We have an tremendous opportunity as Head of Regulatory Relationships to make a difference at Phoenix. S

Job Type: Permanent

Location: This role can be based out of our Edinburgh, Wythall, Telford or London office with time spent working in the office and at home - hybrid.

Flexible working: All of our 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 Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: 17 December, 2024

Salary and benefits : Up to £130,000 DOE plus 30% bonus up to 60%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

The Head of Regulatory Relationships is a tremendous opportunity to make a difference at Phoenix. Reporting into the Risk Strategy and Transformation Director, this role will lead a small team responsible for building strong relationships with our regulators. This role will be pivotal to nurturing high levels of trust and sustaining confidence in our strategy and business goals. By driving a dynamic engagement strategy, this role will build trust in our ambitions; and will help our Board members and Management navigate the expectations of our regulators in a pragmatic way.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader in a senior position who is familiar with Board exposure and a skilled communicator. They will have a passion for fostering collaboration, influencing positive change, and driving excellence across all levels of organisation.

Key attributes and behaviours for the role:

Knowledgeable in life and pensions and adept at navigating the prudential and conduct regulations governing the sector.
A senior leader who is familiar with Board exposure, willing to take the initiative and not afraid to make the tough calls.
Ability to cut through high pressured situations and complex issues in a calm and measured way to drive the right outcome
High impact influencer who is resilient and can skilfully balance humility and assertiveness to reach common ground.
Thrive on change, can deliver in a fast-moving environment and has a strong willingness to continually learn, adapt, and grow

What are we looking for?

Direct and regular exposure to regulators like PRA, FCA, CBI, tPR; Or has led on initiatives requiring regulator engagement.
Played key role in risk-aware decision making either from leadership role in the business or in line 2.
Operated in a senior role requiring practical application of internal and external key risk indicators to inform decision making
Led or actively involved in enterprise-wide projects/initiatives that cut across multiple financial and non-financial disciplines
Direct exposure to Board, Executives and Directors and adept at written and verbal communication at this level.

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

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