Head of Operational Data and Integration

Are you an experienced data architecture leader who wants to shape the future of data and AI at Aviva? This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Operational Data and Integration architecture capability across Aviva. You'll play a key role in shaping how trusted data moves across our business, helping us deliver better outcomes for customers, colleagues and the wider organisation.

A bit about the job: Data is at the heart of Aviva's transformation, and this role will play a critical part in shaping the foundations that enable our future growth, digital ambitions and AI strategy. As Head of Operational Data & Integration, you'll lead the architecture vision for how data is created, managed, integrated and consumed across Aviva, ensuring trusted, secure and scalable data flows between operational systems, enterprise platforms and customer-facing services.

Working closely with senior technology and business leaders, including the Data CIO and Group COO, you'll define the target-state architecture for operational, master and reference data capabilities that support business performance, regulatory requirements and innovation. You'll balance long-term strategic direction with pragmatic delivery, creating standards, patterns and frameworks that allow teams to move quickly while maintaining consistency and control across the organisation.

Alongside driving architectural excellence, you'll build and develop a growing team of specialists, helping establish the data foundations that underpin Aviva's ambitions for advanced analytics, AI and future business transformation.

Skills & Experience We're Looking For:

• Significant experience leading enterprise-scale data, integration and architecture strategies, with expertise in operational, master and reference data management, and a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to balance strategic investment decisions, business priorities, risk and regulatory requirements, ensuring technology solutions deliver long-term value and support organisational objectives.
• Proven ability to influence and build credibility with executive stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business benefits, investment cases and target-state roadmaps.
• Deep understanding of modern data, cloud and integration technologies, including SQL, NoSQL and object-store platforms, with the ability to establish architecture standards that enable both innovation and delivery at pace.
• Experience building and leading high-performing architecture or engineering teams within complex organisations.
• Experience in insurance, financial services, AI-enabled data platforms or large-scale transformation programmes would be advantageous.

What you’ll get for this role:

• Starting salary Circa £130k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 25% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• 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

Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.