Head of Engineering, Aviva

GenAI Engineering

£140-160k

+ Bonus opportunity – 25% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s + 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

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

3 days a week in office

Insurance, wealth and retirement business

Job no longer available

Insurance, wealth and retirement business

1001+ employees

B2CInsuranceFinancial Services

Job no longer available

£140-160k

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

3 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CInsuranceFinancial Services

Company mission

To be with people when it really matters, throughout their lives.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Strategic AI leadership with insurance domain expertise. Experience aligning GenAI initiatives with insurance operations like underwriting, claims, and fraud detection. Ability to translate complex AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes
Full-stack GenAI and ML engineering proficiency. Hands-on knowledge of LLM integration, RAG pipelines, and cloud-based model deployment. Familiar with LangChain, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate), and secure API usage
Enterprise change management and modernization. Led modernization of legacy tech stacks and upskilled cross-functional teams. Skilled at building alignment across IT, data, risk, and executive leadership
Responsible AI, risk, and compliance alignment. Deep understanding of AI governance, model explainability, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR). Experience building internal guardrails for safe, auditable GenAI use
Visionary leadership and talent strategy. Track record of attracting, mentoring, and retaining top AI talent. Proven ability to scale teams and foster a culture of ethical innovation and continuous learning

What the job involves

This role leads the strategic design and implementation of Generative AI solutions across insurance functions such as underwriting, claims, and customer service
It requires a blend of deep technical expertise, domain knowledge, and change leadership to drive digital transformation in a regulated enterprise environment
Lead AI strategy aligned with underwriting, claims, and customer experience goals
Oversee full-stack GenAI solution development and enterprise integration
Champion responsible AI, regulatory compliance, and engineering culture transformation
Collaborate across IT, legal, risk, and product teams to drive adoption

Salary benchmarks

Our take

With 18 million international customers, Aviva is the largest provider of insurance and leading life and pension funds in the UK. With a history that dates back to the founding of Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society in 1696, Aviva’s current form is thanks to a merger between Norwich Union and CGU plc in the year 2000.

Over the noughties, Aviva grew its market out to Europe and established a high-profile foothold in America thanks to the most expensive advertising campaign of the time that included celebrities Alice Cooper and Bruce Willis. Into the 2010s, the insurance broker was forced to restructure and close a large number of its non-core businesses in a bid to increase its shareholder returns and streamline its focus. In 2012 it sold its US wing to Athene Holding to further this goal.

Now stripped back after sell-offs of subsidiaries in Indonesia, Italy, and many more countries, Aviva is refocusing on pensions. In the wake of a Pensions Dashboard Programme delay in the UK, Aviva is in the running to take over the programme thanks to its pre-existing private systems. This exemplifies Aviva’s renewed focus on the fintech sector, all whilst playing national analyst during the cost of living crisis thanks to its annual Age of Ambiguity study.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

2% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

City of London, London, UK

Leadership

Amanda Blanc

(Group CEO)

Currently Group Board Non-Executive Director at BP. Previously Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union, Senior Advisor at Trov, CEO at Zurich Insurance Company.

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