Company: Royal Statistical Society Salary: £60 - £65k Line manager: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Line management responsibility: Head of standards and corporate relations (and 3 reports), Member support manager, Volunteering opportunities manager Term: Permanent, full time Background: Our vision is a world where data is at the heart of understanding and decision-making Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world's leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We're a professional body for all statisticians and data scientists - wherever they may live. We have more than 12,000 individual members in the UK and worldwide. As a charity, we advocate for the key role of statistics and data in society and work to ensure that policy formulation and decision-making are informed by evidence for the public good. Members work with RSS staff to support areas such as policy development, education, training, statistical communication, and statistical literacy. The Director of Professional Services is responsible for our professional affairs activities, overseeing the creation, maintenance and application of relevant standards through our professional affairs committee, and certification and accreditation schemes. They are also responsible for member recruitment and management, ensuring we continue to attract new RSS members and partners, and that their needs are met. They also oversee a range of activities that engage RSS members (including groups that bring members together on a topic or geographical basis, RSS honours and awards, and our volunteering opportunities), securing both our impact on society and member retention. Informed by an in-depth understanding of the needs of members and prospective members, the Director manages these activities strategically across the organisation, bringing relevant staff together within small teams working on defined goals that support our objectives, foster a sense of value and community for all members and ultimately lead to the growth in membership and impact of the Society. Pension and benefits: Our defined contribution pension scheme can be joined after three months in post. Your contributions of up to 8% of salary will be double matched by the Society (making a maximum contribution by the Society of 16%). A training budget, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme are also available. Location: The RSS office is in central London and currently open twice a week. We offer flexible working arrangements and office attendance is encouraged but not mandatory depending on the role. In person attendance for certain meetings is required (including all staff/team meetings and governance/committee meetings that take place in person). Limited travel within the UK and internationally may be required. Working hours:35 per week full-time. Applications for job shares, part-time and flexible working will also be considered. Holidays: 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays and an additional close down between Christmas and New Year. Probation: This post is subject to a six-month probation period. Key responsibilities: Understanding needs and the changing external environment: Develop an understanding of the preferences and needs of statisticians and data professionals, and others interested in data and statistics, to evolve our value proposition and align member benefits to those preferences and needs Undertake research to identify new target audiences for membership Monitor and respond to developments and emerging trends in charities, membership organisations and other learned societies, and in statistics/data science/AI to ensure that our membership offering remains timely and relevant Plan and deliver membership surveys and oversee the collection and management of member data Provide robust analysis of member behaviours to forecast future renewal patterns to inform financial planning Development of strategies and plans: Drawing input from across the organisation, develop strategies for membership recruitment, management, engagement, retention and professional affairs that support the organisation's objectives and foster a sense of value and community for all members Lead the creation and delivery of fully costed programme plans for member recruitment, management, engagement and retention that align with key strategic goals Support the development of wider strategies and plans across the organisation Programme management and delivery: Deliver programmes of benefits, products and services which meet the needs of members and attract non-members Monitor and report on progress and performance against targets and plans Manage projects, including the establishment of new benefits, products and services, ensuring that quality work is delivered on time Work with colleagues to identify and develop promotion, sponsorship and other funding opportunities, and support colleagues in sales meetings with potential sponsors and funders Continually assess and improve processes and oversee the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures. Interfaces with other teams and groups: Convene and lead cross-RSS groups to develop, share and review plans and activities and identify opportunities for synergy and collaboration Work with heads and other teams across the organisation to support related objectives Work with staff responsible for business development to capitalise on development opportunities Identify relevant experts within the RSS membership and engage them in programmes, formalising a network of volunteers and providing them with support and advice Collaborate with RSS volunteers, staff and external providers to ensure the delivery of projects and outputs to agreed deadlines Select, lead and manage contractors and third-party organisations to support programme deliverables Leadership and management: Bring relevant staff together within small teams working across the organization on defined goals that support our objectives Play an active role in the RSS Senior Management Team, providing leadership, and strategic insight for the organisation as a whole, and work together effectively in setting and achieving the Society's goals Contribute to decision-making regarding the strategic direction and financial management of the Society Oversee budgets and meet income targets for individual programmes Negotiate with suppliers to deliver value for money Line manage staff Other: Represent and promote the Society to relevant external bodies and groups Other project work or tasks as reasonably required by the Chief Executive or Executive Committee Person specification: Essential: Educated to degree level or equivalent Senior leadership experience Significant experience developing strategies and plans, preferably within a membership organisation Experience using data and evidence to develop value propositions and align services with needs Significant experience of programme and project management and operational delivery Excellent organisational skills and an ability to identify and respond to changing priorities Ability to accurately assess project needs or problems, make sound decisions and develop effective solutions Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and delegate work to ensure completion to time and budget Experience of negotiation and influencing Experience leading and managing staff and contractors Ability to develop relationships and communicate with a wide range of people Ability to structure information and present ideas and concepts clearly and concisely, particularly in written form Strong interpersonal skills; ability to persuade, inspire, influence, and achieve results through others Ability to establish and develop an extensive network of external contacts Strong numeracy skills, and the ability to produce, monitor and assess estimates/costs and work within budget Experience leading a small team and employing flexibility and imagination to achieve short-term and long-term business objectives Experiencing tendering for work and managing external contractors Ability to make sound commercial decisions and identify commercially viable/profitable projects Collaborative team worker - works with colleagues to achieve strategic and operational objectives Ability to work effectively and achieve results in a changing environment Ability to work on own initiative within RSS guidelines/directives Demonstrable commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion Desirable: Experience overseeing professional affairs in a member organisation Interest in or experience of statistics, research, or other aspects of the Society's work Familiarity with developments within data science, statistics, machine learning, AI and related subject areas Understanding of professional membership organisations and learned societies, and their role in the current climate Experience of the not-for-profit sector and working with volunteers . click apply for full job details
Oct 10, 2024
Full time
Company: Royal Statistical Society Salary: £60 - £65k Line manager: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Line management responsibility: Head of standards and corporate relations (and 3 reports), Member support manager, Volunteering opportunities manager Term: Permanent, full time Background: Our vision is a world where data is at the heart of understanding and decision-making Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world's leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We're a professional body for all statisticians and data scientists - wherever they may live. We have more than 12,000 individual members in the UK and worldwide. As a charity, we advocate for the key role of statistics and data in society and work to ensure that policy formulation and decision-making are informed by evidence for the public good. Members work with RSS staff to support areas such as policy development, education, training, statistical communication, and statistical literacy. The Director of Professional Services is responsible for our professional affairs activities, overseeing the creation, maintenance and application of relevant standards through our professional affairs committee, and certification and accreditation schemes. They are also responsible for member recruitment and management, ensuring we continue to attract new RSS members and partners, and that their needs are met. They also oversee a range of activities that engage RSS members (including groups that bring members together on a topic or geographical basis, RSS honours and awards, and our volunteering opportunities), securing both our impact on society and member retention. Informed by an in-depth understanding of the needs of members and prospective members, the Director manages these activities strategically across the organisation, bringing relevant staff together within small teams working on defined goals that support our objectives, foster a sense of value and community for all members and ultimately lead to the growth in membership and impact of the Society. Pension and benefits: Our defined contribution pension scheme can be joined after three months in post. Your contributions of up to 8% of salary will be double matched by the Society (making a maximum contribution by the Society of 16%). A training budget, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme are also available. Location: The RSS office is in central London and currently open twice a week. We offer flexible working arrangements and office attendance is encouraged but not mandatory depending on the role. In person attendance for certain meetings is required (including all staff/team meetings and governance/committee meetings that take place in person). Limited travel within the UK and internationally may be required. Working hours:35 per week full-time. Applications for job shares, part-time and flexible working will also be considered. Holidays: 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays and an additional close down between Christmas and New Year. Probation: This post is subject to a six-month probation period. Key responsibilities: Understanding needs and the changing external environment: Develop an understanding of the preferences and needs of statisticians and data professionals, and others interested in data and statistics, to evolve our value proposition and align member benefits to those preferences and needs Undertake research to identify new target audiences for membership Monitor and respond to developments and emerging trends in charities, membership organisations and other learned societies, and in statistics/data science/AI to ensure that our membership offering remains timely and relevant Plan and deliver membership surveys and oversee the collection and management of member data Provide robust analysis of member behaviours to forecast future renewal patterns to inform financial planning Development of strategies and plans: Drawing input from across the organisation, develop strategies for membership recruitment, management, engagement, retention and professional affairs that support the organisation's objectives and foster a sense of value and community for all members Lead the creation and delivery of fully costed programme plans for member recruitment, management, engagement and retention that align with key strategic goals Support the development of wider strategies and plans across the organisation Programme management and delivery: Deliver programmes of benefits, products and services which meet the needs of members and attract non-members Monitor and report on progress and performance against targets and plans Manage projects, including the establishment of new benefits, products and services, ensuring that quality work is delivered on time Work with colleagues to identify and develop promotion, sponsorship and other funding opportunities, and support colleagues in sales meetings with potential sponsors and funders Continually assess and improve processes and oversee the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures. Interfaces with other teams and groups: Convene and lead cross-RSS groups to develop, share and review plans and activities and identify opportunities for synergy and collaboration Work with heads and other teams across the organisation to support related objectives Work with staff responsible for business development to capitalise on development opportunities Identify relevant experts within the RSS membership and engage them in programmes, formalising a network of volunteers and providing them with support and advice Collaborate with RSS volunteers, staff and external providers to ensure the delivery of projects and outputs to agreed deadlines Select, lead and manage contractors and third-party organisations to support programme deliverables Leadership and management: Bring relevant staff together within small teams working across the organization on defined goals that support our objectives Play an active role in the RSS Senior Management Team, providing leadership, and strategic insight for the organisation as a whole, and work together effectively in setting and achieving the Society's goals Contribute to decision-making regarding the strategic direction and financial management of the Society Oversee budgets and meet income targets for individual programmes Negotiate with suppliers to deliver value for money Line manage staff Other: Represent and promote the Society to relevant external bodies and groups Other project work or tasks as reasonably required by the Chief Executive or Executive Committee Person specification: Essential: Educated to degree level or equivalent Senior leadership experience Significant experience developing strategies and plans, preferably within a membership organisation Experience using data and evidence to develop value propositions and align services with needs Significant experience of programme and project management and operational delivery Excellent organisational skills and an ability to identify and respond to changing priorities Ability to accurately assess project needs or problems, make sound decisions and develop effective solutions Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and delegate work to ensure completion to time and budget Experience of negotiation and influencing Experience leading and managing staff and contractors Ability to develop relationships and communicate with a wide range of people Ability to structure information and present ideas and concepts clearly and concisely, particularly in written form Strong interpersonal skills; ability to persuade, inspire, influence, and achieve results through others Ability to establish and develop an extensive network of external contacts Strong numeracy skills, and the ability to produce, monitor and assess estimates/costs and work within budget Experience leading a small team and employing flexibility and imagination to achieve short-term and long-term business objectives Experiencing tendering for work and managing external contractors Ability to make sound commercial decisions and identify commercially viable/profitable projects Collaborative team worker - works with colleagues to achieve strategic and operational objectives Ability to work effectively and achieve results in a changing environment Ability to work on own initiative within RSS guidelines/directives Demonstrable commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion Desirable: Experience overseeing professional affairs in a member organisation Interest in or experience of statistics, research, or other aspects of the Society's work Familiarity with developments within data science, statistics, machine learning, AI and related subject areas Understanding of professional membership organisations and learned societies, and their role in the current climate Experience of the not-for-profit sector and working with volunteers . click apply for full job details
The Company Roke Manor is a multi-sector product and service development technology powerhouse. At the core of everything they do and value is the desire to improve people's lives and make the world a better and safer place. They pride themselves on being innovators and inventors; a company that believe in improving the world by delivering imaginative and highly specialised solutions. In short, they bring the physical and digital together in ways that revolutionise industries. The business is built upon 4 major business units: Futures, Defence, National Security and Intelligence. Each business unit has a clear identity developed over time, and they have the trust and the freedom to embed themselves in problem-solving and providing first-class flexible solutions for their customers. They have been described simply as "An innovation business that creates products and services that they can leverage over their business units." Role Overview The Chief Capabilities Officer (CCO) will be given an unrivalled opportunity to support the redefining and positioning of this business unit's technical capability. They will be the senior technical expert within the business and will be responsible for collaborating across Roke to ensure that strategic planning, product /service investment, and the use of science, technology and engineering is coordinated in line with the NS business unit and its customer base. The successful candidate must be a leader, have the gravitas, confidence and entrepreneurial mindset to engage internal and external stakeholders, ultimately responsible for evangelising the technical strengths of the NS business. Candidate Specification Key Responsibilities Provide clear, inspiring and visible technical leadership across the NS Business Unit, owning the effective coordination of science, technology and engineering disciplines to develop new capability for commercial exploitation. Own the NS technology strategy to deliver the business outcomes and ROI from innovation. Drive NS capability development to build products and services which meet the strategic goals for the Business Unit in terms of revenue growth and profitability. Identify opportunities to invest in new capabilities capable of delivering a return on investment relevant to the market conditions in UK homeland security. Manage the effectiveness and efficiency of science, technology and engineering processes including adoption of new systems or practices, to ensure NS stays relevant with market conditions and delivers strategic value for clients. Work in support of the Roke brand to lead technical client engagement, help drive Roke's position in the market and champion development of Roke capability into the core mission of our accounts. Take a leading role in shaping NS value propositions in terms of solution development, technology strategy and use of partners to win new business. Work alongside NS Client Managers as 'voice of the end customer' and NS Commercial Lead to represent 'voice of the product' into capability build and the commercial exploitation of IP. Provide strategic direction and leadership into NS science, technology and engineering teams to co-ordinate best practice, promote knowledge sharing and skills development. Line manage the NS product development team, including career development, objective setting and performance management reviews. Perform technical security risk assessment and assurance on behalf of the NSLT. Own the technical direction for all engagements with internal and external stakeholders, evangelising Roke's position on latest trends and technologies relevant to our clients. Oversee technical risk management for NS-delivered capability. Ensure compliance with Roke policy and process based on deep appreciation of our client's business, technology and operational context. Requirements Experience of pulling through early-stage technical capability, which resulted in the sale of products and services (s/w & h/w) into Government. Deep technical skills and experience in a complex engineering environment, with depth and breadth in at least three of: Cyber and networks exploitation Data Science & AI Radio Frequency High assurance cyber Future computing Proven track record of engineering in UK National Security core missions with proven experience of relevant technologies to deliver product innovation as part of a market growth strategy. Primary interface with Roke Corporate Services to assure infrastructure and capabilities required by the NS technical community. Experience in delivering enterprise grade technology programmes with NS clients. Knowledge of the NS supplier ecosystem and experience in partnering with or selling through high technology suppliers relevant to the core mission. Demonstrate technical thought leadership and customer advocacy in the NS core mission. Experience of leading teams to deliver complex engagements at high tempo across NS or law enforcement clients. The Benefits and Perks Flexi-time: Working hours to suit you and your life Annual bonus: Based on profit share and personal performance Private medical insurance: Includes cover for existing conditions Holiday: 25 days plus public holidays and your birthday off Chemring Share Save: Monthly savings into a 3 or 5 year plan. Clearances Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve DV clearance. As a result, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the U.K. for the last 10 years. The Next Step Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.
Oct 09, 2024
Full time
The Company Roke Manor is a multi-sector product and service development technology powerhouse. At the core of everything they do and value is the desire to improve people's lives and make the world a better and safer place. They pride themselves on being innovators and inventors; a company that believe in improving the world by delivering imaginative and highly specialised solutions. In short, they bring the physical and digital together in ways that revolutionise industries. The business is built upon 4 major business units: Futures, Defence, National Security and Intelligence. Each business unit has a clear identity developed over time, and they have the trust and the freedom to embed themselves in problem-solving and providing first-class flexible solutions for their customers. They have been described simply as "An innovation business that creates products and services that they can leverage over their business units." Role Overview The Chief Capabilities Officer (CCO) will be given an unrivalled opportunity to support the redefining and positioning of this business unit's technical capability. They will be the senior technical expert within the business and will be responsible for collaborating across Roke to ensure that strategic planning, product /service investment, and the use of science, technology and engineering is coordinated in line with the NS business unit and its customer base. The successful candidate must be a leader, have the gravitas, confidence and entrepreneurial mindset to engage internal and external stakeholders, ultimately responsible for evangelising the technical strengths of the NS business. Candidate Specification Key Responsibilities Provide clear, inspiring and visible technical leadership across the NS Business Unit, owning the effective coordination of science, technology and engineering disciplines to develop new capability for commercial exploitation. Own the NS technology strategy to deliver the business outcomes and ROI from innovation. Drive NS capability development to build products and services which meet the strategic goals for the Business Unit in terms of revenue growth and profitability. Identify opportunities to invest in new capabilities capable of delivering a return on investment relevant to the market conditions in UK homeland security. Manage the effectiveness and efficiency of science, technology and engineering processes including adoption of new systems or practices, to ensure NS stays relevant with market conditions and delivers strategic value for clients. Work in support of the Roke brand to lead technical client engagement, help drive Roke's position in the market and champion development of Roke capability into the core mission of our accounts. Take a leading role in shaping NS value propositions in terms of solution development, technology strategy and use of partners to win new business. Work alongside NS Client Managers as 'voice of the end customer' and NS Commercial Lead to represent 'voice of the product' into capability build and the commercial exploitation of IP. Provide strategic direction and leadership into NS science, technology and engineering teams to co-ordinate best practice, promote knowledge sharing and skills development. Line manage the NS product development team, including career development, objective setting and performance management reviews. Perform technical security risk assessment and assurance on behalf of the NSLT. Own the technical direction for all engagements with internal and external stakeholders, evangelising Roke's position on latest trends and technologies relevant to our clients. Oversee technical risk management for NS-delivered capability. Ensure compliance with Roke policy and process based on deep appreciation of our client's business, technology and operational context. Requirements Experience of pulling through early-stage technical capability, which resulted in the sale of products and services (s/w & h/w) into Government. Deep technical skills and experience in a complex engineering environment, with depth and breadth in at least three of: Cyber and networks exploitation Data Science & AI Radio Frequency High assurance cyber Future computing Proven track record of engineering in UK National Security core missions with proven experience of relevant technologies to deliver product innovation as part of a market growth strategy. Primary interface with Roke Corporate Services to assure infrastructure and capabilities required by the NS technical community. Experience in delivering enterprise grade technology programmes with NS clients. Knowledge of the NS supplier ecosystem and experience in partnering with or selling through high technology suppliers relevant to the core mission. Demonstrate technical thought leadership and customer advocacy in the NS core mission. Experience of leading teams to deliver complex engagements at high tempo across NS or law enforcement clients. The Benefits and Perks Flexi-time: Working hours to suit you and your life Annual bonus: Based on profit share and personal performance Private medical insurance: Includes cover for existing conditions Holiday: 25 days plus public holidays and your birthday off Chemring Share Save: Monthly savings into a 3 or 5 year plan. Clearances Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve DV clearance. As a result, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the U.K. for the last 10 years. The Next Step Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.
