Head of IWR Data Engineering and Enablement

Head of IWR Data Engineering and Enablement

National: circa 120000 / London: circa 140000

Join Avivas Data Revolution

At Aviva data is more than a functionits our foundation. Were on a bold journey to transform how we harness data to drive innovation power AI and deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers. As we accelerate this transformation were seeking a visionary leader to join us asHead of IWR Data Engineering and Enablement.

A bit about the job:

This is a pivotal high-impact role at the heart of our Insurance Wealth & Retirement (IWR) businessone of the UKs largest and most dynamic financial services portfolios. Youll lead the modernisation of our data platforms architect next-generation solutions and embed AI-driven intelligence into the fabric of our operations. Working in close partnership with our Data Science and Technology teams youll shape and execute a bold data engineering strategy that delivers secure scalable and high-quality solutionsempowering smarter faster decisions across the enterprise.

Beyond the technology youll build and inspire a high-performing team of data engineers champion a culture of innovation and agility and ensure our data assets are governed accessible and future-ready.

What youll be doing:

• Define and lead the data engineering strategy for IWR aligning with business goals and future data needs.

• Transform legacy systems into scalable cloud-native platforms with embedded AI and machine learning.

• Deliver data solutions focused on business fulfilment operational efficiency and measurable impact.

• Champion best practices in data quality governance metadata and regulatory compliance.

• Partner across functions and lead a high-performing data engineering team fostering innovation and agility.

Skills and experience were looking for:

• Demonstrated success leading complex data initiatives and transformation programmes within large-scale organisations particularly in financial services.

• Skilled in managing outsourced and third-party data environments with a strong focus on aligning data capabilities to business transformation goals.

• Deep knowledge of data architecture modelling integration and governance with hands-on experience in tools like Snowflake DBT SQL Server and programming languages such as Python Java or Scala.

• Proficient in big data tools (e.g. Spark Kafka) cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) and embedding AI/GenAI into scalable data infrastructures.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to translate technical solutions into strategic business value with a solid understanding of regulatory and financial environments.

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 salary circa 120000 and London salary circa 140000 (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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