Job description
End Date
Thursday 20 April 2023
Salary Range
£52,245 - £58,050Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
Scottish Widows are one of the largest providers of Workplace DC pensions and savings in the UK, looking after more than 3.7 million pension customers with over £81bn of Assets under Administration.
Job Description
The Propositions team looks after the management and development of our Workplace savings offering. This includes the strategic and day to day planning of the design, maintenance and delivery of key proposition elements, the development and communication of the future roadmap, and monitoring the market to drive business insights.
We're looking for a Propositions Manager who'll play a key part in shaping the development of our Take to Market activity and development of some of our key proposition deliveries.
Our team understands what makes the difference to customers, clients and advisers to enable positive customer outcomes and win/retain schemes. Your mix of knowledge, skills and expertise will enable you to identify needs, taking complex developments and translating them into clear communications and insights. You'll use your knowledge and interpersonal skills to influence and manage a variety of key topics, engaging a broad range of audiences.
Location and Ways of Working
Our team is split across our Gloucester and Edinburgh hubs therefore we'll need you to be based a commutable distance from one of these areas. We work in a hybrid model, splitting our time between the office and working from home.
So, what kind of activities will you be involved in?
- Act as a specialist in the Workplace proposition and help build and maintain our offering to win in our markets.
- Support the creation and development of the proposition roadmap and related materials to ensure accurate and up to date information is available to internal colleagues and external partners.
- Applying knowledge to lead and manage the Take to Market plan, including the communication of new developments which supports colleague understanding, new business opportunities, business retention and media impact, to help deliver our business objectives.
- Drive market insights drawing on competitor intelligence, internal data, analytics and research to build our knowledge base and data led approach to proposition development.
- Act as key contact for Workplace related campaigns, thought leadership initiatives and events, and overview of Marketing plan to maintain representation and prioritisation of Workplace activity.
- Risk management and compliance with regulatory requirements and Group procedures to avoid financial or reputational loss to the Group through poor customer or business outcomes.
Our ideal Propositions Manager will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Understanding and experience of the workplace pensions market – including the competitive landscape, regulatory environment and key products, including Master Trust.
- Excellent written and verbal communications – ability to articulate a clear vision and purpose to colleagues, clients and intermediaries describing complicated messages with clarity, impact and focus.
- Skilled at influencing and communicating to senior leaders.
- Commercially aware - understands the drivers of value for the workplace
- Highly organised, driven and self-accountable - able to make decisions and consistently achieve results. A proactive approach in pursuing new opportunities with an inquisitive approach and an enthusiasm for understanding our propositions and the wider business.
So, what can we offer you in return?
In return for your expertise, your ongoing personal and professional development will be supported. Here, you'll grow as a person and develop your career. As a valued member of our team, we'll support to grow and advance you through excellent training and progression opportunities.
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll receive:
- A Discretionary Performance Share Award
- Generous pension contribution
- 30 Days leave plus bank holidays
- A flexible cash pot (4% of base salary) to spend on benefits
- Private health cover
- Access to Share Schemes
So if you have the skills we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you.....
We'll help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future. We know that success is built from the inside out through our people.
We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation. We'll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Together we make it possible.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.