Programme Manager - Salary c. £75,000 Location - Norwich, Eastleigh This is a great job for someone who is an experienced project management professional and a confident people leader. This role would suit someone who enjoys leading teams, coordinating complex projects, guiding senior stakeholders, and driving high-quality delivery within a structured governance environment. It's ideal for someone ready to step into a leadership role where they can influence project outcomes, develop others, and work collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders. A bit about the job: This role exists to lead a project management team responsible for planning and delivering a portfolio of allocated projects that support Aviva's wider strategic objectives. You'll oversee overall project execution, ensuring alignment with budgets, plans, governance frameworks and regulatory expectations. You'll work closely with stakeholders to define objectives and deliverables, negotiate commercial terms where required, and provide regular reporting to senior leaders. You will also guide, support and develop your team to ensure strong performance, capability growth, and successful delivery outcomes. Skills and experience we're looking for: Strong project management expertise, including developing project plans, setting budgets and monitoring performance against cost baselines. Experience leading a team, including performance management, coaching, development, and resource planning. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders, define project objectives and deliverables, and negotiate commercial terms. Proven experience identifying, assessing and mitigating project risks and issues across complex initiatives. Ability to interpret industry trends and provide strategic recommendations to support continuous improvement and good customer outcomes. 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. Starting salary c. £75,000 (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 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 Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. 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. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here 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 seema.rana@aviva.com