Standard Life plc
Senior Distribution Consultant

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Job Description
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Any of our offices (Edinburgh, London, Telford or Birmingham). Hybrid
Flexible working: All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.
Closing Date: 28th July
Salary and benefits: From £45,700, plus an indicative bonus range of 16%-32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12 x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3 x volunteering days and much more.
Who are we?
We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.
Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.
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The role
You will build strong relationships internally and externally, supporting the development and retention of our relationships with Workplace Pension employers and trustees through robust stakeholder management, good communication and excellent influencing.
You will develop an excellent knowledge of our proposition and strategy, make courageous, commercial decisions, always with employers and trustees in mind with a relentless focus on continuous development and improvement for a highly efficient and effective team.
You will support the Client Relationship Directors/Managers with a focus on helping to grow and retain strategic and key clients. You’ll help deliver the best experience our clients and trustees will find anywhere in our market; obsessing over what’s important to them, understanding what it will take to deliver our strategy and working with business partners to make it happen.
What are we looking for?
- Proven experience in a Distribution or Sales Support role within Workplace Pensions with excellent knowledge of both trust and contract products.
- Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders to gain appropriate support to meet employer and trustee demands, shape meetings and resolve issues.
- Managing conflicting and varying demands, often under pressure, working with little or no supervision.
- Maintaining a high level of knowledge of the Workplace strategy, plans and propositions and keeping abreast of relevant legislative and regulatory changes.
- Strategic, innovative and commercial thinking to drive continuous improvements that will deliver results for our employers and trustees.
- Working in partnership with the Client Relationship Director/Manager to understand key influencers and proactively identifying opportunities to provide exceptional service and experience.


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Find Out More About Working At Standard Life
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- Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.standardlifeplc.com/careers/talk-to-us
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