IT Business Partner

Job description

IT Business Partner - London Salary Circa £85,000 - National Salary Circa £60,000.
Are you adept at collaborating, planning, and budgeting? Do you have a passion for improving the status quo, tapping into the power of technology, and driving innovation? If so, we have the perfect role for you!

A bit about the job:

As an IT Business Partner, you will be a Technology Partner and trusted advisor to the business; accountable for end-to-end technology solutions and supporting the Heads of IT Business Partnering across our GI business.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders across the business and CIO to play an influential role in driving the business technology goals and objectives that will contribute to the success of Aviva UKGI's ambitious strategy.

Duties include:

• Advocating for your business area within CIO, championing their ambitions to meet strategic goals.
• Partnering with CIO and 3rd party technologists to prospect for the best technology to innovate and drive business benefit aligned with technology roadmaps.
• Working in partnership with the GI Business to develop a rolling 3-year IT Strategy aligned to the GI Business ambitions and collaborate to shape future year portfolios of change.
• Establishing consolidated risk focus across end-to-end platforms and applications for the business.
• Driving proactive service management, technology simplification and a rigorous cost focus in collaboration with CIO and the business.
• Acting as senior representation for the business in IT Service & Change forums, LT sessions, steercos and other meetings.

Aviva operates a "smart working" policy meaning that we spend approximately half of our time working in an office this role is based in London, Bristol, or Norwich.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Working knowledge of the full technology life cycle including ITIL framework.
• Good knowledge of the GI business, market, and products.
• Good leadership experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building, as well as the ability to collaborate and deliver through other teams.
• Experience working across technology service support or technology operations.

What you'll 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.

• London Salary circa £85,000, National Salary circa £60,000 (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

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Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working 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 Abigail Aitken a call on +44 7774 789975 or send an email to [email protected]