Head of GenAI Engineering

Head of GenAI Engineering

National:/ London:

This seniorlevel Generative AI (GenAI) leadership role focuses on driving strategic AI transformation within the insurance industry. It blends deep technical knowledge with business acumen regulatory insight and the ability to lead crossfunctional teams. The role plays a key part in shaping the future of insurance through scalable ethical and innovative GenAI solutions.

A bit about the job:

This role leads the strategic design and implementation of Generative AI solutions across insurance functions such as underwriting claims and customer service. It requires a blend of deep technical expertise domain knowledge and change leadership to drive digital transformation in a regulated enterprise environment.

• Lead AI strategy aligned with underwriting claims and customer experience goals
• Oversee fullstack GenAI solution development and enterprise integration
• Champion responsible AI regulatory compliance and engineering culture transformation
• Collaborate across IT legal risk and product teams to drive adoption

Skills and experience were looking for:

• Strategic AI leadership with insurance domain expertise. Experience aligning GenAI initiatives with insurance operations like underwriting claims and fraud detection. Ability to translate complex AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes
• Fullstack GenAI and ML engineering proficiency. Handson knowledge of LLM integration RAG pipelines and cloudbased model deployment. Familiar with LangChain vector databases (Pinecone Weaviate) and secure API usage
• Enterprise change management and modernization. Led modernization of legacy tech stacks and upskilled crossfunctional teams. Skilled at building alignment across IT data risk and executive leadership
• Responsible AI risk and compliance alignment. Deep understanding of AI governance model explainability and regulatory frameworks (e.g. HIPAA GDPR). Experience building internal guardrails for safe auditable GenAI use
• Visionary leadership and talent strategy. Track record of attracting mentoring and retaining top AI talent. Proven ability to scale teams and foster a culture of ethical innovation and continuous learning

What youll 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 salaryand London salary(depending on location skills experience and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 25% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Avivas.
• 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 1200 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 carers 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:

Were inclusive and welcome everyone we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box Even if you dont 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.

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