Investment Governance Manager – Salary c. £45,000 to £60,000
This is a great job for someone with experience in investment governance or risk who wants to play a key role in protecting customer and shareholder outcomes.
Are you someone who understands how strong governance and effective controls underpin successful investment management?
Do you love influencing risk culture, working with stakeholders, and ensuring the right frameworks are in place to support confident decision-making?
A bit about the job
The IWR Investments team helps drive improved outcomes for our customers by protecting and growing their assets, while also ensuring strong shareholder outcomes that support our ability to pay future claims.
As an Investment Governance Manager, you’ll join a high‑performing team focused on strengthening risk culture. You’ll work collaboratively to ensure risks and controls are clearly understood, documented, tested, and regularly reviewed, while providing valuable insight and support.
This role exists to ensure effective governance across investment activities, supporting both operational resilience and regulatory expectations. You’ll play a key role in maintaining robust oversight of risks, controls, and related governance processes.
Skills and experience we’re looking for
Proven experience in risk and controls management, governance, and applying frameworks and systems within a financial services environment
Knowledge of investment processes would be advantageous but not essential
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly and succinctly explain complex issues to a range of audiences
Demonstrable stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation capability, including effective engagement with senior stakeholders
Highly developed organisational, planning, and delivery management skills, with the ability to provide oversight of contractual amendments and related governance processes
What you’ll get for this role
Starting salary between c. £45,000 and £60,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
Generous pension scheme – e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%
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
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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.
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Equal Opportunity
Please note that Aviva is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage all candidates to apply regardless of gender, age, race, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic.
