Head of Protection - Cirencester, United Kingdom - St. James's Place

St. James's Place

Verified Company

Cirencester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

St. James's Place (SJP) works in partnership to plan, grow and protect our clients' financial futures.

We deliver personalised, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals.

We provide this service via the Partnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We put financial wellbeing and responsible business choices at the heart of everything we do.

We believe in the value of difference and know that diverse teams can help us problem solve and innovate for clients.

We look for people to join SJP to make an impact and to contribute to our culture which is based around long term relationships, doing the right thing, and being the best version of ourselves.

Location:
Cirencester Office

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Employment Type:
Permanent

Seniority:
Mid-Senior Level

The role holder will raise the profile of protection within the wider business to ensure that SJP clients receive the required advice either from a Partner or a referral to the Protection Planning team.

This individual will lead/oversee the strategic development, implementation and delivery of protection products and play a pivotal role in shaping the protection proposition strategy.

They will drive end to end delivery of protection initiatives and manage the Partner Engagement Programme ensuring adoption of the Programme within the Partnership.

What you'll be doing:

Develop and execute the strategic vision for protection products.
Lead crossfunctional teams in the development and delivery of protection propositions.
Collaborate with underwriting, marketing, sales, and other departments to ensure seamless execution.
Promote the Orphan Client Management Services offered by the Protection Planning Team to Providers.
Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and stay abreast of industry trends.
Manage the financial performance of protection propositions and optimise for growth.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in protection product delivery.
Take an active part in the risk and governance process for protection providers.
Be a spokesperson for the business in respect of protection within the industry, press and entity bodies.

Who we're looking for:

Proven leadership experience in the insurance industry with a focus on protection products.
Certificate in Financial planning or equivalent.
Strong understanding of product development, market dynamics, and customer needs.
Good technical understanding of protection products life, critical illness and income protection.
Experience in developing and implementing propositional strategies aligned with business requirements across the protection market, including knowledge of the regulatory and legislative rules governing protection products.
Commercial awareness of competitive businesses and an understanding of the role and responsibilities of SJP senior leaders and Partnership.
Excellent communication, team management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Identify where efficiencies can be made through automation.

What's in it for you?

Private Medical paid for by Company.
Meaningful protection benefits with real value, such as 10X life cover, PHI, and critical illness.
Non-Contributory Pension 10% (increasing with length of service up to 15%) with further pension matching.
Parental leave 6 months full pay
28 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (based on fulltime equivalent) with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
Not applicable to Fixed-Term Contracts (standard uplift applies in lieu of the protection benefits)

Flexible Working
We know that everyone works best in different ways, at different times and in different environments.

We have introduced a hybrid working policy to provide greater flexibility for part-time work, job-sharing, remote working, and flexibility on hours.

Our people are encouraged to work in a flexible way that suits their lifestyle, so please ask the question and start a conversation

Reasonable Adjustments

What's next?
Our team will be in touch.

As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.

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