AI Change & Run Governance Lead

Job description

AI Change & Run Governance

Salary circa £70,000 subject to skills and experience

Locations: Bristol/ Eastleigh/ Manchester/ Norwich / York/ Birmingham/ Leeds/ Glasgow/ Sheffield/ Leatherhead

his is a great job for someone who thrives in a governance, PMO, risk or portfolio management environment and enjoys bringing structure, transparency and control to complex technology programmes. You might be looking for an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI innovation, with the chance to influence how governance supports the safe and effective delivery of GenAI capabilities across Aviva. This role would suit someone with strong stakeholder management skills, an eye for detail and a passion for driving effective governance whilst enabling innovation and delivery at pace.

A bit about the job:

As the Change & Run Governance Lead for the Oasis Platform, you'll play a key role in shaping and evolving the governance framework that supports one of Aviva's most strategic AI platforms. Working across both change and operational activities, you'll provide oversight, reporting, risk management and assurance to help ensure the platform operates effectively, transparently and within agreed risk appetites.

You'll partner with teams across Product, Engineering, Operations, Delivery and the wider business to coordinate governance activities, support leadership decision-making and drive continuous improvement. This is a highly visible role where you'll help balance governance excellence with the agility needed to deliver innovation at scale.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience working within PMO, portfolio governance, risk management or change governance environments.
• Strong risk, issue and dependency management skills, with the ability to provide effective challenge and oversight.
• Experience producing high-quality executive reporting, dashboards and management information packs for senior stakeholders.
• Financial governance and budget tracking experience, with the ability to monitor investment performance and delivery outcomes.
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, with strong attention to detail and an assurance-focused mindset.

Desirable experience:

• Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI practices or governance within regulated environments.
• Experience supporting AI, cloud, digital or technology platforms.
• Familiarity with governance, risk and control frameworks, including audit and compliance processes.

What you'll get for this role:

• Salary: circa £70,000(depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity 10% 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

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 around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Harjot Kaur a call on 07353138456 or send an email to [email protected]