Senior Legal Counsel, GI Distribution and Regulation

at  Aviva

Senior Legal Counsel, GI Distribution and Regulation
Salary: National – circa £85,000 / London – circa £110,000
Are you someone who has commercial and regulatory general insurance experience, enjoys a challenging and diverse workload and wants to work in a collaborative legal team?
A bit about the job
This role has been created to support the growth of the UKGI business and we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Counsel to join the UKGI and Health Distribution team which sits within Aviva UKGI, Ireland and Health Legal. This is a high-profile position in a busy and strategically important team which delivers first class legal advice on a range of complex matters and manages diverse client relationships across Aviva UKGI. This role is both transactional and advisory in nature and you will have the opportunity to support the business on a wide variety of matters including our extensive distribution arrangements with brokers and partners, inorganic transactions and advising on regulatory matters and projects across the UKGI business.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• A qualified solicitor who has knowledge and experience of general insurance distribution contracts, including TOBAs, schemes and partnership agreements
• A strong background in general insurance regulation enabling the identification and mitigation of risks and effective working with our compliance team
• Strong commercial and strategic mindset with the ability to see the bigger picture
• Able to move at pace and to manage projects, negotiations and competing stakeholder interests
• Collaborative outlook, with the ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders, legal colleagues and external advisers alike

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 circa £85,000 (National) / circa £110,000 (London) (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
• 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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• Starting salary circa £85,000 (National) / circa £110,000 (London) (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
• 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 tool