Workplace Proposition Manager

at  Aegon

Job Description Summary
Job Description
Workplace Proposition Manager
12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Location: Edinburgh or Peterborough (typically 2 days in the office per week, 3 from home)
Salary: A competitive salary from £46,000 to £69,00 depending on the experience you can bring
Closing date: Wednesday 13th November
We’re Aegon. We’re a company of ambitious, positive problem-solvers who get things done. We’re a team, not a group of individuals. Collaboration is our life force and we believe it’s our duty to leave things better than we find them.
We’re driven by our commitment to helping the UK get ready for retirement. As part of this, we’re constantly developing new ways to simplify, improve and revolutionise how we help individuals, employers, advisers, our communities and the environment. That means we need the right kind of people on our team.
We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging.
We are seeking a dynamic Proposition Manager to drive the development of our member tools project. This role is pivotal in helping Aegon UK craft and execute innovative, competitive strategies in response to industry changes.

Reporting to the Senior Workplace Proposition Manager, responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Support the creation and enhancement of products and services, ensuring they align with Aegon’s strategic goals and commercial priorities.
• Work with third parties to establish the best member tools in the market.
• Working closely with Senior colleagues, taking responsibility for providing detailed support and input on specific components into the overall channel architecture and its development. Including – facilitating workshops, owning detailed proposition specifications, carrying out Product Owner tasks and handing detailed propositional questions.
• Collaborating with Customer Experience and Insights to ensure customer research is carried out with the appropriate analysis to support currently and newly proposed changes.
• Supporting pilots to test products and services.
• Working closely with the wider Marketing team to ensure that appropriate promotional and support activity is developed and implemented to make the product and service changes successful.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Proven knowledge and experience in the life and pensions sector, within workplace pensions or employee benefits.
• Ability to analyse market trends, competitor products and consumer insights.
• Awareness of the digital tools and technologies in the life and pensions industry.
• Skilled in creating, launching and managing pension and insurance products, especially in environments using Agile methodologies.
• Ability to oversee complex projects from concept to delivery, including setting timelines, coordinating resources, managing risks and achieving milestones.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements.
• Experience with digital transformation initiatives, focussed on enhancing customer experience through digital platforms and automation.
• Client and customer engagement experience to understand their needs and gather feedback on products and services.

What’s in it for you?

• A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 36 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.
Join us in shaping the future of our industry with innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.
The legal bits
We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, race, religion/belief, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity

• Support the creation and enhancement of products and services, ensuring they align with Aegon’s strategic goals and commercial priorities.
• Work with third parties to establish the best member tools in the market.
• Working closely with Senior colleagues, taking responsibility for providing detailed support and input on specific components into the overall channel architecture and its development. Including – facilitating workshops, owning detailed proposition specifications, carrying out Product Owner tasks and handing detailed propositional questions.
• Collaborating with Customer Experience and Insights to ensure customer research is carried out with the appropriate analysis to support currently and newly proposed changes.
• Supporting pilots to test products and services.
• Working closely with the wider Marketing team to ensure that appropriate promotional and support activity is developed and implemented to make the product and service changes successful