Strategic Partnerships Delivery Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh 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: 24th September

Salary and benefits: From £54,300, plus an indicative bonus range of 16%-32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 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:

Responsible for all aspects of project delivery that contributes to growth, retention and revenue targets for the Retail Intermediary business, you will be working with key internal stakeholders to delivery on strategic partnership opportunities to maximise trading objectives.

To be successful in this role, you will be a proven high achiever who is experienced with project management initiatives, relationship management skills and an excellent communicator. An understanding of the Intermediary market and our key partners; Advisory businesses, Discretionary Investment Managers, Asset Managers and Platforms is essential.

What are we looking for?

• Accountable for all aspects of project management; creating and deploying detail project plans that detail objectives, ensuring clear ownership is identified, timelines are managed and are accountable for the completion of critical tasks. You will be responsible for regular and clear communication across internal and external stakeholders, including senior management and the International Business.
• There will be a need to prioritise activity based on trading objectives, balancing internal requirements, whilst actively managing client expectations accordingly.
• Identify and track risks and issues, focused on a positive outcome to all initiatives. Adopting best practice approach and sharing this across the Group.
• Support with ongoing development and delivery of Trading and performance MI, including market commentary and suggestions on retention activity.
• Planning and co-ordinating of strategic partnership changes; regulatory novations, agency structure, commercial assessment, support packages, etc.
• Support channel regulatory requirements, including managing controls, monitoring risks and reporting on deliverables. To enable this, a strong product understanding of SIPPs, Offshore and Onshore Bonds is required.
• Once projects are completed and are handed over to BAU, a comprehensive review is conducted and clear future Trading opportunities identified and education shared with sales team.

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