Product Lead – Individual Retirement Solutions

Ready to shape the future of retirement in the UK? We’re looking for a Product Lead with deep expertise in retirement planning, Smoothed Managed Funds and product governance to lead the evolution of our smoothed fund proposition. In our Business Development and Origination division, you’ll manage our existing smoothed funds in market, and help design and deliver the next generation of solutions that support customers on their journey to and through retirement.

Job Type: Permanent
Location: Hybrid role with a requirement to be in our London or Birmingham office from time to time.
Flexible working: All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.
Salary and benefits: circa £100,000 (subject to experience) + bonus, excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance, electric vehicle scheme, 38 days holiday incl. Bank Holidays (pro-rated), plus 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more! 

Who are we? 

We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.
 

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

The Role
You will have responsibility for the end to end management of our smoothed fund solutions, ensuring they continue to behave as expected and meet the commitments we have made to our customers. You will support the delivery of the wider business strategy and commercial objectives for our smoothed funds, in particular working closely with the Distribution team. 

As we develop solutions for new opportunities and partnerships you will lead the development of these to ensure successful implementation, navigating both internal and external processes and governance requirements for launch.

What are we looking for?

• A technical and commercially focused proposition lead, with experience in retirement planning and smoothed fund propositions
• A candidate who can assimilate complex and detailed technical information to present in a clear, understandable and persuasive way for a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Someone who can work collaboratively with other proposition teams and wider business areas to ensure that the proposition meets customer needs and supports the business objectives
• A proposition lead who ensures Propositions continue to deliver on all promises made to customers, deliver good customer outcomes, operate in line with definitions and remain suitable for target markets
• A person with the ability to lead a team of people across multiple activities at one time to achieve business objectives and manage own workload and the activity of others

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you. 

 If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best. 

We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out.

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