Agility Eco are recruiting for a Marketing Manger to join the marketing function! The Marketing function is responsible for business-to-consumer (B2C) sales and marketing activity, including targeted lead generation. We are also responsible for business to business (B2B) marketing to our funders and installers and interface with MGS Group for corporate marketing plans / PR / tenders and events. The Marketing Manager will own B2C and B2B portfolios, across which they will shape and deliver on-/ off-line campaigns, engaging creative, content plans, digital and social media marketing, direct marketing, radio, outdoor and PR. You'll work with r est of the marketing team, internal stakeholders across the business and external agencies. You will be responsible for reporting on success of campaigns and using data insights to drive the next strategy forward. It is a small marketing team working across B2B & B2C for several councils, brands, government grants and projects. Although you will be well supported, this role requires someone who has experience in working autonomously. This role reports directly into the Chief Transformation Officer and is a hybrid role. Offices located in either Sutton or Aylesbury. What you'll be doing: Develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate marketing strategy and plans along with senior managers. Work with internal and external stakeholders to set out the plans and assign responsibilities where appropriate. Manage ongoing engagement with stakeholders to ensure respective deliverables/contributions align with the plan Agree internal project marketing budgets, evaluate cost to acquire and report on costs vs budget Co-ordinate and implement both strategic and tactical marketing using inbound and outbound activity, as well as owned and paid media. Flawlessly execute, test, and deploy owned and paid campaigns using web-based applications and CMS. Maintain accountability and reporting for campaign spend and performance, including performance outcomes. Apply channel specific knowledge and expertise to develop and own channel plans for at least two channels. Forecast expected returns from own marketing activities and demonstrate a growth mentality for increasing key reach and conversion metrics. Build executable plans and then develop and manage timelines and weekly actions plans to ensure all deadlines on programs are met, Work with internal and external stakeholders to set out the plans and assign responsibilities where appropriate. Manage ongoing engagement with stakeholders to ensure respective deliverables/contributions align with the plan. Develop and maintain all marketing related activities (milestones and deliverables) in an easily digestible tracker. Complete and present market research to share internally competitor spotlights for consideration and propose response. Contribute own ideas and take initiative to suggest fresh campaign activity - scoping, owning and delivering new marketing initiatives to support lead generation activities that you believe can add demonstrable value. Establish objectives and purpose, managing end to end development of case studies suitable for marketing use across a wide range of channels and leading creative delivery with support from agency and senior managers (web, paid media, print) Interpret data and be able to synthesis key insights to translate into action points and plans - GA4 knowledge particularly pertinent. Improve digital content on websites, ensuring target audience remains central to all that we do and WGAC guidelines are implemented. Agency engagement Develop clear, concise and well written marketing briefs that communicate the business objectives, with consumer insights that drive our needs and deliverables. Manage day to day agency relations to ensure the effective delivery of creative including radio, television, print, video, digital assets. Develop solutions with creative/agency/production/internal partners to the scope that has been agreed. Effectively critique and recommend improvements to work and shape work to be fit for relevant audience ahead of sharing internally. Summarise and present critical information back to business owners for approval or change. Stakeholder Engagement Work collaboratively internally with Marketing colleagues and other stakeholders, managing time effectively to deliver your brief. Be the owner and champion of ensuring business readiness to handle inbound demand from leads generated - communicating plans regularly with call centres handling demand and facilitating changes to dates of media based on capacity feedback. Problem solves any issues as they arise across a broad spectrum of marketing and proposition related activities Act as deputy to senior marketing managers in developing decisions, recommendations and opportunities based upon data. What we need from you: 5+ years of marketing management experience in an agency or client environment. 5+ years of experience in briefing creative concepts, development and execution of digital marketing strategies OR delivering digital campaigns in a performance marketing role B2B & B2C marketing campaign delivery track record Brief writing and delivery management experience for both creative and performance related briefs across channels An understanding of how to review, use and discuss digital and social media platform analytics. Prior experience in executing digital campaigns with knowledge of GA4 and SEO desirable. What we offer: Up to 50k salary DOE 25 days annual leave Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave Pension Scheme Life Assurance Access to employee assistance programmes Online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Discounts with national retailers AgilityEco value diversity and encourage people from all backgrounds and communities to apply , our teams individual life experiences are part of what makes us great and we commit to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all.
Oct 07, 2024
Full time
Agility Eco are recruiting for a Marketing Manger to join the marketing function! The Marketing function is responsible for business-to-consumer (B2C) sales and marketing activity, including targeted lead generation. We are also responsible for business to business (B2B) marketing to our funders and installers and interface with MGS Group for corporate marketing plans / PR / tenders and events. The Marketing Manager will own B2C and B2B portfolios, across which they will shape and deliver on-/ off-line campaigns, engaging creative, content plans, digital and social media marketing, direct marketing, radio, outdoor and PR. You'll work with r est of the marketing team, internal stakeholders across the business and external agencies. You will be responsible for reporting on success of campaigns and using data insights to drive the next strategy forward. It is a small marketing team working across B2B & B2C for several councils, brands, government grants and projects. Although you will be well supported, this role requires someone who has experience in working autonomously. This role reports directly into the Chief Transformation Officer and is a hybrid role. Offices located in either Sutton or Aylesbury. What you'll be doing: Develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate marketing strategy and plans along with senior managers. Work with internal and external stakeholders to set out the plans and assign responsibilities where appropriate. Manage ongoing engagement with stakeholders to ensure respective deliverables/contributions align with the plan Agree internal project marketing budgets, evaluate cost to acquire and report on costs vs budget Co-ordinate and implement both strategic and tactical marketing using inbound and outbound activity, as well as owned and paid media. Flawlessly execute, test, and deploy owned and paid campaigns using web-based applications and CMS. Maintain accountability and reporting for campaign spend and performance, including performance outcomes. Apply channel specific knowledge and expertise to develop and own channel plans for at least two channels. Forecast expected returns from own marketing activities and demonstrate a growth mentality for increasing key reach and conversion metrics. Build executable plans and then develop and manage timelines and weekly actions plans to ensure all deadlines on programs are met, Work with internal and external stakeholders to set out the plans and assign responsibilities where appropriate. Manage ongoing engagement with stakeholders to ensure respective deliverables/contributions align with the plan. Develop and maintain all marketing related activities (milestones and deliverables) in an easily digestible tracker. Complete and present market research to share internally competitor spotlights for consideration and propose response. Contribute own ideas and take initiative to suggest fresh campaign activity - scoping, owning and delivering new marketing initiatives to support lead generation activities that you believe can add demonstrable value. Establish objectives and purpose, managing end to end development of case studies suitable for marketing use across a wide range of channels and leading creative delivery with support from agency and senior managers (web, paid media, print) Interpret data and be able to synthesis key insights to translate into action points and plans - GA4 knowledge particularly pertinent. Improve digital content on websites, ensuring target audience remains central to all that we do and WGAC guidelines are implemented. Agency engagement Develop clear, concise and well written marketing briefs that communicate the business objectives, with consumer insights that drive our needs and deliverables. Manage day to day agency relations to ensure the effective delivery of creative including radio, television, print, video, digital assets. Develop solutions with creative/agency/production/internal partners to the scope that has been agreed. Effectively critique and recommend improvements to work and shape work to be fit for relevant audience ahead of sharing internally. Summarise and present critical information back to business owners for approval or change. Stakeholder Engagement Work collaboratively internally with Marketing colleagues and other stakeholders, managing time effectively to deliver your brief. Be the owner and champion of ensuring business readiness to handle inbound demand from leads generated - communicating plans regularly with call centres handling demand and facilitating changes to dates of media based on capacity feedback. Problem solves any issues as they arise across a broad spectrum of marketing and proposition related activities Act as deputy to senior marketing managers in developing decisions, recommendations and opportunities based upon data. What we need from you: 5+ years of marketing management experience in an agency or client environment. 5+ years of experience in briefing creative concepts, development and execution of digital marketing strategies OR delivering digital campaigns in a performance marketing role B2B & B2C marketing campaign delivery track record Brief writing and delivery management experience for both creative and performance related briefs across channels An understanding of how to review, use and discuss digital and social media platform analytics. Prior experience in executing digital campaigns with knowledge of GA4 and SEO desirable. What we offer: Up to 50k salary DOE 25 days annual leave Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave Pension Scheme Life Assurance Access to employee assistance programmes Online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Discounts with national retailers AgilityEco value diversity and encourage people from all backgrounds and communities to apply , our teams individual life experiences are part of what makes us great and we commit to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all.
Head of Wealth Management Operations. Salary: 55k to 60k plus extensive benefits Location: Bishop's Stortford, Office Based (5 days per week) About the Company: Tate is proud to partner with a bespoke wealth management firm in Bishop's Stortford that is undergoing significant expansion. The company's client proposition is akin to private banks, offering a range of wealth management services that exceed traditional IFA offerings. As part of their ambitious growth plans, they are seeking an experienced and motivated individual to lead the Client Services function as the Head of Wealth Management Operations , reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer. Main Focus of the Head of Wealth Management Operations: The role holder will be focused on building and operating effective operational processes and procedures to underpin high quality client service and administrative support, delivering unparalleled service to our clients as well as our advisers and joint venture partners. The principal activities for the role holder will include directly undertaking, managing and improving all operational aspects of new business and client servicing including but not limited to: onboarding client families and implementing recommended financial structures. management of open cases and driving them to completion. client data integrity and confidentiality. understanding, following and improving our policies and procedures. improving operational productivity capacity and resource planning and management The role holder will drive engagement and improved performance with our external service and product providers including custodians, life companies and SIPP/Bond providers. The role holder will also be a significant leader/contributor to projects and change management initiatives, providing subject matter expertise where appropriate and evaluation of new solutions throughout their development. Main Experience Requirements (essential) Excellent understanding of the financial planning and broader wealth management marketplace, preferably with recognised qualifications in financial services as well as operations or project management. Proven leadership and management of teams across business functions, crucially including the recruitment, training, integration and development of new and junior staff. Familiarity with the structures, architecture and operations of private banking, investment management and/ or stockbroking business practices is essential. Because we have a direct relationship with our custodian, experience working with a platform or clearing firm is crucial. Expert knowledge of Intelliflo Office, its features, capabilities and best practice usage, or something similar. First class organisation, prioritisation and implementation skills, capable of driving operational performance to a consistently high standard and backed up with a keen attention to detail and excellent communication skills. This is critical throughout the client lifecycle and especially for all regulated activities. Proficiency with MS Office applications is essential, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Good experience with process improvement/engineering is a distinct advantage. Specifically, duties will include: Directly undertaking operational tasks to support demand peaks, such as account opening, payments, etc. Owning, designing and documenting procedures and best practices for all processes. Ensuring we make best use of the technology we already have (e.g. Intelliflo Office) and helping to identify and assess other useful tools and solutions. Performing data collation and analysis to support incident handling and MI/Reporting. Managing and mentoring client services and operations staff, including allocating work to team members. Liaising with key providers to monitor and improve service levels and efficiency. Developing, producing and monitoring operational metrics. This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and its overall business objectives. Key Knowledge, Skills and Attributes The ideal candidate should be a confident team player that has at least 5 years' experience in a similar financial services role, with a positive attitude and enthusiastic nature, keen to become a pivotal asset to the business and its partners and clients, with the desire for continuous self-improvement and development. Highly organised, competent manager with positive attitude and enthusiastic nature. High personal standards to deliver quality services to our clients and the rest of our team. Evidence of previous management skills such as organisation, prioritisation, focus on accuracy and ability to work under pressure. Confidentiality is key, thoroughness and attention to detail, effective communication and confidence to challenge and work with teams and advisers. This role would suit a result driven, analytical and confident individual who is happy to roll up their sleeves and work alongside the team and who is keen to develop their career in Financial Services. The role may develop into a more senior Operations position for the right candidate. Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment. Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Tate is committed to promoting equal opportunities. To ensure that every candidate has the best experience with us, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make during the application or interview process. Your comfort and accessibility are our priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Additionally, we value and respect your individuality, and we invite you to share your preferred pronouns in your application.
Sep 30, 2024
Full time
Head of Wealth Management Operations. Salary: 55k to 60k plus extensive benefits Location: Bishop's Stortford, Office Based (5 days per week) About the Company: Tate is proud to partner with a bespoke wealth management firm in Bishop's Stortford that is undergoing significant expansion. The company's client proposition is akin to private banks, offering a range of wealth management services that exceed traditional IFA offerings. As part of their ambitious growth plans, they are seeking an experienced and motivated individual to lead the Client Services function as the Head of Wealth Management Operations , reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer. Main Focus of the Head of Wealth Management Operations: The role holder will be focused on building and operating effective operational processes and procedures to underpin high quality client service and administrative support, delivering unparalleled service to our clients as well as our advisers and joint venture partners. The principal activities for the role holder will include directly undertaking, managing and improving all operational aspects of new business and client servicing including but not limited to: onboarding client families and implementing recommended financial structures. management of open cases and driving them to completion. client data integrity and confidentiality. understanding, following and improving our policies and procedures. improving operational productivity capacity and resource planning and management The role holder will drive engagement and improved performance with our external service and product providers including custodians, life companies and SIPP/Bond providers. The role holder will also be a significant leader/contributor to projects and change management initiatives, providing subject matter expertise where appropriate and evaluation of new solutions throughout their development. Main Experience Requirements (essential) Excellent understanding of the financial planning and broader wealth management marketplace, preferably with recognised qualifications in financial services as well as operations or project management. Proven leadership and management of teams across business functions, crucially including the recruitment, training, integration and development of new and junior staff. Familiarity with the structures, architecture and operations of private banking, investment management and/ or stockbroking business practices is essential. Because we have a direct relationship with our custodian, experience working with a platform or clearing firm is crucial. Expert knowledge of Intelliflo Office, its features, capabilities and best practice usage, or something similar. First class organisation, prioritisation and implementation skills, capable of driving operational performance to a consistently high standard and backed up with a keen attention to detail and excellent communication skills. This is critical throughout the client lifecycle and especially for all regulated activities. Proficiency with MS Office applications is essential, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Good experience with process improvement/engineering is a distinct advantage. Specifically, duties will include: Directly undertaking operational tasks to support demand peaks, such as account opening, payments, etc. Owning, designing and documenting procedures and best practices for all processes. Ensuring we make best use of the technology we already have (e.g. Intelliflo Office) and helping to identify and assess other useful tools and solutions. Performing data collation and analysis to support incident handling and MI/Reporting. Managing and mentoring client services and operations staff, including allocating work to team members. Liaising with key providers to monitor and improve service levels and efficiency. Developing, producing and monitoring operational metrics. This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and its overall business objectives. Key Knowledge, Skills and Attributes The ideal candidate should be a confident team player that has at least 5 years' experience in a similar financial services role, with a positive attitude and enthusiastic nature, keen to become a pivotal asset to the business and its partners and clients, with the desire for continuous self-improvement and development. Highly organised, competent manager with positive attitude and enthusiastic nature. High personal standards to deliver quality services to our clients and the rest of our team. Evidence of previous management skills such as organisation, prioritisation, focus on accuracy and ability to work under pressure. Confidentiality is key, thoroughness and attention to detail, effective communication and confidence to challenge and work with teams and advisers. This role would suit a result driven, analytical and confident individual who is happy to roll up their sleeves and work alongside the team and who is keen to develop their career in Financial Services. The role may develop into a more senior Operations position for the right candidate. Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment. Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Tate is committed to promoting equal opportunities. To ensure that every candidate has the best experience with us, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make during the application or interview process. Your comfort and accessibility are our priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Additionally, we value and respect your individuality, and we invite you to share your preferred pronouns in your application.
