Senior Business Consultant – Retirement Solutions

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Solution Consultant Retirement Solutions to lead the design and delivery of additivs next-generation retirement proposition in the UK. This is a strategically critical dual-purpose role that sits at the intersection of product development and commercial sales requiring an individual who can both architect a world-class solution and articulate its value to clients and prospects at the highest levels.

The successful candidate will be responsible for building out a holistic retirement solution that integrates investments pensions and insurance into a single cohesive customer proposition. This solution will address every stage of the customer lifecycle from financial planning through accumulation consolidation drawdown and into post-death estate administration reflecting the full spectrum of a customers financial journey as illustrated in additivs lifecycle framework.

Proposition Design & Development

• Serve as the primary functional authority on additivs UK retirement proposition acting as the definitive subject matter expert across investments pensions and protection

• Lead the end-to-end design of additivs retirement solution ensuring it encompasses every customer life stage from pre-accumulation (Junior ISA) through to post-death estate administration across all product verticals

• Define and articulate detailed business and functional requirements for all underlying customer and adviser journeys translating complex regulatory and commercial needs into clear platform specifications

• Collaborate closely with Product Technology and Platform teams to shape the technical architecture and capability roadmap required to deliver a market-leading next-generation solution

• Sponsor and support digital transformation programmes including platform upgrades and the integration of AI-assisted operational capabilities to ensure additivs proposition remains at the forefront of innovation

Commercial & Sales Enablement

• Partner with the sales organisation throughout the full sales lifecycle from exploratory meetings and executive workshops through to solution audits gap analysis and commercial negotiations ensuring consistent compelling and strategically aligned messaging

• Act as a trusted advisor and senior lead on high-value complex client engagements positioning additivs integrated retirement offering as a differentiated and commercially superior solution

• Combine deep market insight and technical expertise with executive-level influencing skills to drive strategic sales outcomes supporting revenue growth targets across the UK market

• Shape and contribute to regional and global go-to-market campaigns ensuring that additivs retirement proposition is accurately and persuasively represented across all client-facing materials

• Develop and deliver high-quality business presentations demonstrations and proposal documentation for client meetings RFP responses and industry events

Strategy & Stakeholder Leadership

• Drive the development of UK market business solution requirements whilst maintaining a global perspective to ensure the retirement proposition can be adapted and scaled across international markets

• Engage and influence C-suite stakeholders both internally and within client organisations presenting complex solution architectures and strategic recommendations with authority and clarity

• Provide thought leadership on UK retirement market trends regulatory developments and emerging customer needs ensuring additiv remains proactively positioned ahead of market change

• A minimum of 15 years experience in business analysis consulting or solutions architecture within UK wealth management with a primary specialism in pensions and retirement

• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of the full UK retirement landscape encompassing defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) pensions annuities drawdown ISAs and protection products

• Proven experience in leading or significantly contributing to large-scale digital transformation programmes within financial services including platform migrations journey re-engineering and proposition builds

• Comprehensive understanding of UK pension regulation and compliance obligations including FCA requirements Consumer Duty and relevant HMRC legislation

• Strong cross-vertical expertise spanning investments pensions and insurance with the ability to synthesise these into a unified commercially viable proposition

• A track record of successfully engaging and influencing C-level executives and senior stakeholders both internally and externally

• Exceptional communication presentation and interpersonal skills with the gravitas and credibility to represent additiv at the highest levels of client and industry engagement

• Experience operating in a pre-sales or commercial consulting capacity with a strong understanding of the full sales lifecycle within a B2B technology or platform environment

London United Kingdom

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package commensurate with the seniority and strategic importance of this role

• A hybrid working arrangement offering flexibility whilst maintaining strong collaboration with colleagues and clients

• The opportunity to make a tangible and lasting impact within a high-growth globally recognised fintech business at a pivotal stage of its UK market development

• Significant scope for career progression within a rapidly scaling organisation with genuine opportunity to shape both the business and the broader industry

• A collaborative intellectually stimulating environment where innovation expertise and strategic thinking are genuinely valued

If you are a senior retirement specialist with the vision technical depth and commercial acumen to help define what best-in-class looks like in this market we would welcome a conversation.

To express your interest please apply directly via LinkedIn or contact our Talent Acquisition team.