Job Description
Product Strategy Consultant (6 month Fixed Term Contract)
We are now recruiting for a Product Strategy Consultant to join the Advised Product Team, initially on a 6 month fixed-term basis, who will act in a senior management advisory capacity.
This role is responsible for providing insight and input to both the Advised MD and Advised Product Director to maximise the success and profitability of the full advised platform suite, which will including identifying opportunities to create new products, services, and revenue lines.
What does the job involve?
- Supporting the Product Director and Advised MD in defining strategic direction for the future development of the advised product suite (including AJ Bell Investcentre, AJ Bell Custody Solutions and AJ Bell Touch)
- Working with our product and development teams to help guide decision-making in delivering product strategy
- Creating routines to measure the effectiveness of our product delivery and implementation
- Providing clear and coherent reporting to the Product Director and Advised MD on the progress of key agreed initiatives, blockers, challenges across the future development of the product suite
- Guiding the marketing teams to support the launch of products and features and development of contact strategies and content, ensuring that key messages are understood and embedded in the relevant plans
- Industry horizon-scanning and strategic planning to support the future growth of the business and capture of potential new product lines or opportunities within the advised market
What we're looking for:
- Significant and proven experience in developing UK-based adviser platform solutions and equivalent solutions gained at senior management level
- Knowledge and experience of digital development of platform-type services and experience working with development and delivery teams
- Deep marketing and distribution support knowledge, taking new products to market and supporting the effective sale of products to users in the target market/s
- Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Effective analytic skills, able to work with complex data sets
- Effective report writing and presentation skills
Location: Manchester, London or Bristol – travel between all sites will be required
About us:
AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 491,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £76.1 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.
Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.
Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1200 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for six consecutive years.
There are opportunities for growth and professional development for employees wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.
There is an active programme of social events throughout the year, which are open to all employees.
What we offer:
- Generous holiday allowance of 26days (pro rata)
- Casual dress code
- Contributory pension scheme
- Buy as you earn share scheme
- Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one
- Bike loan
- Season ticket loan portal
- Discounted PMI and Dental
- Free gym
- Free social events and more
AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
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