Aviva are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to join their Cyber Security Transformation Team .

The Cyber Portfolio will deliver a standard set of security tools and services globally to establish a baseline security capability across Aviva, focusing on integrated / complimentary solutions across the NIST framework: (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover). It will govern the horizontal Route to Green activity across CIO ensuring delivery of key risk reduction through BP remediation, dependency management and clear communication to the markets. Aligning to the overall Aviva MCIT programme.

Our Project Managers typically manage a book of work taking into account:

• Size of budget – (£3m+)

• High level of technical complexity / risk

• Multiple set of suppliers and other stakeholders including external (could be high complex set of relationships)

• Management of virtual teams to achieve delivery milestones and outcomes

• Management of inter-dependencies within Project / Programme or wider Book of Work

• People management of direct team personnel

Key Responsibilities:

• The delivery and governance of an agreed pieces of work to time, cost and quality

• To demonstrate effective governance of project / programme risk and issue management

• To effectively deploy appropriate IT & Change toolkit (e.g., Agile) ensuring a focus on quality and timely delivery and operate within the appropriate standards.  (Includes proactive management of fit-for-purpose delivery methodology, timely gating submissions and supporting project documentation)

• To provide leadership and development of a high performing IT and Change organisation

• To lead in the delivery of solutions which support and enhance the IT architecture and operate within the agreed business service levels and standards

• To engage with Service and release management in a timely manner to ensure the provision of controlled environments and release management processes in order to support change

• Quality Management of the IT Delivery Approach (continual challenge or and improve organisation / process / estimation)

• Safeguard system assets – ensuring short term delivery objectives are met without compromising longer term strategy and system integration

Experience / Knowledge:

• A Professional level of accreditation or certification in Project Management (e.g., APM)

• Business degree and /or equivalent experience preferred

• Whilst a proven background in Cyber Security is highly desirable, it is not essential for this role

• Knowledge including: Programme & Project Management, Project governance and quality assurance, Supplier management, Planning & priority setting, First Line of Defence – Risk Awareness

• Knowledge of business analysis is also required

What will you get for this role?

• Salary circa £55,000 depending on skills, experience and qualifications

• Generous defined contribution pension scheme

• Annual performance related bonus and pay review

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family. (Some exclusions apply)

• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at Aviva

At Aviva, we’re people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.

We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take ownership, and who make good decisions.

The way we do this is important too, we’re all about our people – that’s you – so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we’re very open to that. In fact, we don’t advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it’s up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability and we’ll make sure we interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Guv a call on 0750 008 7919 or send an email to Guv.johal@aviva.com.

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.