Senior Proposition Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Any of our locations. Hybrid

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.

Closing Date: 19/11/2026

Salary and benefits: From £52,200, plus an indicative bonus range of 16 to 32%, up to 12% employer pension contribution, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, 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  

As Senior Proposition Manager, you’ll help ensure our propositions continue to meet client, trustee and adviser needs and deliver good member outcomes as regulation and expectations evolve. You’ll utilise your experience in contract and occupational/trust-based pensions to turn complex business needs into clear deliverable solutions, in line with governance and company strategies. You’ll have the opportunity to lead key activities, influence senior stakeholders and help shape propositions that balance customer, regulatory, operational and commercial priorities.

What you’ll be doing

• Collaborate with colleagues across the business to ensure our propositions continue to evolve to meet member needs, deliver good outcomes and support Standard Life’s Workplace DC growth and retention objectives
• Turn complex proposition, technical and regulatory demands into clear, compelling recommendations for a range of internal and external audiences
• Design and deliver strategic and bespoke proposition solutions at a corporate level, using your expert insight, extensive experience, industry, and market knowledge to meet the needs of all parties. This will include in-house solutions as well as solutions devised through collaboration with specialist third parties, to harness the widest expertise and innovation available
• Lead and contribute to multiple activities, managing your own workload and coordinating others to deliver agreed trading, regulatory and governance priorities
• Provide constructive challenge, make well-reasoned decisions and recognise when to escalate or seek specialist input
• Pass on your knowledge and experience to colleagues, acting as a role model, leader, or mentor to ensure the opportunities given to colleagues to gain knowledge translates into meaningful experience.

What we’re looking for

• Expert knowledge and understanding of the Workplace Pension marketplace and the broader financial services industry, with significant experience on contract and occupational/trust-based pensions
• Strong communicator, articulate at all levels of detail and able to engage across a wide range of types of stakeholder groups including EBCs, Advisers and Trustees.
• An ability to interpret complex regulatory, technical or proposition information and translate it into clear implications and recommendations
• Proven track record of delivery with experience of creating and developing new concepts, building solutions and then taking them to market

• Sound judgement and a practical, outcome-focused approach to identifying and managing risk, governance and delivery issues

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.

Find out more about working at Standard Life

• Guide for Candidates: standardlifeplc.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates
• Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.standardlifeplc.com/careers/talk-to-us

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