Product Owner

Location: Edinburgh

Job Title: Product Owner (Retirement Solutions)

Contract Type: Permanent

Working style:Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 2nd November 2023

Were hiring a Product Owner to drive the future of retirement propositions connecting customers to a wider range of retirement and innovative options. This role is future-focused responsible for identifying and delivering new solutions across the spectrum of products to enable holistic retirement planning that optimise customer outcomes and support our strategic ambitions.

Youll set the vision for new retirement journeys working in partnership with other Product Owners to ensure alignment and deliver innovative joined-up solutions for customers.

Strategic thinking initiative and a deep understanding of the retirement landscape are essential as is the ability to influence at all levels and champion change.

About the role

• Shape and drive the strategy for connecting customers to broader retirement options identifying opportunities for innovation and growth.
• Build and maintain a long-term roadmap for new retirement solutions informed by market trends customer needs and regulatory change.
• Develop compelling business cases for investment in new propositions using data and insight to demonstrate value.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and fellow Product Owners to deliver initiatives from concept to market ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer outcomes.
• Ensure all developments are compliant with regulatory requirements and deliver measurable commercial and customer outcomes.

• Monitor product performance track benefits manage budgets and risks and use data to drive decisions and improvements.
• Coach and support Proposition Analysts fostering a culture of collaboration continuous improvement and high performance within the team.

About you

• Significant experience in product ownership strategy or proposition development within financial services ideally with a focus on retirement pensions or wealth.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and initiative with a track record of delivering innovative solutions.
• Strong understanding of agile delivery backlog management and product lifecycle.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to pivot quickly as priorities evolve.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills able to influence and inspire at all levels.
• Deep understanding of the retirement market customer needs and emerging trends.
• Analytical and data-driven able to measure and articulate the commercial impact of product decisions.
• Tenacious resilient and positive with a clear focus on delivering measurable outcomes for customers and the business.
• Collaborative with a track record of working effectively with peers to deliver shared goals.
• Skilled in being the voice of the customer and the adviser within large change initiatives considering impacts and making pragmatic commercial decisions.

About Royal London

Were the UKs largest mutual life pensions and investment company offering protection long-term savings and asset management products and services.

OurPeople Promiseto our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive responsible enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered Trustworthy Collaborate Achieve.

Weve always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here -Our Benefits

Inclusion diversity and belonging

Were anInclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected whatever their background.