Senior Regulatory Policy Manager (Conduct)

Aviva Direct Ireland Limited; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in London seeks a Senior Regulatory Policy Manager to shape regulatory strategy and engage with key stakeholders. The role demands extensive regulatory experience and strong influencing skills. You'll lead initiatives, ensuring alignment of regulatory policies with business objectives. Competitive salary, bonus potential, and generous benefits package included. Flexible working arrangements are encouraged.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme – Aviva contributing up to 14%

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year

Supportive policies including parental leave

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

3 paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Experience in UK wealth, retirement or asset management sectors.
• Understand commercial implications of regulatory landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory policy strategy for UK businesses.
• Work closely with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Support policy engagement and external representation.

Skills

Extensive experience in regulatory policy

Deep understanding of the UK financial services regulatory landscape

Strong communication and influencing skills

Ability to navigate complex issues

Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Senior Regulatory Policy Manager (Conduct) - Salary circa £95,000 (DOE)

If you are passionate about shaping the future of regulation in the UK insurance sector and you thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑impact environment where your insights and influence can drive meaningful change, this is the perfect role for you!

We’re looking for a Senior Regulatory Policy Manager (Conduct) to join our London‑based team. In this pivotal role, you’ll help lead Aviva’s regulatory policy strategy (focusing on our UK businesses as well as Group‑wide themes), working closely with senior leaders and key external stakeholders to influence the regulatory agenda and deliver outcomes that benefit our customers and our business.

A bit about the job:

The Regulatory Policy team, based in Group Public Affairs, is responsible for creating and delivering Aviva's regulatory policy strategy and advocacy. In this influential role, you will lead Aviva’s proactive and reactive conduct regulatory policy strategy. You’ll build and nurture strong relationships with external stakeholders and act as a trusted ambassador for Aviva.

Working closely with Executives and senior leaders, you’ll support high‑level policy engagement and external representation. You’ll also lead our response to emerging regulatory issues, helping to shape Aviva’s internal “house view” and aligning our regulatory policy with strategic business objectives and customer outcomes.

This is a high‑profile position where you’ll represent Aviva in external fora and contribute meaningfully to industry‑wide conversations, collaborating across the business to ensure our regulatory approach supports good customer and commercial outcomes.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience in regulatory policy ideally within UK wealth, retirement and/or asset management sectors.
• Deep understanding of the UK financial services regulatory landscape and its commercial implications.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to navigate complex, politically sensitive issues.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional collaboration and drive thought leadership with the ability to network internally and externally.

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.

• Salary circa £95,000 (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.

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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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