Business Manager COO, Asset Management

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments Asset Management and Life work together to provide access to balanced long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is owning it now and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

About the role

We are looking for a highly organised proactive and commercially aware Business Manager to join our Asset Management Operations team. This is a broad and varied role with strong exposure to senior stakeholders offering the opportunity to work at the centre of the COO Office and support the smooth running of key business activity.

You will play an important role in helping to drive operational excellence and strategic initiatives while ensuring that governance reporting communications and management information are delivered to a high standard. Working closely with the Head of Business Management you will act as a central coordination point across the COO Office helping senior leaders stay well supported well informed and well prepared.

This role would suit someone who is confident operating in a fast-paced environment enjoys working across a wide range of priorities and is motivated by improving how things work.

What youll be doing

• Preparing coordinating and distributing board papers governance papers and other strategically important materials ensuring all outputs are accurate and delivered on time.
• Managing the COO monthly governance meeting including agenda preparation meeting pack coordination minute taking and action tracking.
• Supporting COO Office initiatives and projects helping to coordinate activity and maintain momentum across priorities.
• Drafting and coordinating internal communications including support for key updates and townhall-style communications.
• Building strong working relationships with senior stakeholders across the COO team and Asset Management business helping to facilitate effective communication between teams.
• Producing management information and briefing packs for the COO and wider senior leadership team including materials to support external meetings.
• Providing wider day-to-day support to the COO Office to help ensure the team operates efficiently and effectively.
• Supporting employee engagement activity and coordination in partnership with the Head of Business Management.
• Analysing data and turning it into clear practical insight to support decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement including process enhancements and new ways of working to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

What were looking for

We are looking for someone who combines strong organisational discipline with sound judgement attention to detail and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders.

You are likely to be a strong fit for this role if you have:

• Experience in governance reporting and project management.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly in Excel Word and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI would also be beneficial.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret complex information and translate it into clear useful reporting and insight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to build credible and effective relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively under tight deadlines.
• The ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing business needs.
• A proactive resilient and self-motivated approach.
• An interest in process improvement innovation and finding better ways of working.

Why this role

This is an excellent opportunity to take on a visible and varied business management role at the heart of the Asset Management Operations team. The role offers broad exposure across governance leadership support internal communications business insight and strategic coordination making it well suited to someone who enjoys working across both operational delivery and continuous improvement.

Recruiter : Sarah Hawkins

What we offer:

At M&G were committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18% with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.

• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy to balance your work and personal commitments.

• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity adoption surrogacy and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.

• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender ethnicity age sexual orientation nationality disability or long term condition we are looking to attract promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions disabilities or neuro-divergent conditions.

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