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER (CMO) - MANCHESTER - HYBRID You will be responsible for acquiring and retaining supporters and growing the brand through strategic Digital Marketing. The CMO will oversee the ongoing development and governance of the brand and solidify the company's reputation as a respected and admired brand. Our candidate is looking for someone with a digital background, who is excellent with performance-based marketing, and is comfortable with all things data and strategy. Do you think you've got what it takes to lead a team of 16 marketing professionals and have both strategic thinking and a hands-on management style to transform the company's marketing efforts? RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the marketing strategies to achieve customer and commercial growth targets Collaborate with the product team to test new propositions to increase customer lifetime value. Design and execute successful campaigns Work with the partnerships and evaluate new opportunities Oversee and prioritize marketing activities to ensure cohesive and effective delivery Effectively track data Take ultimate responsibility for the brand and ensure consistency with brand guidelines SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Significant experience and evidence of managing a high-growth B2C online model Most likely a data-driven marketer with huge amounts of experience with marketing strategies Experience on all social media channels including but not limited to - TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Experience of building an online social community Knows the ins and outs of being in charge of a brand and campaign strategies Excellent problem skills Great at maintaining relationships with partnerships or external clients Experience with leading a team Ownership of marketing budgets. Commercial experience and negotiating with stakeholders Excellent verbal and written communication skill
Jan 30, 2024
Full time
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER (CMO) - MANCHESTER - HYBRID You will be responsible for acquiring and retaining supporters and growing the brand through strategic Digital Marketing. The CMO will oversee the ongoing development and governance of the brand and solidify the company's reputation as a respected and admired brand. Our candidate is looking for someone with a digital background, who is excellent with performance-based marketing, and is comfortable with all things data and strategy. Do you think you've got what it takes to lead a team of 16 marketing professionals and have both strategic thinking and a hands-on management style to transform the company's marketing efforts? RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the marketing strategies to achieve customer and commercial growth targets Collaborate with the product team to test new propositions to increase customer lifetime value. Design and execute successful campaigns Work with the partnerships and evaluate new opportunities Oversee and prioritize marketing activities to ensure cohesive and effective delivery Effectively track data Take ultimate responsibility for the brand and ensure consistency with brand guidelines SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Significant experience and evidence of managing a high-growth B2C online model Most likely a data-driven marketer with huge amounts of experience with marketing strategies Experience on all social media channels including but not limited to - TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube Experience of building an online social community Knows the ins and outs of being in charge of a brand and campaign strategies Excellent problem skills Great at maintaining relationships with partnerships or external clients Experience with leading a team Ownership of marketing budgets. Commercial experience and negotiating with stakeholders Excellent verbal and written communication skill
Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation. Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues. Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers. Job Purpose • Contribute to determining, managing and optimising the regulatory and economic capital and liquidity requirements for companies in the UK Division. • Contribute to an effective Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework through management of the Capital and Liquidity models. • Contribute to the development and delivery of capital and liquidity plans including Stress and Scenario Testing (SST) analyses, capital projections and sensitivities on a range of capital metrics. • Reports to the Head of Capital and Liquidity Key Accountabilities • Contribute to the production and maintenance of the methodology for the calculation of economic capital and liquidity contributing to the ERM framework, and validating the proper implementation of that methodology in capital models. • Support the production and review of methodology used to determine regulatory capital requirements and ensuring this is implemented appropriately in models and results produced for regulatory reporting purposes. • Support initiatives required to: o Optimise capital/liquidity requirements and/or o Reduce earnings volatility, and/or o Manage the risk exposure of the company in line with company risk appetite, tolerance limits and overall ERM framework. • Contribute to the development and delivery of SST results (both point in time and projections) that are required as part of an effective Enterprise Risk Management Framework. • Contribute to the production of sensitivity testing to support various requirements including: o Risk reporting as required by the Risk Function; o Assumption significance assessment; o Information necessary to support regular assessment of the robustness/endurance of risk mitigation techniques. • Contribute to the development of members of the Capital and Liquidity team in order to optimise the performance of the team. Desired Knowledge / Experience / Skills • Strong technical skills including either financial reporting or Solvency II knowledge/experience • Good understanding of the UK regulatory environment. • Delivery focused and able to take a pragmatic solution if required. • Ability to apply actuarial techniques to business problems and to see wider implications. • Proven ability to act independently as well as working as part of a wider team. • Strong communication skills (able to articulate technical and complex issues clearly both verbally and in writing to senior audiences including non-actuaries). • Demonstrated personal drive, energy, persistence and self-motivation and awareness of the needs of the wider business. • Experience in applying technical expertise to analyse risk, capital and liquidity information and convert this into management information that is both timely and helpful Qualifications Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent). Benefits of working at Canada Life We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that's regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development. How we work at Canada Life Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward. We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That's why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop. Diversity and inclusion Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we're making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus. "At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all." Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for.
Jan 17, 2024
Full time
Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation. Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues. Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers. Job Purpose • Contribute to determining, managing and optimising the regulatory and economic capital and liquidity requirements for companies in the UK Division. • Contribute to an effective Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework through management of the Capital and Liquidity models. • Contribute to the development and delivery of capital and liquidity plans including Stress and Scenario Testing (SST) analyses, capital projections and sensitivities on a range of capital metrics. • Reports to the Head of Capital and Liquidity Key Accountabilities • Contribute to the production and maintenance of the methodology for the calculation of economic capital and liquidity contributing to the ERM framework, and validating the proper implementation of that methodology in capital models. • Support the production and review of methodology used to determine regulatory capital requirements and ensuring this is implemented appropriately in models and results produced for regulatory reporting purposes. • Support initiatives required to: o Optimise capital/liquidity requirements and/or o Reduce earnings volatility, and/or o Manage the risk exposure of the company in line with company risk appetite, tolerance limits and overall ERM framework. • Contribute to the development and delivery of SST results (both point in time and projections) that are required as part of an effective Enterprise Risk Management Framework. • Contribute to the production of sensitivity testing to support various requirements including: o Risk reporting as required by the Risk Function; o Assumption significance assessment; o Information necessary to support regular assessment of the robustness/endurance of risk mitigation techniques. • Contribute to the development of members of the Capital and Liquidity team in order to optimise the performance of the team. Desired Knowledge / Experience / Skills • Strong technical skills including either financial reporting or Solvency II knowledge/experience • Good understanding of the UK regulatory environment. • Delivery focused and able to take a pragmatic solution if required. • Ability to apply actuarial techniques to business problems and to see wider implications. • Proven ability to act independently as well as working as part of a wider team. • Strong communication skills (able to articulate technical and complex issues clearly both verbally and in writing to senior audiences including non-actuaries). • Demonstrated personal drive, energy, persistence and self-motivation and awareness of the needs of the wider business. • Experience in applying technical expertise to analyse risk, capital and liquidity information and convert this into management information that is both timely and helpful Qualifications Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent). Benefits of working at Canada Life We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that's regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development. How we work at Canada Life Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward. We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That's why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop. Diversity and inclusion Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we're making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus. "At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all." Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for.
VP, Engineering (Remote - UK or US East Coast) Quit Genius is the digital clinic for substance addictions. We are on a mission to help 100 million people overcome tobacco, alcohol and opioid addictions by combining technology, healthcare and design. It's an ambitious mission, but one we fully believe in and we hire people who share our aspirations and core values. We are a global team of doctors, designers, engineers and researchers who are aligned by one common goal. Authenticity, creativity, purpose and thoughtfulness are at the heart of everything we do to deliver that goal, so finding exceptional people to come on the journey is everything to us. Quit Genius has scaled to dozens of health plans and employers, covering over 2 million lives and has already helped more than 750,000 members conquer their addictions. As of 2021, we have raised $78M from leading global investors and now work with 100+ world-class team members across our New York, London, and remote offices. If you are passionate about making an impact on the health of others, join us and make it happen! The team is looking for a VP of Engineering who will form a core part of the executive team on this exciting next phase of our growth journey. The VP of Engineering will need to possess the flexibility to deep-dive with the team to build credibility from a technical standpoint, as well as setting up requisite structures and processes for scale. The VP of Engineering will report directly into the Chief Product Officer. Position location: UK or US (East Coast). The team culture is collaborative, dynamic, hands-on, and growing. As it grows, it will be important to develop people, as well as the culture, integrating new people and ideas. You will foster a healthy and collaborative culture aligned with the Quit Genius values. This is an amazing opportunity to join an exciting and innovative organization, where you will bring responsibility and excellence to execution. You will drive autonomy and ownership into engineering and implement structures and processes that will ensure technical productivity, reliability and overall operational excellence, whilst working with the wider leadership to strategise the continued enablement delivered by Quit Genius' offering. Responsibilities: Provide excellent leadership and mentorship to members of the engineering team. Build an amazing, talented, motivated and diverse engineering team You will partner closely with leadership across all functions - Product, Design, Data, Sales, Customer Success, Growth and Marketing. Have a deep insight into the quality and output metrics of the engineering organization Build processes and tools that ensure a high performance. Work with the talent team to ensure engineering hiring capacity requirements are met. Manage the career progression of the members of the engineering team. Leadership: Experience of building, leading, and scaling engineering and development teams Well-versed in designing feature-based, autonomous engineering teams with meshed DevOps. Strong experience in implementing engineering processes and people development with the engineering function. Excellent communicator and issue resolver. Strong strategic mindset that is able to marry the short-, medium- and long-term direction of the business. Experience working with Founders to deliver on product vision. Can articulate technology vision and delivery strategy with technical and non-technical audiences alike. Technical/Engineering leadership within a modern, scaled consumerism technology business, extending to technical/engineering leadership within a mobile-first organization. Experience of leading technology in venture-backed environments and the related entrepreneurial mindset is highly desirable. Technical: Experience of designing SOA and/or microservices architectures on hosted networks and cloud infrastructures, along with expertise in the architecture and integration of applications into existing web stacks without performance issues. Experience of developing consumer-grade mobile applications. Expertise in leveraging data and analytics in consumer propositions to drive personalisation. Experience of developing products with strong security and compliance requirements would be an advantage. Exposure to platform development, extending to an experience of customizing existing technology platforms/applications. Ability to join technology to markets through product development.E Experience in developing platforms/applications under regulation would be an advantage. Benefits at Quit Genius: Generous and meaningful stock options Pension package 28 days annual leave Enhanced parental leave, both for maternity and paternity Flexible working environment Generous learning and development budget Company-wide yoga sessions Calm subscription Accelerated career growth opportunities to match the fast-paced growth of the business Join a talented, passionate and ambitious team of doctors, designers and technologists with a fun-loving culture Our teams at Quit Genius are made up of an incredible range of talented people from all walks of life. We believe that diversity of any description leads to innovation, idea sharing and collaboration. Quit Genius is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status. Diversity and Inclusion are paramount to the success of our mission and our culture is driven by our differences, each of which we embrace with open arms.
Dec 06, 2022
Full time
VP, Engineering (Remote - UK or US East Coast) Quit Genius is the digital clinic for substance addictions. We are on a mission to help 100 million people overcome tobacco, alcohol and opioid addictions by combining technology, healthcare and design. It's an ambitious mission, but one we fully believe in and we hire people who share our aspirations and core values. We are a global team of doctors, designers, engineers and researchers who are aligned by one common goal. Authenticity, creativity, purpose and thoughtfulness are at the heart of everything we do to deliver that goal, so finding exceptional people to come on the journey is everything to us. Quit Genius has scaled to dozens of health plans and employers, covering over 2 million lives and has already helped more than 750,000 members conquer their addictions. As of 2021, we have raised $78M from leading global investors and now work with 100+ world-class team members across our New York, London, and remote offices. If you are passionate about making an impact on the health of others, join us and make it happen! The team is looking for a VP of Engineering who will form a core part of the executive team on this exciting next phase of our growth journey. The VP of Engineering will need to possess the flexibility to deep-dive with the team to build credibility from a technical standpoint, as well as setting up requisite structures and processes for scale. The VP of Engineering will report directly into the Chief Product Officer. Position location: UK or US (East Coast). The team culture is collaborative, dynamic, hands-on, and growing. As it grows, it will be important to develop people, as well as the culture, integrating new people and ideas. You will foster a healthy and collaborative culture aligned with the Quit Genius values. This is an amazing opportunity to join an exciting and innovative organization, where you will bring responsibility and excellence to execution. You will drive autonomy and ownership into engineering and implement structures and processes that will ensure technical productivity, reliability and overall operational excellence, whilst working with the wider leadership to strategise the continued enablement delivered by Quit Genius' offering. Responsibilities: Provide excellent leadership and mentorship to members of the engineering team. Build an amazing, talented, motivated and diverse engineering team You will partner closely with leadership across all functions - Product, Design, Data, Sales, Customer Success, Growth and Marketing. Have a deep insight into the quality and output metrics of the engineering organization Build processes and tools that ensure a high performance. Work with the talent team to ensure engineering hiring capacity requirements are met. Manage the career progression of the members of the engineering team. Leadership: Experience of building, leading, and scaling engineering and development teams Well-versed in designing feature-based, autonomous engineering teams with meshed DevOps. Strong experience in implementing engineering processes and people development with the engineering function. Excellent communicator and issue resolver. Strong strategic mindset that is able to marry the short-, medium- and long-term direction of the business. Experience working with Founders to deliver on product vision. Can articulate technology vision and delivery strategy with technical and non-technical audiences alike. Technical/Engineering leadership within a modern, scaled consumerism technology business, extending to technical/engineering leadership within a mobile-first organization. Experience of leading technology in venture-backed environments and the related entrepreneurial mindset is highly desirable. Technical: Experience of designing SOA and/or microservices architectures on hosted networks and cloud infrastructures, along with expertise in the architecture and integration of applications into existing web stacks without performance issues. Experience of developing consumer-grade mobile applications. Expertise in leveraging data and analytics in consumer propositions to drive personalisation. Experience of developing products with strong security and compliance requirements would be an advantage. Exposure to platform development, extending to an experience of customizing existing technology platforms/applications. Ability to join technology to markets through product development.E Experience in developing platforms/applications under regulation would be an advantage. Benefits at Quit Genius: Generous and meaningful stock options Pension package 28 days annual leave Enhanced parental leave, both for maternity and paternity Flexible working environment Generous learning and development budget Company-wide yoga sessions Calm subscription Accelerated career growth opportunities to match the fast-paced growth of the business Join a talented, passionate and ambitious team of doctors, designers and technologists with a fun-loving culture Our teams at Quit Genius are made up of an incredible range of talented people from all walks of life. We believe that diversity of any description leads to innovation, idea sharing and collaboration. Quit Genius is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status. Diversity and Inclusion are paramount to the success of our mission and our culture is driven by our differences, each of which we embrace with open arms.
