Associate Director - Platform Policy & Product

About the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: 21 December 2024

Title

Associate Director - Platform Policy & Product

Department

GPS CIO, MNC/Adviser Product

Location

Kingswood

Reports To

Head of Platform Policy & Oversight

Level

Grade 7

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our Sustainable Investing Product team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We are proud of our inclusive culture and encourage applications from the widest mix of talent, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, social background and more.

As a flexible employer, we trust our people to perform their role in the way that works best for them, our clients and our business. We are a disability-friendly company and would welcome a conversation with you if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond.

About your role

The Associate Director - Platform Policy & Product will lead the firm's activities engaging with Government and industry on the development of pension and savings policy and managing the design and monitoring of products. The role holder will have presence in the external market, representing Fidelity’s policy positions and work closely with business stakeholders to ensure the intention and interpretation of new regulation is understood in the implementation of product change. The Associate Director will also manage design and ongoing assessment of products in line with consumer duty obligations and identify opportunities to enhance the offering in customers' best interests.

Responsibilities

• Participating in industry and Governmental working groups considering and developing pension and saving policy
• Maintaining a view of emerging policy issues and initiating the impact analysis of finalized regulatory changes
• Maintaining agreed platform policy positions on key issues
• Leading engagement with internal stakeholders to brief and discuss the impact of regulatory change
• Working with public relations colleagues to prepare a plan for media publications and press commentaries
• Managing the design and monitoring of products, overseeing periodic product assessments and approvals through business governance practices
• Overseeing support to sales, operational and other colleagues in relation to the design and permitted features of products

About you

You will have a good understanding and experience of the pension and savings platform industry with knowledge of developing regulation. You will have experience of engaging with external stakeholders and a strong track record of influence in strategic discussions with stakeholders at all levels:

• Collaboration: build respect with all of the management team and in turn their teams, gaining this respect through demonstrating a cooperative and knowledgeable approach
• Stakeholder Management: be able to navigate the internal organisation and external market to get action and/or information on initiatives which are a priority for our business.
• Delivery: work within a high paced environment to continually prioritise and ensure delivery of outputs on time and to high quality
• Ability to work at different levels of detail and be able to concisely summarise complex issues.
• Structured focus: Analytical, logical and methodical
• Excellent prioritisation and problem solving skills. Experience in balancing multiple tasks and playing different roles depending upon the scope of the issues
• Motivated: Ability to work alone or as part of a team. Highly motivated and maintains a flexible and positive outlook at all times

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team.

As an international financial services organisation, we are in-scope of international regulations in the way that we carry out our work. This position is involved in work that is regulated by the FCA and/or the PRA and their Individual Conduct Rules (COCON) apply to it, along with any other regulation. We provide training on COCON and how it affects our employees. More information about COCON can be found in the Employment Handbook.