AddressJob Title: Tax & Trust Technical Specialist
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London or Alderley Edge or Edinburgh
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Closing date: 7th March 2024
We are excited to be recruiting for a Tax & Trust Technical Specialist to join our Protection Proposition team in a newly created role to provide valuable advice to internal colleagues and customers.
This role will work closely with Product Owners and Proposition Analysts in our Protection Proposition team who look to create a compelling product, service, and customer experience proposition for Protection Customers.
About the role
- Accountable for the day-to-day provision of high-quality technical support to advisers and internal customers focussing on Trusts, Tax, High Net Worth, whilst taking ownership of Technical queries submitted to the Protection Mailbox
- Support strong business relationships with the external intermediary market, representing Royal London as a subject matter expert.
- Analyse, understand and communicate impact of legislative and regulatory changes on Protection Proposition
- Use expertise to support distribution colleagues in achieving new business targets (in particular, in specialist areas like business protection)
- Take responsibility for providing expertise and guidance to the agile protection development squads and product design
About you
- Relevant and recent work experience in a similar role using your technical knowledge in Tax & Trust
- Good knowledge and understanding of the financial services industry and the legislative framework.
- STEP Qualified and able to demonstrate a high level of up to date knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of the commercial environment facing product providers.
- Strong knowledge of the technical aspects of Protection propositions.
- Ability to understand and communicate on a wide range of technical aspects.
- Demonstratable experience in building and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
About Royal London
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits
Inclusion, diversity and belonging
We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.