Our client is a large successful international bank, devoting a long history of success across the global market, that have offices based in the City. THE RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide people and technical leadership across Core Compliance, Compliance Advisory, and Compliance Monitoring. Act as a manager to all the team leaders of the compliance teams (including performing line manager's duties jointly with the Head of Department, performance contracts and bi-annual appraisals of direct reports; Ensure the tasks are allocated and undertaken accurately and in a timely manner by relevant staff, including the team leaders of Core Compliance, Compliance Advisory, and Compliance Monitoring. Provide strong leadership in the planning, scheduling and the output of risk-based compliance monitoring reviews appropriate to the risk-assessment of the business proposition and current regulatory and industry thinking. Ensure business knowledge, processes and controls are accurately and proportionately assessed against regulatory and internal compliance standards. Ensure the team applies strong analytical reasoning skills to risk-rate outcomes and determine the level of impact of issues identified, and risk-assess the business undertaken and operational practices for consideration of inclusion in the compliance monitoring programme. Develop and maintain a risk-based approach to planning and scoping activities to be undertaken to ensure there is adequate oversight of the compliance risks across both regulated entities. Assist Wholesale, Corporate and Retail Banking with management of regulatory risks including, determine the compliance risk management mechanism of the department, identify, assess and regularly report to the Head of Legal and Compliance any compliance risks, with recommendations on measures that can be taken to mitigate these risks. Assist Wholesale, Corporate and Retail Banking with the design and implementation of first line of defence systems and controls to enable self monitoring by the department to ensure that their business processes and systems operate in accordance with the Bank's policy and applicable regulatory requirements. Design Compliance Annual Work Plans. Take responsibility for the design and implementation of compliance policies and procedures as required in order to meet the requirements of new/updated regulations/legislation and embed these within the Bank; Act as the Bank's subject matter expert in relation to compliance matters; Respond to requests for advice from business units, support departments and branch offices and provide the appropriate level of support to resolve the matter being referred; Represent the Legal and Compliance Department during the meetings, such as project and product launches, provide support and guidance in relation to possible solutions; Take the lead in Compliance related projects; Participate in planning, preparation, and delivery of compliance related training; Ensure reporting in respect of outputs and regulatory change is completed accurately and on a timely basis. This includes regular reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance Department, Deputy Head of Legal and Compliance Department, Chief Compliance Officer and Compliance Committee, as well as providing ad hoc management information. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Degree level education (preferably law, banking or finance); Banking and/or compliance related qualification; Significant compliance experience in the financial services industry. Advising on legal and regulatory requirements; Assessing regulatory change and building compliance frameworks; Implementing regulatory requirements; For further information please contact Hannah Tabatabai
Nov 27, 2022
Full time
Our client is a large successful international bank, devoting a long history of success across the global market, that have offices based in the City. THE RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide people and technical leadership across Core Compliance, Compliance Advisory, and Compliance Monitoring. Act as a manager to all the team leaders of the compliance teams (including performing line manager's duties jointly with the Head of Department, performance contracts and bi-annual appraisals of direct reports; Ensure the tasks are allocated and undertaken accurately and in a timely manner by relevant staff, including the team leaders of Core Compliance, Compliance Advisory, and Compliance Monitoring. Provide strong leadership in the planning, scheduling and the output of risk-based compliance monitoring reviews appropriate to the risk-assessment of the business proposition and current regulatory and industry thinking. Ensure business knowledge, processes and controls are accurately and proportionately assessed against regulatory and internal compliance standards. Ensure the team applies strong analytical reasoning skills to risk-rate outcomes and determine the level of impact of issues identified, and risk-assess the business undertaken and operational practices for consideration of inclusion in the compliance monitoring programme. Develop and maintain a risk-based approach to planning and scoping activities to be undertaken to ensure there is adequate oversight of the compliance risks across both regulated entities. Assist Wholesale, Corporate and Retail Banking with management of regulatory risks including, determine the compliance risk management mechanism of the department, identify, assess and regularly report to the Head of Legal and Compliance any compliance risks, with recommendations on measures that can be taken to mitigate these risks. Assist Wholesale, Corporate and Retail Banking with the design and implementation of first line of defence systems and controls to enable self monitoring by the department to ensure that their business processes and systems operate in accordance with the Bank's policy and applicable regulatory requirements. Design Compliance Annual Work Plans. Take responsibility for the design and implementation of compliance policies and procedures as required in order to meet the requirements of new/updated regulations/legislation and embed these within the Bank; Act as the Bank's subject matter expert in relation to compliance matters; Respond to requests for advice from business units, support departments and branch offices and provide the appropriate level of support to resolve the matter being referred; Represent the Legal and Compliance Department during the meetings, such as project and product launches, provide support and guidance in relation to possible solutions; Take the lead in Compliance related projects; Participate in planning, preparation, and delivery of compliance related training; Ensure reporting in respect of outputs and regulatory change is completed accurately and on a timely basis. This includes regular reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance Department, Deputy Head of Legal and Compliance Department, Chief Compliance Officer and Compliance Committee, as well as providing ad hoc management information. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Degree level education (preferably law, banking or finance); Banking and/or compliance related qualification; Significant compliance experience in the financial services industry. Advising on legal and regulatory requirements; Assessing regulatory change and building compliance frameworks; Implementing regulatory requirements; For further information please contact Hannah Tabatabai
Overview: Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap. As part of RSSB's commitment to increase the revenue from its commercial services, the Senior Commercial Marketing Manager heads up a team that creates marketing plans for RSSB's Training, Consultancy, Affiliation, and Supplier Assurance propositions. This exciting role will be responsible for the development and implementation of the commercial promotional strategy, targeting RSSB members and the wider rail industry, both in the UK and internationally. A strategic thinker and effective communicator, you will be supported by a dedicated Marketing Manager, colleagues across the Marketing, Content and Events team and the services of an integrated B2B marketing agency. In addition to using CRM, member data and analytics to drive lead generation, the role also provides the opportunity to develop RSSB's digital marketing capability as part of a rolling programme of investment in Dynamics for Marketing and Sitecore. Reporting to the Marketing Director, this role is a fantastic opportunity to join RSSB at a time of positive change in the rail industry. Responsibilities: RSSB Commercial offerings - marketing plan development Manage the development and delivery of the marketing strategy for the Affiliation, Training, Consultancy and Supplier Assurance, agreeing KPIs, budgets, messaging, timelines and channel strategy for each proposition. Act as the initial point of contact for internal stakeholders, with a focus on the achievement of agreed lead generation and retention targets across the commercial offerings in-line with wider commercial goals and business objectives. Contribute to the achievement of commercial and business objectives, revenue targets and product development strategies through the commissioning and provision of market research and customer analysis. Evaluate national and international markets for Affiliation, Training and Consultancy to identify and shape target customer segments and adapt campaign plans, collateral and execution to suit these segments. Develop and track key performance metrics, including customer acquisition cost associated with digital channels (CAC), the resulting net lifetime value (LTV) and the associated CAC:LTV ratio, and report insights to the Marketing Director and Chief Commercial Officer. Lead the Commercial Marketing team and line manage the Commercial Marketing Manager. Work collaboratively across the wider Marketing Team, commissioning and specifying web, media relations activity and content marketing assets in good time and with clear and viable briefs. Digital Marketing - channel development Act as the informed internal client for digital marketing capability for Business Development and Engagement, articulating requirements, ensuring best practice, providing informed comment and 'fit for purpose' sign off recommendations to the senior leadership team. Set Marketing requirements for inclusion in the IT development roadmap to help produce an aligned multi-channel roadmap that links the digital channels, Events, CRM and the website to provide a connected, data-driven digital ecosystem. Act as the Business Development and Engagement expert and point of contact with the Data Protection Officer at RSSB, creating regulatory compliant marketing processes and policies while ensuring the best possible use of RSSB customer data to support business objectives. This includes challenging established thinking and overcoming barriers to the way data can be used to ensure it is exploited to its full potential. Qualifications: Essential criteria: Demonstrated track record of achievement and of influencing business outcomes across diverse functional boundaries, in a matrix structure. Proven project management skills with experience of delivering projects to a high standard, on time and to budget. Business acumen and analytical skills that translate to effective marketing tactics and strategy, contributing to business growth. Fundamental understanding of digital marketing systems, digital marketing best practice and the ability to specify an effective digital marketing requirements. Able to generate and interrogate customer and campaign data to create data insights for subsequent implementation and campaign enhancement. Proven experience of CRM (Microsoft Dynamics 365 or an equivalent platform) deployment, enhancement and operation to drive email, direct marketing, surveys and customer data integration across web and social media channels to drive customer engagement and response. Line management experience, setting objectives, managing direct reports and supporting the development of subordinates. Qualifications: Degree-level education or equivalent Post-graduate marketing or digital marketing qualification or equivalent Knowledge: Experience of digital analysis and reporting, including use of Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Sitecore Analytics, Hotjar, Open Site Explorer, TwentyThree, Buzzsprout, Campaign Manager, ClickDimensions and Dynamics for Marketing. Experience of social media tools such as HootSuite, Brandwatch and Falcon and an understanding of HTML, XHTML, CSS, Java, web publishing, Flash. Appropriate understanding of GDPR and PECR and the application of these regulations in the B2B marketing environment. E-literate and competent in developing, administering and using PC and associated networks and systems (Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint etc.) to acquire, manipulate and disseminate information. Personal attributes: A strategic thinker and effective communicator, with personal integrity and the ability to make rational, realistic and sound decisions. Ability to remain calm and objective, whilst working to tight deadlines and on numerous projects. Personable, articulate and with the gravitas to persuade a complex set of senior and executive level stakeholders, building effective working relationships. Experienced at conflict management, building collaborative relationships and listening to others. Able to monitor progress against agreed plans and pivot strategy if initial activities fall short of achieving set objectives. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close this vacancy before the advertised deadline if sufficient numbers of applications are received. We value diversity and equal opportunities in employment and are committed to creating a workplace which is inclusive to everyone. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria, to apply for our jobs. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know in advance by emailing If you require any reasonable adjustments with respect to our selection process including information in an alternative format, please contact us at We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request. We value our staff and we offer a competitive benefits package to ensure our staff can achieve their best throughout their journey with us. This includes 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); a holiday buy and sell scheme; private medical and dental cover; a season ticket loan and travel subsidy; access to a cycle to work scheme; volunteer leave; a performance related bonus and pension.
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Overview: Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap. As part of RSSB's commitment to increase the revenue from its commercial services, the Senior Commercial Marketing Manager heads up a team that creates marketing plans for RSSB's Training, Consultancy, Affiliation, and Supplier Assurance propositions. This exciting role will be responsible for the development and implementation of the commercial promotional strategy, targeting RSSB members and the wider rail industry, both in the UK and internationally. A strategic thinker and effective communicator, you will be supported by a dedicated Marketing Manager, colleagues across the Marketing, Content and Events team and the services of an integrated B2B marketing agency. In addition to using CRM, member data and analytics to drive lead generation, the role also provides the opportunity to develop RSSB's digital marketing capability as part of a rolling programme of investment in Dynamics for Marketing and Sitecore. Reporting to the Marketing Director, this role is a fantastic opportunity to join RSSB at a time of positive change in the rail industry. Responsibilities: RSSB Commercial offerings - marketing plan development Manage the development and delivery of the marketing strategy for the Affiliation, Training, Consultancy and Supplier Assurance, agreeing KPIs, budgets, messaging, timelines and channel strategy for each proposition. Act as the initial point of contact for internal stakeholders, with a focus on the achievement of agreed lead generation and retention targets across the commercial offerings in-line with wider commercial goals and business objectives. Contribute to the achievement of commercial and business objectives, revenue targets and product development strategies through the commissioning and provision of market research and customer analysis. Evaluate national and international markets for Affiliation, Training and Consultancy to identify and shape target customer segments and adapt campaign plans, collateral and execution to suit these segments. Develop and track key performance metrics, including customer acquisition cost associated with digital channels (CAC), the resulting net lifetime value (LTV) and the associated CAC:LTV ratio, and report insights to the Marketing Director and Chief Commercial Officer. Lead the Commercial Marketing team and line manage the Commercial Marketing Manager. Work collaboratively across the wider Marketing Team, commissioning and specifying web, media relations activity and content marketing assets in good time and with clear and viable briefs. Digital Marketing - channel development Act as the informed internal client for digital marketing capability for Business Development and Engagement, articulating requirements, ensuring best practice, providing informed comment and 'fit for purpose' sign off recommendations to the senior leadership team. Set Marketing requirements for inclusion in the IT development roadmap to help produce an aligned multi-channel roadmap that links the digital channels, Events, CRM and the website to provide a connected, data-driven digital ecosystem. Act as the Business Development and Engagement expert and point of contact with the Data Protection Officer at RSSB, creating regulatory compliant marketing processes and policies while ensuring the best possible use of RSSB customer data to support business objectives. This includes challenging established thinking and overcoming barriers to the way data can be used to ensure it is exploited to its full potential. Qualifications: Essential criteria: Demonstrated track record of achievement and of influencing business outcomes across diverse functional boundaries, in a matrix structure. Proven project management skills with experience of delivering projects to a high standard, on time and to budget. Business acumen and analytical skills that translate to effective marketing tactics and strategy, contributing to business growth. Fundamental understanding of digital marketing systems, digital marketing best practice and the ability to specify an effective digital marketing requirements. Able to generate and interrogate customer and campaign data to create data insights for subsequent implementation and campaign enhancement. Proven experience of CRM (Microsoft Dynamics 365 or an equivalent platform) deployment, enhancement and operation to drive email, direct marketing, surveys and customer data integration across web and social media channels to drive customer engagement and response. Line management experience, setting objectives, managing direct reports and supporting the development of subordinates. Qualifications: Degree-level education or equivalent Post-graduate marketing or digital marketing qualification or equivalent Knowledge: Experience of digital analysis and reporting, including use of Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Sitecore Analytics, Hotjar, Open Site Explorer, TwentyThree, Buzzsprout, Campaign Manager, ClickDimensions and Dynamics for Marketing. Experience of social media tools such as HootSuite, Brandwatch and Falcon and an understanding of HTML, XHTML, CSS, Java, web publishing, Flash. Appropriate understanding of GDPR and PECR and the application of these regulations in the B2B marketing environment. E-literate and competent in developing, administering and using PC and associated networks and systems (Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint etc.) to acquire, manipulate and disseminate information. Personal attributes: A strategic thinker and effective communicator, with personal integrity and the ability to make rational, realistic and sound decisions. Ability to remain calm and objective, whilst working to tight deadlines and on numerous projects. Personable, articulate and with the gravitas to persuade a complex set of senior and executive level stakeholders, building effective working relationships. Experienced at conflict management, building collaborative relationships and listening to others. Able to monitor progress against agreed plans and pivot strategy if initial activities fall short of achieving set objectives. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close this vacancy before the advertised deadline if sufficient numbers of applications are received. We value diversity and equal opportunities in employment and are committed to creating a workplace which is inclusive to everyone. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria, to apply for our jobs. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know in advance by emailing If you require any reasonable adjustments with respect to our selection process including information in an alternative format, please contact us at We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request. We value our staff and we offer a competitive benefits package to ensure our staff can achieve their best throughout their journey with us. This includes 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); a holiday buy and sell scheme; private medical and dental cover; a season ticket loan and travel subsidy; access to a cycle to work scheme; volunteer leave; a performance related bonus and pension.
WELCOME TO KFC Welcome to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Our world famous chicken restaurant brand all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who created a finger lickin' good recipe more than 75 years ago, a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. He started travelling by car to different restaurants and cooked his fried chicken on the spot for restaurant owners. He did this at the age of 65. If the owner liked the chicken, they would enter into a handshake agreement to sell the Colonel's chicken. Legend has it that Colonel Sanders heard 1009 "No's" before he heard his first yes. The Colonel's story still inspires us today. It reminds us how grit, perseverance, dedication and ambition along with hard work can create success; regardless of your age or where you come from. Our purpose as an employer is to empower our people to find their own secret recipe in life too. ABOUT THE ROLE KFC UKI is looking to bring on board a talentedRetail Innovation Lead.We want someone who not only LOVES chicken but has a real passion for growth and delivering winning results. We are looking for a superstar who willlead transformational initiatives that unlock our ability to be more agile in how we sell our finger-lickin' good chicken to our consumers.You will drive the innovation roadmap and own the end-to end process from ideation to restaurant roll-out, building commercial business cases, and cementing franchisee relationships. You will also be responsible for developing thought leadership around new processes, equipment and technology around the brand's retail channels. WHAT YOU'LL DO: You will lead a multi-discipline team to identify new opportunities, set-up problem solving sessions, develop hypotheses, manage research & analysis, shape requirements, build, test & scale new innovations. You are customer-focused, ensuring our future innovation actively benefits their order journey. You will define and shape the investments for new retail technologies or optimisation of current platforms to unlock opportunities that were not feasible previously. You will define the strategy and roadmap for Agile Menus, serving the most relevant & dynamic menu offer to guests depending on day part or their personal meal occasion. You will lead the development and implementation of identified big bets. You will set up a strong project team who will see each initiative to fruition. You will manage senior stakeholders and recommend investment & resource decisions. You will identify relevant digital trends that can inform and impact disruptive retail transformations for the organisation. You will build strong relationships with our Leadership Team and Franchise owners to drive and implement the growth plan. WHAT WE'D LOVE FROM YOU EXPERIENCE You have 5+ years' experience in either management consulting, digital and marketing transformation, e-commerce and/or retail industry. You have a broad business knowledge, from managing P&L to developing & implementing new product & propositions to market. You also are gifted in analysing data and churning out actionable insights from it. You have a strong project management experience, managing multiple initiatives simultaneously. You also have experience leading people and delivering results through a team. You have a growth mindset - you'll be connecting the dots in fresh ways to make amazing things happen. You are not afraid to stretch boundaries and think outside of the box to get results. The industry is constantly changing, we need a pioneer to help cement KFC's leadership as the go-to-brand for your fried chicken. You have an experimental mindset - you create the motivation to constantly experiment, test hypotheses that will advance our growth ambitions. You have the ability to deal with failure and to fail forward - learning from the results and informing the next proposition to test. You have the ability to cut through the jargon and speak fluent "consumer" but with our brand and menu vision at the very heart of your ideas will be a real benefit. You have proven ability to effectively prioritise and lead complex cross-functional projects. You have advanced analytical experience (Excel required, Programming Languages a plus). You have excellent visual presentation skills. You are a highly articulate communicator with gravitas and executive presence. You have strong internal and external stakeholder management abilities. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: You have worked on menu management projects and are well-versed with menu management technologies available in market. You have experience working with Digital Technology teams to deliver products to market. You have a good understanding of digital and emerging channels. ABOUT YOU You are a leader with stretch to grow in the business and a strong ability to collaborate and take people with you as you lead them towards your vision. You see yourself as a people grower and team player and love to get stuck in. You are assertive, with the confidence to be voice of authority, and are not afraid to do what is best for the team. You bring a high-energy and a passionate outlook to the job and can influence those around you. You are a highly strategic thinker, passionate about disruption and innovation but pragmatic in your execution. You may be the nextRetail Innovation Leadbut you're a future Chief Customer Officer, your ambition and hunger for the next move will see you thrive in our culture of building great international careers. You will bring your own special secret recipe to the KFC team culture. JOIN THE KFC TEAM: What's in it for you? Here's some of what you can expect: REWARD, PROGRESSION AND LOTS OF RECOGNITION A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including; Your workplace: We can offer flexibility - our RSC is in Woking. Fry-YAY - Finish up at 1pm every Friday (All year round) Bonus - We work hard and do our best work to succeed together. When the company and individual goals are reached, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme. Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover Flexible and Voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance, Health Screening and Gym Discounts. Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and income protection insurance which provides protection and peace of mind. Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days per year After 5 years' service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days Wellness - We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes, including: Recharge Days - an additional 5 days per year to disconnect from our day-to-day (in addition to annual and bank holidays). Wellbeing Gift - £50 to invest in an app that will help your personal health and well-being Wellbeing Reimbursement - A fund to claim back costs throughout the year that support your well-being such as vitamins subscriptions, language lessons, gym membership. Sanctus - 1:1 Mental Health coaching sessions. 'Leave me the cluck alone time' - an hour per day outside of your lunch break to step away from your screen. Virtual Commute -time blocked out in our diaries to give space without meetings to start and finish the day the most effective way. Study Support may be available for job-related qualifications Parental Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave and flexible return to work options for those important times. Colleague Discount - If you love KFC as much as we do, our staff discount makes it even more affordable. KFC can be a sociable company if that's your thing, and we strive to incorporate our company value of fun whenever we can from payday drinks to weekly sports clubs; there's extensive wellness and mental health support with Sanctus Training and yoga classes so you can choose how little or how much you get involved. If this all sounds like you and you are keen to join a global, dynamic and ambitious company you can thrive in, then get in touch!
