You'll act as a trusted strategic and operational partner to the CUO, bringing together performance, financial and delivery insight to support informed decision-making across the function. Providing operational leadership across the portfolio, you'll drive coordination, prioritisation and execution of key strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment across Commercial Lines and UKGI. Through strong stakeholder management and a focus on delivery, you'll enable effective decision-making, remove barriers to progress and ensure the function remains focused on its strategic objectives. You'll identify risks, dependencies and opportunities early, ensure effective governance and controls are in place, and help deliver sustainable, profitable growth through successful execution of the CUO strategy.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business objectives into data-driven solutions that deliver measurable value.
• Ability to think strategically and operationally, balancing long-term vision with short-term delivery.
• Strong understanding of Commercial Lines underwriting and its supporting disciplines (pricing, analytics, risk, operations).
• Proven experience operating at senior leadership level, influencing and challenging executives in complex, regulated environments.
• Programme and delivery leadership, overseeing complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple interdependencies.

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.

• Competitive salary (depending on skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 25% (F grade) of annual salary, (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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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email kitti.majer@aviva.com.