording led facilities or schemes. This is a great job for someone to work with a wide range of internal teams and develop new solutions for tenders, ensuring effective performance management!

  A bit about the job:

  This role provides accountability for performance leading existing solutions including account planning, deal management and senior relationship engagement. As part of the wider distribution and General Insurance teams you will help to define the pipeline for new opportunities and tender to win and renew. Having specific responsibility for the distribution management of various strategic solutions across aligned Broker relationships working closely with Senior Management, Underwriting, Claims, local Sales, Finance and Risk.

  You will work collaborate with the Facilities teams within the brokers, collaborating with Aviva colleagues in all GI business units to find and make profitable growth happen, ensuring distributor and customer value, collaborating to performance lead the existing solutions with Aviva. This is an external role, requiring close collaboration with internal colleagues to deliver objectives.

  Skills and experience we’re looking for:

  • Relationship/Account management experience, within the General Insurance Broker market
  • Articulate and confident communicator and influence others across a range of business areas and all levels of seniority
  • Energetic and forward looking with the ability to focused on delivery and outputs at a strategic and tactical level
  • Good understanding of deal construction and broker account performance and strong analytical skill with ability to work with tools to develop solutions accordingly
  • Decisive with a willingness to take ownership of problems and their solutions

  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.

  • National salary circa £65,000, London 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
  • 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.

  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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