Sep 03, 2022
Full time
WELCOME TO KFC Welcome to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Our world famous chicken restaurant brand all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who created a finger lickin' good recipe more than 75 years ago, a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. He started travelling by car to different restaurants and cooked his fried chicken on the spot for restaurant owners. He did this at the age of 65. If the owner liked the chicken, they would enter into a handshake agreement to sell the Colonel's chicken. Legend has it that Colonel Sanders heard 1009 "No's" before he heard his first yes. The Colonel's story still inspires us today. It reminds us how grit, perseverance, dedication and ambition along with hard work can create success; regardless of your age or where you come from. Our purpose as an employer is to empower our people to find their own secret recipe in life too. ABOUT THE ROLE KFC UKI is looking to bring on board a talentedRetail Innovation Lead.We want someone who not only LOVES chicken but has a real passion for growth and delivering winning results. We are looking for a superstar who willlead transformational initiatives that unlock our ability to be more agile in how we sell our finger-lickin' good chicken to our consumers.You will drive the innovation roadmap and own the end-to end process from ideation to restaurant roll-out, building commercial business cases, and cementing franchisee relationships. You will also be responsible for developing thought leadership around new processes, equipment and technology around the brand's retail channels. WHAT YOU'LL DO: You will lead a multi-discipline team to identify new opportunities, set-up problem solving sessions, develop hypotheses, manage research & analysis, shape requirements, build, test & scale new innovations. You are customer-focused, ensuring our future innovation actively benefits their order journey. You will define and shape the investments for new retail technologies or optimisation of current platforms to unlock opportunities that were not feasible previously. You will define the strategy and roadmap for Agile Menus, serving the most relevant & dynamic menu offer to guests depending on day part or their personal meal occasion. You will lead the development and implementation of identified big bets. You will set up a strong project team who will see each initiative to fruition. You will manage senior stakeholders and recommend investment & resource decisions. You will identify relevant digital trends that can inform and impact disruptive retail transformations for the organisation. You will build strong relationships with our Leadership Team and Franchise owners to drive and implement the growth plan. WHAT WE'D LOVE FROM YOU EXPERIENCE You have 5+ years' experience in either management consulting, digital and marketing transformation, e-commerce and/or retail industry. You have a broad business knowledge, from managing P&L to developing & implementing new product & propositions to market. You also are gifted in analysing data and churning out actionable insights from it. You have a strong project management experience, managing multiple initiatives simultaneously. You also have experience leading people and delivering results through a team. You have a growth mindset - you'll be connecting the dots in fresh ways to make amazing things happen. You are not afraid to stretch boundaries and think outside of the box to get results. The industry is constantly changing, we need a pioneer to help cement KFC's leadership as the go-to-brand for your fried chicken. You have an experimental mindset - you create the motivation to constantly experiment, test hypotheses that will advance our growth ambitions. You have the ability to deal with failure and to fail forward - learning from the results and informing the next proposition to test. You have the ability to cut through the jargon and speak fluent "consumer" but with our brand and menu vision at the very heart of your ideas will be a real benefit. You have proven ability to effectively prioritise and lead complex cross-functional projects. You have advanced analytical experience (Excel required, Programming Languages a plus). You have excellent visual presentation skills. You are a highly articulate communicator with gravitas and executive presence. You have strong internal and external stakeholder management abilities. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: You have worked on menu management projects and are well-versed with menu management technologies available in market. You have experience working with Digital Technology teams to deliver products to market. You have a good understanding of digital and emerging channels. ABOUT YOU You are a leader with stretch to grow in the business and a strong ability to collaborate and take people with you as you lead them towards your vision. You see yourself as a people grower and team player and love to get stuck in. You are assertive, with the confidence to be voice of authority, and are not afraid to do what is best for the team. You bring a high-energy and a passionate outlook to the job and can influence those around you. You are a highly strategic thinker, passionate about disruption and innovation but pragmatic in your execution. You may be the nextRetail Innovation Leadbut you're a future Chief Customer Officer, your ambition and hunger for the next move will see you thrive in our culture of building great international careers. You will bring your own special secret recipe to the KFC team culture. JOIN THE KFC TEAM: What's in it for you? Here's some of what you can expect: REWARD, PROGRESSION AND LOTS OF RECOGNITION A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including; Your workplace: We can offer flexibility - our RSC is in Woking. Fry-YAY - Finish up at 1pm every Friday (All year round) Bonus - We work hard and do our best work to succeed together. When the company and individual goals are reached, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme. Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover Flexible and Voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance, Health Screening and Gym Discounts. Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and income protection insurance which provides protection and peace of mind. Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days per year After 5 years' service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days Wellness - We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes, including: Recharge Days - an additional 5 days per year to disconnect from our day-to-day (in addition to annual and bank holidays). Wellbeing Gift - £50 to invest in an app that will help your personal health and well-being Wellbeing Reimbursement - A fund to claim back costs throughout the year that support your well-being such as vitamins subscriptions, language lessons, gym membership. Sanctus - 1:1 Mental Health coaching sessions. 'Leave me the cluck alone time' - an hour per day outside of your lunch break to step away from your screen. Virtual Commute -time blocked out in our diaries to give space without meetings to start and finish the day the most effective way. Study Support may be available for job-related qualifications Parental Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave and flexible return to work options for those important times. Colleague Discount - If you love KFC as much as we do, our staff discount makes it even more affordable. KFC can be a sociable company if that's your thing, and we strive to incorporate our company value of fun whenever we can from payday drinks to weekly sports clubs; there's extensive wellness and mental health support with Sanctus Training and yoga classes so you can choose how little or how much you get involved. If this all sounds like you and you are keen to join a global, dynamic and ambitious company you can thrive in, then get in touch!
Job Title: Assistant Company Secretary Business Unit: Group Commercial, Joint Ventures Salary: Starting from £27,000 - £34,000 Location: Remote working / Hybrid - requirement to travel to London on occasion. Contract Type: Fixed Term 12 months Feeling Insatiably Curious about your next adventure? You might have just found it. As the VMUTM Assistant Company Secretary you will support the Company Secretary in providing full company secretarial and corporate governance support to the VMUTM Board and Board Committees. You will also help support the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in conjunction with other members of his team, in maintaining high standards of corporate governance across the executive management governance framework. Virgin Money Unit Trust Managers Limited (VMUTM) is a joint venture between Virgin Money Holdings (UK) PLC (Virgin Money) and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (ASI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Life Aberdeen plc. VMUTM provides investments and pensions propositions combining Virgin Money's brand, scale and retail distribution expertise with ASI's market-leading investment solutions and asset management technology. Here's some tasks you'll be doing; Support the Company Secretary with coordination and administration of the VMUTM Board, Board Committee and Executive-level committee meetings (and as necessary ad-hoc working sessions as agreed with the Board Chair and CEO) Advise on and provide input to the drafting of Board and Board Committee papers and Board and shareholder resolutions (including the circulation and execution thereof) pertaining to corporate governance matters Provide quality assurance on all Board and Board Committee material including on Board and Board Committee MI, maintaining templates and guidance notes as necessary, arranging and conducting training and providing feedback to ensure continuous improvement Provide input to key governance and reporting documents including the Annual Report and Accounts and relevant regulatory reporting Support the Company Secretary on corporate governance projects including providing advice and coordinating the set-up and maintenance of any confidentiality arrangements Respond to enquiries, including from the company's auditor and shareholders, in relation to Board, Board Committee and shareholder approved matters Keep up to date on developments in company law, corporate governance best practice and relevant regulation and make recommendations to the Company Secretary on the action necessary in relation to the company's corporate governance framework To be successful you'll need to bring; You must be a Chartered Secretary (or have substantially completed a Chartered Secretary qualification) or hold a relevant legal qualification. Good technical knowledge of company secretarial practice in a private limited company ideally gained within asset management or wider financial services. A strong team player but also confident working under own initiative and managing own workload. Can demonstrate a flexible and adaptive approach to work and the skills and abilities to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Can deal confidently with demanding situations and time critical tasks, deputising for the Company Secretary from time to time Highly organised, able to juggle numerous priorities and keep to deadlines Excellent communication skills Demonstrates an investigative and intuitive mindset to problem solve and find solutions We'd love you to have; Good understanding and practical application of company secretarial practices and corporate governance best practice Good knowledge of the Companies Act and the legal responsibilities of directors and private limited companies in the UK and of corporate governance best practice Knowledge of asset management regulation and broader financial services regulation We really need you to have the skills and experience listed in the ' To be successful you'll need to bring' section above, but the rest is just our wish list, so please don't let that put you off applying, we'd love to hear from you! RED HOT Rewards • 38.5 days annual leave for all colleagues (including bank holidays and pro rata if part-time) • Five extra paid well-being days per year • 20 weeks paid, gender neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt • Option to receive up to a 13% pension contribution • Six months sick leave and six months half pay • A digital-first colleague experience • Ability to work anywhere in the UK And the great news is, all these benefits are available to colleagues from day one! Inclusion at Virgin Money Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do here at Virgin Money. It's good for you, it's good for us and it's amazing for our customers. We know that great minds don't think alike, so we rely on your diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs and backgrounds to be the best we can possibly be. Got any questions about this or need some support with your application? We'd love to hear from you so get in touch with our careers team at . Point to note… At the minute, depending on which team you are joining, lots of us are working from home. This is something that may change over time, and if so, we will come together in one of our hub locations, giving you the chance to meet your new colleagues in person. We will of course, make sure you have the IT equipment to access our systems and to interact digitally with your new team and colleagues, but we thought it best to let you know this in advance, so you can make sure you are set up to work safely and productively. If you have any questions on this let us know! Now the legal bit… If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing 3 years' worth of satisfactory references.
Jan 18, 2022
Full time
Job Title: Assistant Company Secretary Business Unit: Group Commercial, Joint Ventures Salary: Starting from £27,000 - £34,000 Location: Remote working / Hybrid - requirement to travel to London on occasion. Contract Type: Fixed Term 12 months Feeling Insatiably Curious about your next adventure? You might have just found it. As the VMUTM Assistant Company Secretary you will support the Company Secretary in providing full company secretarial and corporate governance support to the VMUTM Board and Board Committees. You will also help support the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in conjunction with other members of his team, in maintaining high standards of corporate governance across the executive management governance framework. Virgin Money Unit Trust Managers Limited (VMUTM) is a joint venture between Virgin Money Holdings (UK) PLC (Virgin Money) and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (ASI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Life Aberdeen plc. VMUTM provides investments and pensions propositions combining Virgin Money's brand, scale and retail distribution expertise with ASI's market-leading investment solutions and asset management technology. Here's some tasks you'll be doing; Support the Company Secretary with coordination and administration of the VMUTM Board, Board Committee and Executive-level committee meetings (and as necessary ad-hoc working sessions as agreed with the Board Chair and CEO) Advise on and provide input to the drafting of Board and Board Committee papers and Board and shareholder resolutions (including the circulation and execution thereof) pertaining to corporate governance matters Provide quality assurance on all Board and Board Committee material including on Board and Board Committee MI, maintaining templates and guidance notes as necessary, arranging and conducting training and providing feedback to ensure continuous improvement Provide input to key governance and reporting documents including the Annual Report and Accounts and relevant regulatory reporting Support the Company Secretary on corporate governance projects including providing advice and coordinating the set-up and maintenance of any confidentiality arrangements Respond to enquiries, including from the company's auditor and shareholders, in relation to Board, Board Committee and shareholder approved matters Keep up to date on developments in company law, corporate governance best practice and relevant regulation and make recommendations to the Company Secretary on the action necessary in relation to the company's corporate governance framework To be successful you'll need to bring; You must be a Chartered Secretary (or have substantially completed a Chartered Secretary qualification) or hold a relevant legal qualification. Good technical knowledge of company secretarial practice in a private limited company ideally gained within asset management or wider financial services. A strong team player but also confident working under own initiative and managing own workload. Can demonstrate a flexible and adaptive approach to work and the skills and abilities to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Can deal confidently with demanding situations and time critical tasks, deputising for the Company Secretary from time to time Highly organised, able to juggle numerous priorities and keep to deadlines Excellent communication skills Demonstrates an investigative and intuitive mindset to problem solve and find solutions We'd love you to have; Good understanding and practical application of company secretarial practices and corporate governance best practice Good knowledge of the Companies Act and the legal responsibilities of directors and private limited companies in the UK and of corporate governance best practice Knowledge of asset management regulation and broader financial services regulation We really need you to have the skills and experience listed in the ' To be successful you'll need to bring' section above, but the rest is just our wish list, so please don't let that put you off applying, we'd love to hear from you! RED HOT Rewards • 38.5 days annual leave for all colleagues (including bank holidays and pro rata if part-time) • Five extra paid well-being days per year • 20 weeks paid, gender neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt • Option to receive up to a 13% pension contribution • Six months sick leave and six months half pay • A digital-first colleague experience • Ability to work anywhere in the UK And the great news is, all these benefits are available to colleagues from day one! Inclusion at Virgin Money Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do here at Virgin Money. It's good for you, it's good for us and it's amazing for our customers. We know that great minds don't think alike, so we rely on your diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs and backgrounds to be the best we can possibly be. Got any questions about this or need some support with your application? We'd love to hear from you so get in touch with our careers team at . Point to note… At the minute, depending on which team you are joining, lots of us are working from home. This is something that may change over time, and if so, we will come together in one of our hub locations, giving you the chance to meet your new colleagues in person. We will of course, make sure you have the IT equipment to access our systems and to interact digitally with your new team and colleagues, but we thought it best to let you know this in advance, so you can make sure you are set up to work safely and productively. If you have any questions on this let us know! Now the legal bit… If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing 3 years' worth of satisfactory references.
