Senior Credit Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. Aviva scores B on the Alion truth index.
Senior Credit Manager - Salary up to Circa £115,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Locations - London, Norwich or York
This is a great job for someone who...
is an experienced infrastructure credit professional looking to combine technical expertise with people leadership. You'll have a strong background in infrastructure debt, project finance or institutional fixed income investments, with experience assessing complex transactions and managing credit risk across diverse portfolios. This role would suit someone who enjoys influencing investment decisions, developing high-performing teams and working across UK, European and US infrastructure markets.
A bit about the job:
We're looking for a Senior Credit Manager to join our Credit Risk Management team within Insurance, Wealth & Retirement. You'll provide independent oversight of infrastructure debt investments, supporting high-quality underwriting decisions and effective portfolio risk management across a range of long-term assets. Working closely with investment teams and senior stakeholders, you'll help maintain a strong risk culture while leading and developing a team of credit professionals. The role plays a key part in supporting Aviva's long-term investment strategy and growing infrastructure portfolio.
Skills and experience we’re looking for:
- Extensive experience in infrastructure debt, project finance or institutional credit investing, gained within a life insurer, asset manager or banking environment.
- Deep understanding of infrastructure sectors and financing structures, including experience underwriting and monitoring investments across UK, European and US markets.
- Strong knowledge of US infrastructure sectors, regulatory environments, US private placements and NAIC investment frameworks.
- Proven people leadership experience, with a track record of developing credit professionals and driving a strong risk-aware culture.
- Experience applying Matching Adjustment principles, rating agency methodologies and independent credit judgement to support investment decision-making and governance.
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 up to Circa £115,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
- Bonus opportunity - A percentage of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.)
- Generous pension scheme - e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%
- 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
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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