Business Development Specialist - Salary circa £70,000 (depending on location and experience)

Field-based - occasional office presence in Leeds or London is required

Closing date for applications: 7th August 2026

This is a great job for someone who loves building new business relationships, spotting commercial opportunities and turning conversations into long-term partnerships. You'll be confident meeting senior decision-makers and excited by the challenge of growing Aviva's presence across the fleet, automotive and mobility sectors.

A bit about the job:

Our Rescue Partnerships team helps more businesses access Aviva's products and services through trusted commercial relationships. As a Business Development Specialist, you'll find and win new Rescue partnership opportunities across fleet, automotive, leasing and mobility markets. You'll build relationships with key decision-makers, develop compelling proposals and guide opportunities through to agreement. Working closely with commercial colleagues, you'll help deliver profitable growth and create new ways for customers to connect with Aviva. This is a field-based role with plenty of opportunity to build your network and make a visible impact.

As this is a UK-wide role, you'll be expected to travel regularly to build relationships and uncover new business opportunities across the entire country. We're open to candidates based anywhere in the UK, as long as you can commit to occasional office presence in Leeds or London.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience winning new B2B business and building long-term commercial partnerships
• Experience selling products or services to organisations within the fleet, automotive, leasing, rental telematics or mobility sectors
• Strong relationship-building skills and confidence working with senior decision-makers.
• An existing network within the UK fleet or automotive market.
• Ability to develop pipeline from the ground up

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 £70,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% (D grade) of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.)
• Company car included
• 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

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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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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 kitti.majer@aviva.com .