The Financial Crime Team (FCT) forms part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the London-based Compliance department. Its main purpose is to support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Chief Compliance Officer in ensuring that the firm discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in the areas of AML regulation. We are seeking a compliance /risk practitioner who: is enthusiastic about developing him/herself and others; has an aptitude for digesting and interpreting regulations in order to provide guidance and direction to the client-facing practice; is highly motivated and confident to work independently, but with support from more experienced subject matter experts; has a proven ability to work to deadlines; has appropriate 'hands on' experience of AML regulation and interpreting industry guidance. An opportunity has arisen which will provide a stimulating and challenging opportunity to: Gain experience of the PwC approach to compliance disciplines and in particular AML regulation; Acquire knowledge of the 'products' and services offered by the firm; Develop transferable relationship management skills, by dealing with senior partners & staff within the firm on regulatory compliance matters and sensitive client issues. The successful candidate will report to the AML specialism leaders, supporting the leaders' activities as well as helping supervise and coach the team of more junior advisors. The role holder is responsible for managing their own workload, in consultation with the specialism leaders, and when required, will stand in for a specialism leader - ensuring that all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the Deputy MLRO. The role holder, together with the other manager positions, supports the FCT's objectives by taking responsibility in areas relating to: the development of AML policy and procedures; periodic monitoring; the provision of subject matter advice to the client-facing practice and client onboarding team; Suspicious Activity Reporting; Financial Sanctions screening; awareness and training; the development of effective MI; formulation of the firm's response to regulatory initiatives. They will typically have three to five years' experience within the risk management /compliance / forensic services functions of a professional or financial services firm; Key required skills are an ability to: acquire and apply technical expertise; communicate with impact and empathy to individuals at all levels of seniority: experience of team management and leadership; ability to develop and implement appropriate policies and controls; support, lead and deliver team objectives and wider Risk Management strategic priorities. observe key principles of confidentiality and sensitivity; be adaptive, open minded and agile; be passionate about client service; be curious to learn and share; demonstrate courage, integrity and the confidence to make independent decisions. Ideally, the candidate will be educated to graduate level and hold a professional qualification from the International Compliance Association or an alternative relevant professional body. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Dec 07, 2021
Full time
The Financial Crime Team (FCT) forms part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the London-based Compliance department. Its main purpose is to support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Chief Compliance Officer in ensuring that the firm discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in the areas of AML regulation. We are seeking a compliance /risk practitioner who: is enthusiastic about developing him/herself and others; has an aptitude for digesting and interpreting regulations in order to provide guidance and direction to the client-facing practice; is highly motivated and confident to work independently, but with support from more experienced subject matter experts; has a proven ability to work to deadlines; has appropriate 'hands on' experience of AML regulation and interpreting industry guidance. An opportunity has arisen which will provide a stimulating and challenging opportunity to: Gain experience of the PwC approach to compliance disciplines and in particular AML regulation; Acquire knowledge of the 'products' and services offered by the firm; Develop transferable relationship management skills, by dealing with senior partners & staff within the firm on regulatory compliance matters and sensitive client issues. The successful candidate will report to the AML specialism leaders, supporting the leaders' activities as well as helping supervise and coach the team of more junior advisors. The role holder is responsible for managing their own workload, in consultation with the specialism leaders, and when required, will stand in for a specialism leader - ensuring that all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the Deputy MLRO. The role holder, together with the other manager positions, supports the FCT's objectives by taking responsibility in areas relating to: the development of AML policy and procedures; periodic monitoring; the provision of subject matter advice to the client-facing practice and client onboarding team; Suspicious Activity Reporting; Financial Sanctions screening; awareness and training; the development of effective MI; formulation of the firm's response to regulatory initiatives. They will typically have three to five years' experience within the risk management /compliance / forensic services functions of a professional or financial services firm; Key required skills are an ability to: acquire and apply technical expertise; communicate with impact and empathy to individuals at all levels of seniority: experience of team management and leadership; ability to develop and implement appropriate policies and controls; support, lead and deliver team objectives and wider Risk Management strategic priorities. observe key principles of confidentiality and sensitivity; be adaptive, open minded and agile; be passionate about client service; be curious to learn and share; demonstrate courage, integrity and the confidence to make independent decisions. Ideally, the candidate will be educated to graduate level and hold a professional qualification from the International Compliance Association or an alternative relevant professional body. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
The Financial Crime Team (FCT) forms part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the central Compliance team (second line of defence). Its main purpose is to support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Chief Compliance Officer in ensuring that the firm discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in areas relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC). We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to primarily support AML and ABC regulatory review and policy implementation. The role holder will also support the business by providing advice and guidance in respect of key AML / ABC regulatory matters and support the FCT leader to develop and coach the team. We are seeking a compliance /risk practitioner who: has appropriate 'hands on' experience of UK AML regulation and interpreting industry guidance; is enthusiastic about developing themselves and others, challenging the status quo and driving meaningful change; is comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders; has an aptitude for digesting and interpreting new regulations in order to provide guidance and direction to client-facing staff; is highly motivated and sufficiently confident to work independently, but with support from experienced subject matter experts where needed. has a proven ability to work to deadlines. The team is based in London and there would be a requirement to be present in the office as appropriate, but remote working on an agreed basis is also possible and this role is open to candidates on a national basis. An opportunity has arisen which will provide a stimulating and challenging opportunity to: Gain experience of the PwC approach to compliance disciplines and in particular AML regulation; Acquire knowledge of the 'products' and services offered by the firm; Develop transferable relationship management skills, by dealing with senior partners & staff within the firm on regulatory compliance matters and sensitive client issues. The successful candidate will report to the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer and will primarily support regulatory review and policy implementation as well as helping to develop and coach the FCT. The role holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, in consultation with the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer and will help to ensure all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the MLRO and Chief Compliance Officer. The role holder, together with the FCT management team, supports the FCT's objectives by taking responsibility in areas relating to: the development of AML and ABC policy policy and guidance; assessing the effectiveness of the overarching Financial Crime control framework; the provision of subject matter advice to the client-facing practice and central client onboarding team; formulation of the firm's response to regulatory initiatives and industry liaison. Ideally the candidate will be educated to graduate level and hold a professional qualification from the International Compliance Association or an alternative relevant professional body. They will typically have experience within the risk management /compliance / forensic services functions of a professional or financial services firm; Key required skills are an ability to: acquire and apply technical expertise; communicate with impact and empathy to individuals at all levels of seniority: experience of team management and leadership; ability to develop and implement appropriate policies and controls; support, lead and deliver team objectives and wider Risk Management strategic priorities. observe key principles of confidentiality and sensitivity; be adaptive, open minded and agile; be passionate about client service; be curious to learn and share; demonstrate courage, integrity and the confidence to make independent decisions. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. To apply, please visit our website via the button below. The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Dec 05, 2021
Full time
The Financial Crime Team (FCT) forms part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the central Compliance team (second line of defence). Its main purpose is to support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Chief Compliance Officer in ensuring that the firm discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in areas relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC). We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to primarily support AML and ABC regulatory review and policy implementation. The role holder will also support the business by providing advice and guidance in respect of key AML / ABC regulatory matters and support the FCT leader to develop and coach the team. We are seeking a compliance /risk practitioner who: has appropriate 'hands on' experience of UK AML regulation and interpreting industry guidance; is enthusiastic about developing themselves and others, challenging the status quo and driving meaningful change; is comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders; has an aptitude for digesting and interpreting new regulations in order to provide guidance and direction to client-facing staff; is highly motivated and sufficiently confident to work independently, but with support from experienced subject matter experts where needed. has a proven ability to work to deadlines. The team is based in London and there would be a requirement to be present in the office as appropriate, but remote working on an agreed basis is also possible and this role is open to candidates on a national basis. An opportunity has arisen which will provide a stimulating and challenging opportunity to: Gain experience of the PwC approach to compliance disciplines and in particular AML regulation; Acquire knowledge of the 'products' and services offered by the firm; Develop transferable relationship management skills, by dealing with senior partners & staff within the firm on regulatory compliance matters and sensitive client issues. The successful candidate will report to the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer and will primarily support regulatory review and policy implementation as well as helping to develop and coach the FCT. The role holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, in consultation with the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer and will help to ensure all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the MLRO and Chief Compliance Officer. The role holder, together with the FCT management team, supports the FCT's objectives by taking responsibility in areas relating to: the development of AML and ABC policy policy and guidance; assessing the effectiveness of the overarching Financial Crime control framework; the provision of subject matter advice to the client-facing practice and central client onboarding team; formulation of the firm's response to regulatory initiatives and industry liaison. Ideally the candidate will be educated to graduate level and hold a professional qualification from the International Compliance Association or an alternative relevant professional body. They will typically have experience within the risk management /compliance / forensic services functions of a professional or financial services firm; Key required skills are an ability to: acquire and apply technical expertise; communicate with impact and empathy to individuals at all levels of seniority: experience of team management and leadership; ability to develop and implement appropriate policies and controls; support, lead and deliver team objectives and wider Risk Management strategic priorities. observe key principles of confidentiality and sensitivity; be adaptive, open minded and agile; be passionate about client service; be curious to learn and share; demonstrate courage, integrity and the confidence to make independent decisions. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. To apply, please visit our website via the button below. The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and we're looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. We're digitally transforming and investing heavily in technology and innovation to develop new and improved customer propositions that really raise the bar for our customers. To help us achieve our vision we're looking for exceptional people who live our values and behaviours and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple. We know that an inclusive environment makes us more accessible and ensures we attract, engage, promote and retain exceptional people. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity/nationality, disability, or military service and welcome those who have taken career breaks. We will consider flexible working arrangements or home working arrangements for any of our roles. What you can expect from us: We are committed to creating an environment where you can be exceptional at all you do. To help us deliver this, we promise to: Challenge Your Limits by creating a stimulating working environment and providing opportunities for you to be involved in meaningful and challenging work Support Your Aspirations with a commitment to learning and development that helps you achieve and build your experience with people who want you to succeed Value Your Input whereby leaders and managers will involve you in key decisions, listen to your thoughts and recognise the important contribution you make Balance Your Life through a work life partnership that focuses on making this an inclusive, diverse and friendly place to work and offers the flexibility and support that enables everyone to be at their best How do we support our employees: All M&G plc employees will be supported in the workplace through our M&G Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). If you need counselling, confidential financial or legal advice. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and offers access to qualified professionals who can provide specialist information, advice and support on many issues. It offers a broad range of services, including help with family issues, maintaining work/life balance and mental health support. The Role: The Global Risk & Controls Manager role is an exciting opportunity to join a first line risk team who are responsible for supporting the Chief Customer & Innovation Officer and their senior leadership team in demonstrating they are in control of their business function. This includes ensuring the Global Customer & Innovation function remains compliant with appropriate UK & Global policy, regulations, and within risk appetites of M&G plc. The role includes the responsibility for providing active support across the function to ensure our people operate within agreed UK & Global compliance, operational and regulatory requirements. There is accountability for driving the design, embedding, reporting & continual improvement of a global Customer & Innovation risk and control framework and culture across the function. Focusing on the identification, analysis and reporting on the management of our risk and controls by the senior leadership team. This includes making recommendations to the senior leadership team for enhancements to further strengthen controls where appropriate. Plus providing supportive challenge to the senior leadership team to ensure the function can demonstrate operating within M&G plc's risk appetite. Understanding the broader M&G plc business, external UK & Global markets, with a global understanding of regulations and risk & control management is crucial. As is the ability to remain resilient and positive with a desire to continually improve the risk & control framework effectiveness. An ability to quickly engage and build positive "can do" relationships across multiple internal M&G plc global business functions is critical, with the ability to influence multiple business function stakeholders, in a matrix and agile environment, continually driving transparent accountability and action oriented support and reporting to the senior leadership team and their teams. A crucial element of the role is the ability to lead by example, always with integrity, demonstrating what does good look like in risk management and risk culture, driving high standard delivery consistently and at pace and taking a hands on approach to support the Customer & Innovation teams. An outcomes focused mindset is critical. Key Work Level Accountabilities: Manager or Expert: For people managers, accountable for leading and motivating others to ensure quality of delivery to clients, customers and stakeholders. For technical specialists, accountable for delivering expert advice or service, using specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise and engaging in a simple to understand approach. Applies judgement to deliver outcomes, evaluating a range of potential solutions, considering the impact for clients, customers, reputation, cost and risk. Manages conflicts that may impact delivery to resolution. Challenges, in a supportive manner, upwards given knowledge of delivery and awareness of complex systems and the broader picture. Identifies and anticipates need for changes to continuously improve quality and efficiency of output within the global risk & controls framework. Leads resources and risks using expert UK & Global judgment, know-how and experience. Key Responsibilities for this role: To maintain and enhance Customer & Innovation's global control environment with a continual drive to improve customer, client & adviser outcomes. To identify, assess, manage and report risks within the Customer & Innovation's risk & control framework, consistent with the principles of I Am Managing Risk (IAMR). To provide support to the Customer & Innovation leadership and their teams in managing their UK & Global risk & controls transparently so they can evidence they are in control. To ensure the Customer & Innovation business function operates within agreed risk appetite of M&G plc and complies with agreed policies (both internal, UK & Global regulations). To provide subject matter expert support to Customer & Innovation in the design and operation of their controls, driving a Customer & Innovation culture of continuous risk & control management improvement. To support risk & control analyst(s) in overseeing the senior leadership team's controls, including completion of control testing with associated reporting on. To oversee and/or provide notifiable events management coordination and reporting. To work collaboratively with colleagues across the M&G plc business, and across programmes and projects. To liaise with the Compliance/Operational risk & GWIA teams aligned to the Customer & Innovation business function and ensuring the function is operating within established M&G plc 2nd Line risk guidance. To liaise, share and adopt best practice with our peers across M&G plc , the wider M&G plc business & wider external industry global best practices. Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Detailed knowledge of UK & Global financial services regulatory and legislator frameworks. Detailed knowledge of UK & Global life and pensions products, asset management markets and competitors. Detailed level knowledge of industry best practice, good network /links with external bodies and individuals in the same field. Both UK & Globally. Knowledge of M&G plc products, systems and distribution model would be beneficial. Significant experience in negotiating and influencing senior stakeholders to Executive level and within matrix management structures and operating environments. Significant experience in a Risk & Control management role with UK & Global experience. Significant experience in using risk management tools and methodologies. Experience in risk management automation approaches and delivery and the next generation of risk management approaches. Experience in risk requirements for external acquisitions and artificial intelligence busines systems and platforms within financial services. Experience of working within a regulated environment and across multiple UK & Global regulators. Significant experience of risk analysis, action planning and ensuring action embedding. Be a visible, engaging and approachable risk leader and a role model for the Customer & Innovation business function and wider M&G plc. High level of attention to detail and driving action to conclusion within agreed timelines. High level of communication skills, both verbal, written and visual. Strong ability to challenge where necessary to ensure the highest level of quality is achieved by the area. Strong analytical and organisational skills (both tactical and strategically) with ability to continually and quickly adapt delivery and focus in line with Customer & Innovation's priorities. Positive "can do" attitude, always leading from the front on integrity, doing the right thing with a continual and resilient passion for improving and supporting a senior leadership team. Understanding of the Statement of Principles and Code of Practice. Work Level: Manager or Expert..... click apply for full job details
Dec 05, 2021
Full time
At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and we're looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. We're digitally transforming and investing heavily in technology and innovation to develop new and improved customer propositions that really raise the bar for our customers. To help us achieve our vision we're looking for exceptional people who live our values and behaviours and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple. We know that an inclusive environment makes us more accessible and ensures we attract, engage, promote and retain exceptional people. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity/nationality, disability, or military service and welcome those who have taken career breaks. We will consider flexible working arrangements or home working arrangements for any of our roles. What you can expect from us: We are committed to creating an environment where you can be exceptional at all you do. To help us deliver this, we promise to: Challenge Your Limits by creating a stimulating working environment and providing opportunities for you to be involved in meaningful and challenging work Support Your Aspirations with a commitment to learning and development that helps you achieve and build your experience with people who want you to succeed Value Your Input whereby leaders and managers will involve you in key decisions, listen to your thoughts and recognise the important contribution you make Balance Your Life through a work life partnership that focuses on making this an inclusive, diverse and friendly place to work and offers the flexibility and support that enables everyone to be at their best How do we support our employees: All M&G plc employees will be supported in the workplace through our M&G Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). If you need counselling, confidential financial or legal advice. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and offers access to qualified professionals who can provide specialist information, advice and support on many issues. It offers a broad range of services, including help with family issues, maintaining work/life balance and mental health support. The Role: The Global Risk & Controls Manager role is an exciting opportunity to join a first line risk team who are responsible for supporting the Chief Customer & Innovation Officer and their senior leadership team in demonstrating they are in control of their business function. This includes ensuring the Global Customer & Innovation function remains compliant with appropriate UK & Global policy, regulations, and within risk appetites of M&G plc. The role includes the responsibility for providing active support across the function to ensure our people operate within agreed UK & Global compliance, operational and regulatory requirements. There is accountability for driving the design, embedding, reporting & continual improvement of a global Customer & Innovation risk and control framework and culture across the function. Focusing on the identification, analysis and reporting on the management of our risk and controls by the senior leadership team. This includes making recommendations to the senior leadership team for enhancements to further strengthen controls where appropriate. Plus providing supportive challenge to the senior leadership team to ensure the function can demonstrate operating within M&G plc's risk appetite. Understanding the broader M&G plc business, external UK & Global markets, with a global understanding of regulations and risk & control management is crucial. As is the ability to remain resilient and positive with a desire to continually improve the risk & control framework effectiveness. An ability to quickly engage and build positive "can do" relationships across multiple internal M&G plc global business functions is critical, with the ability to influence multiple business function stakeholders, in a matrix and agile environment, continually driving transparent accountability and action oriented support and reporting to the senior leadership team and their teams. A crucial element of the role is the ability to lead by example, always with integrity, demonstrating what does good look like in risk management and risk culture, driving high standard delivery consistently and at pace and taking a hands on approach to support the Customer & Innovation teams. An outcomes focused mindset is critical. Key Work Level Accountabilities: Manager or Expert: For people managers, accountable for leading and motivating others to ensure quality of delivery to clients, customers and stakeholders. For technical specialists, accountable for delivering expert advice or service, using specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise and engaging in a simple to understand approach. Applies judgement to deliver outcomes, evaluating a range of potential solutions, considering the impact for clients, customers, reputation, cost and risk. Manages conflicts that may impact delivery to resolution. Challenges, in a supportive manner, upwards given knowledge of delivery and awareness of complex systems and the broader picture. Identifies and anticipates need for changes to continuously improve quality and efficiency of output within the global risk & controls framework. Leads resources and risks using expert UK & Global judgment, know-how and experience. Key Responsibilities for this role: To maintain and enhance Customer & Innovation's global control environment with a continual drive to improve customer, client & adviser outcomes. To identify, assess, manage and report risks within the Customer & Innovation's risk & control framework, consistent with the principles of I Am Managing Risk (IAMR). To provide support to the Customer & Innovation leadership and their teams in managing their UK & Global risk & controls transparently so they can evidence they are in control. To ensure the Customer & Innovation business function operates within agreed risk appetite of M&G plc and complies with agreed policies (both internal, UK & Global regulations). To provide subject matter expert support to Customer & Innovation in the design and operation of their controls, driving a Customer & Innovation culture of continuous risk & control management improvement. To support risk & control analyst(s) in overseeing the senior leadership team's controls, including completion of control testing with associated reporting on. To oversee and/or provide notifiable events management coordination and reporting. To work collaboratively with colleagues across the M&G plc business, and across programmes and projects. To liaise with the Compliance/Operational risk & GWIA teams aligned to the Customer & Innovation business function and ensuring the function is operating within established M&G plc 2nd Line risk guidance. To liaise, share and adopt best practice with our peers across M&G plc , the wider M&G plc business & wider external industry global best practices. Key Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Detailed knowledge of UK & Global financial services regulatory and legislator frameworks. Detailed knowledge of UK & Global life and pensions products, asset management markets and competitors. Detailed level knowledge of industry best practice, good network /links with external bodies and individuals in the same field. Both UK & Globally. Knowledge of M&G plc products, systems and distribution model would be beneficial. Significant experience in negotiating and influencing senior stakeholders to Executive level and within matrix management structures and operating environments. Significant experience in a Risk & Control management role with UK & Global experience. Significant experience in using risk management tools and methodologies. Experience in risk management automation approaches and delivery and the next generation of risk management approaches. Experience in risk requirements for external acquisitions and artificial intelligence busines systems and platforms within financial services. Experience of working within a regulated environment and across multiple UK & Global regulators. Significant experience of risk analysis, action planning and ensuring action embedding. Be a visible, engaging and approachable risk leader and a role model for the Customer & Innovation business function and wider M&G plc. High level of attention to detail and driving action to conclusion within agreed timelines. High level of communication skills, both verbal, written and visual. Strong ability to challenge where necessary to ensure the highest level of quality is achieved by the area. Strong analytical and organisational skills (both tactical and strategically) with ability to continually and quickly adapt delivery and focus in line with Customer & Innovation's priorities. Positive "can do" attitude, always leading from the front on integrity, doing the right thing with a continual and resilient passion for improving and supporting a senior leadership team. Understanding of the Statement of Principles and Code of Practice. Work Level: Manager or Expert..... click apply for full job details
