Senior Policy and Technical Advice Lead
Location: London, Bristol, Norwich, York. Salary: National circa £80,000 / London circa £90,000 (DOE).
Overview
As our Senior Policy and Technical Advice Lead, you’ll help shape the future of Aviva’s guidance and advice services. You’ll work closely with teams across Aviva Wealth and with external advisers to ensure our advice policies, technology and processes are robust, compliant and built around what customers need most.
Key Responsibilities
- Define how our advice and guidance work, setting clear parameters and developing our rules engines.
- Ensure our approach keeps pace with regulation and the wider market.
- Lead the ongoing development of the technology that powers our propositions.
- Collaborate across internal teams and adviser partners, communicating clearly and simply.
- Deliver guidance and advice that is consistent, trusted and customer‑focused, supporting better outcomes, stronger adviser relationships and sustainable growth for Aviva.
Qualifications & Experience
- Significant experience within advice guidance, regulatory risk, compliance or financial advice environments and in depth advice proposition knowledge.
- FCA Level 4 qualified (preferred).
- Experience creating digital advice or guidance solutions is a real advantage.
- Ability to define and communicate new ideas and develop complex requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship building, ability to collaborate and deliver through other teams.
- Very good understanding of the regulator’s principles and handbook alongside Aviva’s product development and risk and governance frameworks.
- Good understanding of the rules and regulations governing savings and investment products.
Benefits
Salary: National circa £80,000 / London circa £90,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications). Bonus opportunity – 12% 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. Aviva‑funded private medical benefit to help you get expert support when you need it. In‑store discounts – 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. 3 paid volunteering days to help others. We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.
Employer Commitment
Aviva is inclusive and welcomes everyone. We 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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