Assistant Technical Manager

Company Description Life can sometimes be unpredictable, and it pays to plan ahead. Our aim at Legal & General Retail is to help our customers plan for the unexpected, achieve financial security for their tomorrow, and protect everything that's important to them. To better understand our customers and meet their needs, we've brought our protection, retirement income, savings, lending and advice, fintech and mortgage businesses under one umbrella. Created at the start of 2022 through the merging of our long-standing and trusted retail retirement and insurance businesses, we're a fast-growing division with big, customer-centered ambitions. Job Description We are currently recruiting a Product Technical Assistant Manager to join our team. In this role, you will assist in the management and monitoring of product technical aspects within Retail Annuities, providing first-line views and opinions to support the aims and ambitions of Retail Annuities, ensuring that products and propositions remain compliant and in line with internal governance frameworks. You will also own aspects of development coming from strategic/propositional change, and from regulator-led initiatives. You will present a technical view on working groups, ensuring that Retail Annuities' interests are supported and meet regulations. Finally, you will act as a subject matter expert, assisting the wider Retail business with retirement technical and proposition queries. Salary: up to £47,000 competitive bonus and benefits What youll be doing Providing Technical support to design and develop products / propositions that meet the needs, characteristics, and objectives of customers in an identified target market. Undertaking appropriate technical research to provide assurance that the product / proposition will perform as expected to meet the needs, characteristics, and objectives of customers in the target market, in a compliant manner. Raising any instances of actual or potential consumer harm in our products or processes with the Technical Manager. Keeping knowledge of regulation, products, and processes current. Regularly reviewing the product/proposition risks to ensure they continue to meet the needs, characteristics and objectives of the target market and are delivering good customer outcomes. Supporting the Technical Manager and wider Retail teams with day-to-day queries, ensuring their swift resolution. Assisting with responses to regulator consultations and requests for information. Qualifications What were looking for Must have demonstrable experience in a pensions or retirement role Knowledge of L&G Retail's retirement products and how they operate within regulatory frameworks Strong communication skills Evidence of analytical and problem-solving skills Additional Information When you commit to Legal & General, we'll commit to you too. That means we'll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution. If you join us, you'll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We're also proud to offer competitive family leave. You'll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of - both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow. Since 1836, we've grown to become one of the worlds largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. We're all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet. We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it. At L&G, you'll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we're supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance. Today, there's over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us? Great minds don't have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation. We don't just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve. We think it's important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow. We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we're always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, wed love to hear from you.