The Financial Crime Team (FCT) forms part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the central Compliance team (second line of defence). Its main purpose is to support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Chief Compliance Officer in ensuring that the firm discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in areas relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC). We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to primarily support AML and ABC regulatory review and policy implementation. The role holder will also support the business by providing advice and guidance in respect of key AML / ABC regulatory matters and support the FCT leader to develop and coach the team. We are seeking a compliance /risk practitioner who: has appropriate 'hands on' experience of UK AML regulation and interpreting industry guidance; is enthusiastic about developing themselves and others, challenging the status quo and driving meaningful change; is comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders; has an aptitude for digesting and interpreting new regulations in order to provide guidance and direction to client-facing staff; is highly motivated and sufficiently confident to work independently, but with support from experienced subject matter experts where needed. has a proven ability to work to deadlines. The team is based in London and there would be a requirement to be present in the office as appropriate, but remote working on an agreed basis is also possible and this role is open to candidates on a national basis. An opportunity has arisen which will provide a stimulating and challenging opportunity to: Gain experience of the PwC approach to compliance disciplines and in particular AML regulation; Acquire knowledge of the 'products' and services offered by the firm; Develop transferable relationship management skills, by dealing with senior partners & staff within the firm on regulatory compliance matters and sensitive client issues. The successful candidate will report to the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer and will primarily support regulatory review and policy implementation as well as helping to develop and coach the FCT. The role holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, in consultation with the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer and will help to ensure all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the MLRO and Chief Compliance Officer. The role holder, together with the FCT management team, supports the FCT's objectives by taking responsibility in areas relating to: the development of AML and ABC policy policy and guidance; assessing the effectiveness of the overarching Financial Crime control framework; the provision of subject matter advice to the client-facing practice and central client onboarding team; formulation of the firm's response to regulatory initiatives and industry liaison. Ideally the candidate will be educated to graduate level and hold a professional qualification from the International Compliance Association or an alternative relevant professional body. They will typically have experience within the risk management /compliance / forensic services functions of a professional or financial services firm; Key required skills are an ability to: acquire and apply technical expertise; communicate with impact and empathy to individuals at all levels of seniority: experience of team management and leadership; ability to develop and implement appropriate policies and controls; support, lead and deliver team objectives and wider Risk Management strategic priorities. observe key principles of confidentiality and sensitivity; be adaptive, open minded and agile; be passionate about client service; be curious to learn and share; demonstrate courage, integrity and the confidence to make independent decisions. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. To apply, please visit our website via the button below. The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Dec 04, 2021
Full time
The Financial Crime Team (FCT) forms part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the central Compliance team (second line of defence). Its main purpose is to support the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and Chief Compliance Officer in ensuring that the firm discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in areas relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC). We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to primarily support AML and ABC regulatory review and policy implementation. The role holder will also support the business by providing advice and guidance in respect of key AML / ABC regulatory matters and support the FCT leader to develop and coach the team. We are seeking a compliance /risk practitioner who: has appropriate 'hands on' experience of UK AML regulation and interpreting industry guidance; is enthusiastic about developing themselves and others, challenging the status quo and driving meaningful change; is comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders; has an aptitude for digesting and interpreting new regulations in order to provide guidance and direction to client-facing staff; is highly motivated and sufficiently confident to work independently, but with support from experienced subject matter experts where needed. has a proven ability to work to deadlines. The team is based in London and there would be a requirement to be present in the office as appropriate, but remote working on an agreed basis is also possible and this role is open to candidates on a national basis. An opportunity has arisen which will provide a stimulating and challenging opportunity to: Gain experience of the PwC approach to compliance disciplines and in particular AML regulation; Acquire knowledge of the 'products' and services offered by the firm; Develop transferable relationship management skills, by dealing with senior partners & staff within the firm on regulatory compliance matters and sensitive client issues. The successful candidate will report to the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer and will primarily support regulatory review and policy implementation as well as helping to develop and coach the FCT. The role holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, in consultation with the Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer and will help to ensure all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the MLRO and Chief Compliance Officer. The role holder, together with the FCT management team, supports the FCT's objectives by taking responsibility in areas relating to: the development of AML and ABC policy policy and guidance; assessing the effectiveness of the overarching Financial Crime control framework; the provision of subject matter advice to the client-facing practice and central client onboarding team; formulation of the firm's response to regulatory initiatives and industry liaison. Ideally the candidate will be educated to graduate level and hold a professional qualification from the International Compliance Association or an alternative relevant professional body. They will typically have experience within the risk management /compliance / forensic services functions of a professional or financial services firm; Key required skills are an ability to: acquire and apply technical expertise; communicate with impact and empathy to individuals at all levels of seniority: experience of team management and leadership; ability to develop and implement appropriate policies and controls; support, lead and deliver team objectives and wider Risk Management strategic priorities. observe key principles of confidentiality and sensitivity; be adaptive, open minded and agile; be passionate about client service; be curious to learn and share; demonstrate courage, integrity and the confidence to make independent decisions. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. To apply, please visit our website via the button below. The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Data is intrinsic in everything we do across the firm - from audits to transformations, we can't deliver to our clients or continue to grow our firm without it. That's why we have appointed a Chief Data Officer (CDO), Sunil Patel, who will be responsible for a firmwide strategic data team. This new team is charged with delivering world class data management capabilities to enable the UK firms business priorities and growth with internal, client and third party data, such that it is trusted, protected, easy to use and provides insight. Our vision is to encourage the responsible use of data to make informed business decisions and create more value for our clients. The Change and Projects team has a key role to play in enabling the delivery of our goals as a new PwC UK function. We are recruiting for a Business Analyst to work across the priority workstreams within the UK Chief Data Officer. The role will work closely with the LoS, IFS and x-LoS teams to ensure the CDO can effectively support them in their Data Journey. This will require building strong relationships both within the business and CDO team to ensure requirements are appropriately captured, prioritised and delivered. The individual will: Work across multiple workstreams, deliverables and stakeholders Actively participate in identified CDO workstreams and ensure business needs are appropriately captured Contribute to the planning and implementation of change Facilitate scoping and business priority-setting for CDO programmes of work Investigate, analyse, visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and concept Apply and monitor the use of required modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards, giving special consideration to business perspectives Know about agile methodology and can apply an agile mindset to all aspects of the work Experience in building strong and trusted relationships Solid experience of requirements elicitation, capture and translation into appropriate documents Experience of organising, operating and facilitating workshops Able to mediate a common agreement on requirements in situations where there may be conflicting needs from the stakeholders. In-depth knowledge of standard modelling techniques. Plans own modelling activities, selecting appropriate techniques and the correct level of detail for meeting assigned objectives Familiarity with agile ways of working Able to influence behavioural change Experience using data to support business activities / product development Curiosity to learn, whilst displaying resilience, cultural awareness and a can-do attitude Good communicator, confident working with a wide range of stakeholders. Recognises the importance of teamwork in delivering complex and overlapping workstreams/projects Flexibility to support changing demands as dictated by leadership and/or business opportunities Ability to manage and lead self, evidence of being proactive and practical Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Dec 04, 2021
Full time
Data is intrinsic in everything we do across the firm - from audits to transformations, we can't deliver to our clients or continue to grow our firm without it. That's why we have appointed a Chief Data Officer (CDO), Sunil Patel, who will be responsible for a firmwide strategic data team. This new team is charged with delivering world class data management capabilities to enable the UK firms business priorities and growth with internal, client and third party data, such that it is trusted, protected, easy to use and provides insight. Our vision is to encourage the responsible use of data to make informed business decisions and create more value for our clients. The Change and Projects team has a key role to play in enabling the delivery of our goals as a new PwC UK function. We are recruiting for a Business Analyst to work across the priority workstreams within the UK Chief Data Officer. The role will work closely with the LoS, IFS and x-LoS teams to ensure the CDO can effectively support them in their Data Journey. This will require building strong relationships both within the business and CDO team to ensure requirements are appropriately captured, prioritised and delivered. The individual will: Work across multiple workstreams, deliverables and stakeholders Actively participate in identified CDO workstreams and ensure business needs are appropriately captured Contribute to the planning and implementation of change Facilitate scoping and business priority-setting for CDO programmes of work Investigate, analyse, visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and concept Apply and monitor the use of required modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards, giving special consideration to business perspectives Know about agile methodology and can apply an agile mindset to all aspects of the work Experience in building strong and trusted relationships Solid experience of requirements elicitation, capture and translation into appropriate documents Experience of organising, operating and facilitating workshops Able to mediate a common agreement on requirements in situations where there may be conflicting needs from the stakeholders. In-depth knowledge of standard modelling techniques. Plans own modelling activities, selecting appropriate techniques and the correct level of detail for meeting assigned objectives Familiarity with agile ways of working Able to influence behavioural change Experience using data to support business activities / product development Curiosity to learn, whilst displaying resilience, cultural awareness and a can-do attitude Good communicator, confident working with a wide range of stakeholders. Recognises the importance of teamwork in delivering complex and overlapping workstreams/projects Flexibility to support changing demands as dictated by leadership and/or business opportunities Ability to manage and lead self, evidence of being proactive and practical Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Companies stand or fall by their technology and you'll work with clients in all industries, from finance and retail to manufacturing and energy who share this belief. What they all have in common is an understanding that future success comes from embracing the most advanced technology - and building their organisations around it. By joining PwC's Technology Consulting team, your clients will be looking to you to help them define their journey - generating insights to illuminate innovative ideas, creating amazing experiences for customers, achieving huge cost savings or embracing new collaborative mindsets. And you'll be doing it as part of one of the most awarded, innovative and ambitious teams in the industry. We're recognised as leaders and have alliance relationships with major technology providers - including AWS, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft and SAP - as well as for our expertise in cloud, cyber security, data and analytics, and RPA. Salesforce You'll be joining our Salesforce Consulting services team. At PwC, We believe Salesforce is a key platform for driving large transformations for our clients. This commitment means we're a Salesforce Global Strategic Partner and the fastest-growing Salesforce Consulting Partner, with a track record of delivering projects from start-ups to large transformation projects. We've won more than 35 Salesforce awards for our innovative work, as well as being rated by analysts as a Market Maker for Salesforce Globally. A career in our Salesforce Sales practice, within Salesforce Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients leverage Salesforce technology to enhance their customer experiences, enable sustainable change, and drive results. We focus on understanding our client's challenges and developing custom solutions powered by Salesforce to transform their sales, service and marketing capabilities by exploring data and identifying trends, managing customer life cycles, strategically building and leveraging online communities, driving employee engagement and collaboration, and connecting directly with channel partners to share goals, objectives, and activities in a secure, branded location.As part of our sales team, you'll help our clients improve the sales process cycle from lead generation through purchase by making it more targeted, personal and coordinated across channels and better manage customer acquisition and interactions. Responsibilities As a Director, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: Proactively lead the practice by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalise on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team Responsibility for management of engagement financials Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching The role The successful candidates will be joining a fast growing Salesforce.com team which works across industries on strategy, transaction services, Chief Information Office (CIO) and Chief Customer Officer (CCO) advisory and delivery types of engagements. These candidates are likely to have a solution architecture background in Salesforce.com and other CRM platform from the following: Oracle/Siebel/Fusion CRM; MS Dynamics CRM and SAP CRM, and now wish to build further on their Salesforce skills and expertise. The essentials: The role requires in depth understanding of the following: Salesforce data models and data structures Salesforce offerings, including licensing options Deployment management and software delivery lifecycle Salesforce architecture best practice Recognised as a trusted adviser, with a track record of creating successful technology solutions that support the organisational strategic vision and goals; A confident written and verbal communicator, able to clearly explain digital ideas to non-technical audiences, and work effectively with non-technical colleagues and business executives; An inspirational leader, used to managing teams of consultants, analysts, technologists and third party suppliers to develop detailed solutions, costs, timescales and methods for delivery of technology solutions; Seasoned at successfully managing the sourcing and selection process for third-party software and other technology components and services, as required to enable delivery of digital transformation solutions; To do the job well, you should be/have: Majority of related experience gained in Industrial Products & Services Ideally educated to Degree level or equivalent, we are open to strong candidates from all relevant educational backgrounds but ideally from a technology, science, engineering or business background;Consulting experience in both business development and engagement delivery, gained with a leading professional services or systems integration firm; Expert knowledge and understanding of digital trends and challenges across industries, gained through project experience, contribution to thought leadership, articles, client recommendation, etc. Proven experience in providing technical leadership on complex (e.g. multi-national), digital and front-office transformation initiatives, managing mixed technical teams to deliver the work; Demonstrable track record of helping to shape successful business development of digital and other 'front office' business transformation initiatives. Consulting In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients' business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies. The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Dec 01, 2021
Full time
Companies stand or fall by their technology and you'll work with clients in all industries, from finance and retail to manufacturing and energy who share this belief. What they all have in common is an understanding that future success comes from embracing the most advanced technology - and building their organisations around it. By joining PwC's Technology Consulting team, your clients will be looking to you to help them define their journey - generating insights to illuminate innovative ideas, creating amazing experiences for customers, achieving huge cost savings or embracing new collaborative mindsets. And you'll be doing it as part of one of the most awarded, innovative and ambitious teams in the industry. We're recognised as leaders and have alliance relationships with major technology providers - including AWS, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft and SAP - as well as for our expertise in cloud, cyber security, data and analytics, and RPA. Salesforce You'll be joining our Salesforce Consulting services team. At PwC, We believe Salesforce is a key platform for driving large transformations for our clients. This commitment means we're a Salesforce Global Strategic Partner and the fastest-growing Salesforce Consulting Partner, with a track record of delivering projects from start-ups to large transformation projects. We've won more than 35 Salesforce awards for our innovative work, as well as being rated by analysts as a Market Maker for Salesforce Globally. A career in our Salesforce Sales practice, within Salesforce Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients leverage Salesforce technology to enhance their customer experiences, enable sustainable change, and drive results. We focus on understanding our client's challenges and developing custom solutions powered by Salesforce to transform their sales, service and marketing capabilities by exploring data and identifying trends, managing customer life cycles, strategically building and leveraging online communities, driving employee engagement and collaboration, and connecting directly with channel partners to share goals, objectives, and activities in a secure, branded location.As part of our sales team, you'll help our clients improve the sales process cycle from lead generation through purchase by making it more targeted, personal and coordinated across channels and better manage customer acquisition and interactions. Responsibilities As a Director, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: Proactively lead the practice by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalise on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sectors Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities Responsibility for a majority of day to day client communications Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team Responsibility for management of engagement financials Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching The role The successful candidates will be joining a fast growing Salesforce.com team which works across industries on strategy, transaction services, Chief Information Office (CIO) and Chief Customer Officer (CCO) advisory and delivery types of engagements. These candidates are likely to have a solution architecture background in Salesforce.com and other CRM platform from the following: Oracle/Siebel/Fusion CRM; MS Dynamics CRM and SAP CRM, and now wish to build further on their Salesforce skills and expertise. The essentials: The role requires in depth understanding of the following: Salesforce data models and data structures Salesforce offerings, including licensing options Deployment management and software delivery lifecycle Salesforce architecture best practice Recognised as a trusted adviser, with a track record of creating successful technology solutions that support the organisational strategic vision and goals; A confident written and verbal communicator, able to clearly explain digital ideas to non-technical audiences, and work effectively with non-technical colleagues and business executives; An inspirational leader, used to managing teams of consultants, analysts, technologists and third party suppliers to develop detailed solutions, costs, timescales and methods for delivery of technology solutions; Seasoned at successfully managing the sourcing and selection process for third-party software and other technology components and services, as required to enable delivery of digital transformation solutions; To do the job well, you should be/have: Majority of related experience gained in Industrial Products & Services Ideally educated to Degree level or equivalent, we are open to strong candidates from all relevant educational backgrounds but ideally from a technology, science, engineering or business background;Consulting experience in both business development and engagement delivery, gained with a leading professional services or systems integration firm; Expert knowledge and understanding of digital trends and challenges across industries, gained through project experience, contribution to thought leadership, articles, client recommendation, etc. Proven experience in providing technical leadership on complex (e.g. multi-national), digital and front-office transformation initiatives, managing mixed technical teams to deliver the work; Demonstrable track record of helping to shape successful business development of digital and other 'front office' business transformation initiatives. Consulting In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients' business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate, reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household names in a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies. The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation. Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues. Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers. Job Summary Provide assistance to the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and Deputy Data Protection Officer in mitigating the occurrence of data protection/privacy breaches and maintaining company compliance with data protection/privacy regulations and guidance. Assisting with the implementation of the Privacy & Data Protection framework and oversight of the ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance of, and adherence to the Company's policies and procedures covering the privacy and protection of data. Working under the overall direction of the Head of Privacy and Data Protection, and as a member of the Compliance Technical team, provides cover and support, where necessary, for others in the wider Compliance Department. The post holder will need to lead on strategic projects that are of a business critical nature. Keeping up to date with legislation to ensure we are mitigating any risk in relation to our data protection policies and practices is essential and their areas of expertise in regulatory systems and governance frameworks will be of high value and a necessity in this role. What you'll do • Assist the DPO and Head of Data Protection & Privacy to create and lead the strategic direction of the privacy and data protection framework. Providing Data Protection legal expertise to develop and deliver compliance with UK Data Protection law and regulation, ensuring that the Head of Privacy and Data Protection in his/her capacity of Deputy Data Protection Officer (DPO) is fully informed of data protection/privacy related matters and any data breach incidents. Support the Head of Data Protection & Privacy in overseeing the application of the data protection policies and related standards; providing annual attestation and recommendations to amend and communicate the policy to audiences of different seniority, including the Chief Risk Officer and Chief Counsel. • Provide prompt, accurate and up-to-date advice to projects, initiatives and BAU. Assist with and validate the data protection impact assessments to ensure key risks are identified and appropriate recommendations to mitigate the risks are provided. This will often be working with cross functional teams such as the Legal function to ensure effective collaboration and cross functional working on business critical projects and pieces of work. • Assist with the production and submission of privacy related reports to relevant committees, providing insightful management information that identifies trends and forthcoming risks relating to privacy, data protection and record retention. Support the Head of Privacy & Data Protection in representing the UK in enterprise-wide privacy compliance matters providing input to enable the consistent application and development of Global policies and practices. • Support the Head of Data Protection & Privacy to ensure a coordinated approach to privacy and collaborate on information security oversight including use of shared corporate policies, standards, and practices • Contribute to the scoping and design of testing of compliance monitoring activities including input into Compliance Assessments. Supporting the Data Specialists in achieving consistent application of the DP Standards. • Assist with developing and coordinating the relationship with the Information Commissioner's Office, the Prudential Regulation Authority "PRA" and the Financial Conduct Authority "FCA". The role holder will also need to decide the approach and strategy in dispute resolution cases and customer complaints, always treating customers fairly and ensuring we are reporting to the regulator in relation to any complaints. Skills/Experience Required • Accurate and timely interpretation of legal and regulatory matters. Extensive knowledge of current and forthcoming regulatory requirements in relation to Data Protection (including the FCA Handbook and ICO Guidance). Experience in managing communication and the relationship with regulators including the Information Commissioner's Office and Financial Conduct Authority. • Thorough understanding of the data protection and privacy environment including the legal and regulatory regime in the UK and a proven track record in data protection oversight. • A deep and broad understanding of different data protection governance models and controls, with particular reference to the financial sector, with a sound understanding of how to interpret and implement these models and controls. • Able to interpret the intended outcomes of regulatory rules, principles and guidance. What you'll like about working here As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance, along with a generous pension and bonus scheme. You'll also receive the support you need with your personal and professional development. Diversity and inclusion Canada Life is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our role as an employer of choice is to provide the right environment for talented people to do their best work, by respecting, understanding and valuing individual differences
Dec 01, 2021
Contractor
Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation. Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues. Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers. Job Summary Provide assistance to the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and Deputy Data Protection Officer in mitigating the occurrence of data protection/privacy breaches and maintaining company compliance with data protection/privacy regulations and guidance. Assisting with the implementation of the Privacy & Data Protection framework and oversight of the ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance of, and adherence to the Company's policies and procedures covering the privacy and protection of data. Working under the overall direction of the Head of Privacy and Data Protection, and as a member of the Compliance Technical team, provides cover and support, where necessary, for others in the wider Compliance Department. The post holder will need to lead on strategic projects that are of a business critical nature. Keeping up to date with legislation to ensure we are mitigating any risk in relation to our data protection policies and practices is essential and their areas of expertise in regulatory systems and governance frameworks will be of high value and a necessity in this role. What you'll do • Assist the DPO and Head of Data Protection & Privacy to create and lead the strategic direction of the privacy and data protection framework. Providing Data Protection legal expertise to develop and deliver compliance with UK Data Protection law and regulation, ensuring that the Head of Privacy and Data Protection in his/her capacity of Deputy Data Protection Officer (DPO) is fully informed of data protection/privacy related matters and any data breach incidents. Support the Head of Data Protection & Privacy in overseeing the application of the data protection policies and related standards; providing annual attestation and recommendations to amend and communicate the policy to audiences of different seniority, including the Chief Risk Officer and Chief Counsel. • Provide prompt, accurate and up-to-date advice to projects, initiatives and BAU. Assist with and validate the data protection impact assessments to ensure key risks are identified and appropriate recommendations to mitigate the risks are provided. This will often be working with cross functional teams such as the Legal function to ensure effective collaboration and cross functional working on business critical projects and pieces of work. • Assist with the production and submission of privacy related reports to relevant committees, providing insightful management information that identifies trends and forthcoming risks relating to privacy, data protection and record retention. Support the Head of Privacy & Data Protection in representing the UK in enterprise-wide privacy compliance matters providing input to enable the consistent application and development of Global policies and practices. • Support the Head of Data Protection & Privacy to ensure a coordinated approach to privacy and collaborate on information security oversight including use of shared corporate policies, standards, and practices • Contribute to the scoping and design of testing of compliance monitoring activities including input into Compliance Assessments. Supporting the Data Specialists in achieving consistent application of the DP Standards. • Assist with developing and coordinating the relationship with the Information Commissioner's Office, the Prudential Regulation Authority "PRA" and the Financial Conduct Authority "FCA". The role holder will also need to decide the approach and strategy in dispute resolution cases and customer complaints, always treating customers fairly and ensuring we are reporting to the regulator in relation to any complaints. Skills/Experience Required • Accurate and timely interpretation of legal and regulatory matters. Extensive knowledge of current and forthcoming regulatory requirements in relation to Data Protection (including the FCA Handbook and ICO Guidance). Experience in managing communication and the relationship with regulators including the Information Commissioner's Office and Financial Conduct Authority. • Thorough understanding of the data protection and privacy environment including the legal and regulatory regime in the UK and a proven track record in data protection oversight. • A deep and broad understanding of different data protection governance models and controls, with particular reference to the financial sector, with a sound understanding of how to interpret and implement these models and controls. • Able to interpret the intended outcomes of regulatory rules, principles and guidance. What you'll like about working here As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance, along with a generous pension and bonus scheme. You'll also receive the support you need with your personal and professional development. Diversity and inclusion Canada Life is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our role as an employer of choice is to provide the right environment for talented people to do their best work, by respecting, understanding and valuing individual differences
The Financial Regulation Team forms (FRT) part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the central Compliance team (second line of defence). Its main purpose is the provision of advice, guidance and oversight to support the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) in ensuring that PwC discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in areas including, but not limited to, Financial Conduct Authority regulation, Market Abuse and Anti-Bribery and Corruption. We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to lead the Financial Regulation Team on a day to day basis and support the wider Compliance leadership team in the pursuit of our Compliance strategy and transformation agenda. The team is based in London and there would be a requirement to be present in the office as appropriate, but remote working on an agreed basis is also possible and this role is open to candidates on a national basis. We are seeking a compliance /risk practitioner who: has appropriate 'hands on' experience of FCA regulations, sourcebooks and their application; has leadership experience and comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders; has an aptitude for digesting and interpreting new regulations in order to provide guidance and direction to client-facing staff; is highly motivated and sufficiently confident to work independently, but with support from a more experienced subject matter expert; is enthusiastic about developing themselves and others, challenging the status quo and driving meaningful change; has a proven ability to work to deadlines. The firm is facing increased regulatory challenges and going through a period of transformation. This vacancy has arisen as a result of this and will provide a stimulating and challenging opportunity to: Develop a deeper industry specialism that provides career choices both within the firm & wider marketplace; Gain experience of the PwC approach to compliance disciplines and in particular FCA and Anti-Bribery regulation; Acquire knowledge of the 'products' and services offered by the firm; Develop relationship management skills, by regularly dealing with senior partners & staff within the firm on regulatory compliance matters and sensitive client issues. The successful candidate will report to the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and will have line management responsibility for colleagues in the Financial Regulation , as well as helping supervise and coach other members of the Compliance team as appropriate. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing their own workload, in consultation with the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, and help in ensuring that all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the Chief Compliance Officer. The role involves supporting our objectives by taking responsibility in areas including: responding to queries relating to the interpretation and application of FCA rules/guidance and the firm's related policies; liaising with the wider areas of Compliance and Risk to ensure that other relevant regulatory and risk considerations are taken into account; the development of internal policies and procedures; the provision of subject matter advice to the client-facing practice; awareness and training; periodic monitoring; formulation of the firm's response to regulatory initiatives and investigations. Ideally, the candidate will be educated to graduate level and have recent experience of working and leading in a FCA regulated environment; They will typically have experience within the risk management/ compliance functions of a professional/financial services firm or relevant experience from a regulatory body; Key required skills are an ability to: acquire and apply technical expertise; communicate with impact and empathy to individuals at all levels of seniority: observe key principles of confidentiality and sensitivity; be adaptive, open minded and agile; be passionate about client service; be curious to learn and share; demonstrate courage, integrity and the confidence to make independent decisions. The application closing date is 31 December 2021. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Dec 01, 2021
Full time
The Financial Regulation Team forms (FRT) part of PwC's Risk Management practice and sits within the central Compliance team (second line of defence). Its main purpose is the provision of advice, guidance and oversight to support the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) in ensuring that PwC discharges its legal and regulatory responsibilities in areas including, but not limited to, Financial Conduct Authority regulation, Market Abuse and Anti-Bribery and Corruption. We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to lead the Financial Regulation Team on a day to day basis and support the wider Compliance leadership team in the pursuit of our Compliance strategy and transformation agenda. The team is based in London and there would be a requirement to be present in the office as appropriate, but remote working on an agreed basis is also possible and this role is open to candidates on a national basis. We are seeking a compliance /risk practitioner who: has appropriate 'hands on' experience of FCA regulations, sourcebooks and their application; has leadership experience and comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders; has an aptitude for digesting and interpreting new regulations in order to provide guidance and direction to client-facing staff; is highly motivated and sufficiently confident to work independently, but with support from a more experienced subject matter expert; is enthusiastic about developing themselves and others, challenging the status quo and driving meaningful change; has a proven ability to work to deadlines. The firm is facing increased regulatory challenges and going through a period of transformation. This vacancy has arisen as a result of this and will provide a stimulating and challenging opportunity to: Develop a deeper industry specialism that provides career choices both within the firm & wider marketplace; Gain experience of the PwC approach to compliance disciplines and in particular FCA and Anti-Bribery regulation; Acquire knowledge of the 'products' and services offered by the firm; Develop relationship management skills, by regularly dealing with senior partners & staff within the firm on regulatory compliance matters and sensitive client issues. The successful candidate will report to the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and will have line management responsibility for colleagues in the Financial Regulation , as well as helping supervise and coach other members of the Compliance team as appropriate. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing their own workload, in consultation with the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, and help in ensuring that all relevant matters are brought to the attention of the Chief Compliance Officer. The role involves supporting our objectives by taking responsibility in areas including: responding to queries relating to the interpretation and application of FCA rules/guidance and the firm's related policies; liaising with the wider areas of Compliance and Risk to ensure that other relevant regulatory and risk considerations are taken into account; the development of internal policies and procedures; the provision of subject matter advice to the client-facing practice; awareness and training; periodic monitoring; formulation of the firm's response to regulatory initiatives and investigations. Ideally, the candidate will be educated to graduate level and have recent experience of working and leading in a FCA regulated environment; They will typically have experience within the risk management/ compliance functions of a professional/financial services firm or relevant experience from a regulatory body; Key required skills are an ability to: acquire and apply technical expertise; communicate with impact and empathy to individuals at all levels of seniority: observe key principles of confidentiality and sensitivity; be adaptive, open minded and agile; be passionate about client service; be curious to learn and share; demonstrate courage, integrity and the confidence to make independent decisions. The application closing date is 31 December 2021. Not the role for you? Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting)? The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here: The Deal We want all of our people to feel empowered to be the best that they can be, which is why we have 'The Deal'. Find out more about our firmwide Employee Value Proposition: Diversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be the best they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. Learn more here about our work to support an inclusive culture.
Professional Indemnity Broker (UK) - London Market We're hiring! Aon are currently recruiting aPIBroker to join our Retail Broking team. About Aon Headquartered in London, Aon Plc is theleading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage and a global leader in human capital and management consulting. Our key advantage is our broad view oftheinsurance industry. With an employee base of 66,000 people working in 500 offices in more than 120 countries, we can anticipate how changes in one sector affect another. Aon is an equalopportunities employer. Aon's recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix ofcolleaguesand the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria. About the Role Responsible for working in accordance withtheAonUKLimited Risk Management Framework, and compliancewiththeAonUKLimited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of required training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company. Supportthebrokingfunction. Ensurethatall broking activity is carried out in compliancewiththe UK Broking Strategy and procedures as agreed by theChiefBrokingOfficer,ARSUK, in particular the monitoring of all FCA regulated processes. Ensure thebrokingteam works well with client, market and other responsibilities properly apportioned and understood by all. Negotiate the most appropriate terms for that client. To be aware of the work of peers and colleagues in other Aon divisions, and to share ideas, standard methodology and all relevant information with them. To be personally responsible for a small portfolio of high-profile accounts requiring regular engagement with the risk manager and client teams the design and broking of the programme inthemarket. Handle thetradingrelationshipswithinsurers. In conjunction with theChiefBrokingOfficer,ARSUK,negotiate the trading aspects of business plans or agreements needed by or with insurers ensuring that they do not give rise to unsustainable expectations or conflicts of interest. Ensure relationships between National and Global and other Aon broking units is effective in delivering a high-quality service to our clients. Represent Aon UK inthemarket assisting as necessary on any major placement problems or insure related E&O. Work with insurers to develop products and facilities for our clients. Understand key insurers' points of view regarding their relationship with Aon and help exploit opportunities or address problems. Analysetheinsurancemarketsbriefing colleaguesasappropriate. Ensure that client groups and other staff have all the relevant information on which to base their advice to clients. Handle the expectations ofcolleaguesand clients in terms of insurance market conditions. Ensurethatall relevant staff are kept up to date accordingly with general guidance on programme design. Ensurethatall client groups understand and communicate the value proposition of thebrokingfunction, such that they can negotiate appropriate fees from the clients. Improvethequalityandefficiencyofbrokingprocesses. Championacultureof continual improvementthroughouttheBrokingfunction, and in partnership with Client Management and Client Service colleagues. Analyse and report on data across ARS UK to provide theChiefBrokingOfficer,ARSUK with workable information in order to runthe account. Provide the ARS Broking Directors with data to assist them with handling their local markets. Compliancewithregulatoryrequirementsandbusinessprocedures. Promote allcompliancerelatedrequirementsthroughouttheBrokingTeam and find opportunities for operational improvement. Takeresponsibility for ensuring staff awareness and conformances to allcompliancerelatedrequirements. Leadbyexample by ensuring own activity stays in sync withregulatoryrequirementsandbusinessprocedures. Develop a working environment where people are positive,motivated and enthusiastic. Work to improve key 'cultural' characteristics of Broking business: enthusiasm,customerfocus, innovation, accountability About you As aPIBroker your skills and qualifications will ideally include: A detailed knowledge of commercial insurance market practices and dynamics - able to analyse competitors and spot new opportunities Strong negotiating and influencing skills Experience in handling and placing PI risks within the Lloyd's and Composite markets The ability to work effectively in a matrix management environment where success often depends on influencing skill rather than direct control An effective listener and an effective, articulate communicator Behaviour that encourages the trust and respect ofcolleaguesandoftheinsurance market Committed to continuous improvement and to adopting new working practices to raise standards of qualityandefficiency Upbeat and focusedon producing the best deal for the client Team worker Cert CII qualified or studying towards Salary and Benefits This role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25daysholiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to select from a comprehensive suite of products to include enhanced healthcare, childcare vouchers, additional holiday and much more.
Nov 30, 2021
Full time
Professional Indemnity Broker (UK) - London Market We're hiring! Aon are currently recruiting aPIBroker to join our Retail Broking team. About Aon Headquartered in London, Aon Plc is theleading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage and a global leader in human capital and management consulting. Our key advantage is our broad view oftheinsurance industry. With an employee base of 66,000 people working in 500 offices in more than 120 countries, we can anticipate how changes in one sector affect another. Aon is an equalopportunities employer. Aon's recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix ofcolleaguesand the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria. About the Role Responsible for working in accordance withtheAonUKLimited Risk Management Framework, and compliancewiththeAonUKLimited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of required training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company. Supportthebrokingfunction. Ensurethatall broking activity is carried out in compliancewiththe UK Broking Strategy and procedures as agreed by theChiefBrokingOfficer,ARSUK, in particular the monitoring of all FCA regulated processes. Ensure thebrokingteam works well with client, market and other responsibilities properly apportioned and understood by all. Negotiate the most appropriate terms for that client. To be aware of the work of peers and colleagues in other Aon divisions, and to share ideas, standard methodology and all relevant information with them. To be personally responsible for a small portfolio of high-profile accounts requiring regular engagement with the risk manager and client teams the design and broking of the programme inthemarket. Handle thetradingrelationshipswithinsurers. In conjunction with theChiefBrokingOfficer,ARSUK,negotiate the trading aspects of business plans or agreements needed by or with insurers ensuring that they do not give rise to unsustainable expectations or conflicts of interest. Ensure relationships between National and Global and other Aon broking units is effective in delivering a high-quality service to our clients. Represent Aon UK inthemarket assisting as necessary on any major placement problems or insure related E&O. Work with insurers to develop products and facilities for our clients. Understand key insurers' points of view regarding their relationship with Aon and help exploit opportunities or address problems. Analysetheinsurancemarketsbriefing colleaguesasappropriate. Ensure that client groups and other staff have all the relevant information on which to base their advice to clients. Handle the expectations ofcolleaguesand clients in terms of insurance market conditions. Ensurethatall relevant staff are kept up to date accordingly with general guidance on programme design. Ensurethatall client groups understand and communicate the value proposition of thebrokingfunction, such that they can negotiate appropriate fees from the clients. Improvethequalityandefficiencyofbrokingprocesses. Championacultureof continual improvementthroughouttheBrokingfunction, and in partnership with Client Management and Client Service colleagues. Analyse and report on data across ARS UK to provide theChiefBrokingOfficer,ARSUK with workable information in order to runthe account. Provide the ARS Broking Directors with data to assist them with handling their local markets. Compliancewithregulatoryrequirementsandbusinessprocedures. Promote allcompliancerelatedrequirementsthroughouttheBrokingTeam and find opportunities for operational improvement. Takeresponsibility for ensuring staff awareness and conformances to allcompliancerelatedrequirements. Leadbyexample by ensuring own activity stays in sync withregulatoryrequirementsandbusinessprocedures. Develop a working environment where people are positive,motivated and enthusiastic. Work to improve key 'cultural' characteristics of Broking business: enthusiasm,customerfocus, innovation, accountability About you As aPIBroker your skills and qualifications will ideally include: A detailed knowledge of commercial insurance market practices and dynamics - able to analyse competitors and spot new opportunities Strong negotiating and influencing skills Experience in handling and placing PI risks within the Lloyd's and Composite markets The ability to work effectively in a matrix management environment where success often depends on influencing skill rather than direct control An effective listener and an effective, articulate communicator Behaviour that encourages the trust and respect ofcolleaguesandoftheinsurance market Committed to continuous improvement and to adopting new working practices to raise standards of qualityandefficiency Upbeat and focusedon producing the best deal for the client Team worker Cert CII qualified or studying towards Salary and Benefits This role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25daysholiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to select from a comprehensive suite of products to include enhanced healthcare, childcare vouchers, additional holiday and much more.
