Head of Business Partnering - Annuities and Long Standing Customers

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Job Title: Head of Business Partnering - Annuities and Long Standing Customers

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh, Alderley Park, London

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 26th February 2025

Are you ready to take on a pivotal role within Royal London's Business Finance Leadership Team? We are seeking a dynamic, experienced and commercial professional to lead our business partnering services for the Annuities and Long Standing Customer (LSC) businesses. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on our company's financial performance and decision-making through a detailed understanding of our propositions and their value for Royal London Members.

About the Role:

As the Head of Business Partnering, you will:

• Develop a comprehensive financial understanding of our business, with a focus on our new and growing Bulk Purchase Annuity business and our established LSC business.
• Play a leading role in performance measurement and the methodology and process through which financial performance is assessed and reported.
• Support the development of proposition, pricing and value-enhancement strategies through an understanding of key value drivers.
• Build and nurture relationships across the organisation to drive better outcomes.
• Coordinate activities across the Finance function as required to support and bring challenge to the Annuities and LSC business.
• Provide financial oversight and support for major technology and change programmes.
• Deliver actuarial analysis on potential M&A activity and provide technical actuarial leadership in broader business change initiatives.
• Manage and motivate your team to deliver outstanding performance.
• Be part of the Business Finance Leadership Team and contribute to the broader objectives of the team.
• Contribute to committees and governance forums as required to support business objectives.

About You:

We are looking for a qualified actuary with:

• Experience in a broad range of actuarial work, preferably including life insurance product development, pricing, valuation, and capital modelling.
• Strong commercial finance acumen with a focus on policyholder outcomes.
• A deep understanding of financial drivers and methodologies for UK Life and Pensions organisations.
• Knowledge of UK Life and Pension industry accounting, actuarial work and regulatory environment.
• The ability to generate innovative ideas and communicate complex financial matters clearly.
• A natural ability for building teams, working across boundaries and influencing others in pursuit of better outcomes.

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to 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.

We've 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

We're an Inclusive 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.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and join us in shaping the future of Royal London!