Head of Protection Intermediary Distribution
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Head of Protection Intermediary Distribution leading Scottish Widows’ UK protection distribution strategy. Building intermediary partnerships, profitable growth and a high-performing commercial team.
Responsibilities:
- Own and deliver the intermediary distribution strategy
- Drive profitable growth, quality, persistency and market share
- Set the direction for intermediary distribution and translate ambition into commercial strategy
- Guide the team and partners toward common goals
- Identify priority markets, investments and opportunities for customer and commercial value
- Build and lead strategic relationships with major UK protection intermediary businesses
- Secure stronger partnerships and panel positions where appropriate
- Develop distribution frameworks and market routes with Halifax Intermediaries and other Lloyds Banking Group areas
- Use management information and insight to identify opportunities and oversee performance
- Lead service recovery and resolve complex partner issues
- Influence proposition, pricing, service and technology priorities
- Create and lead a high-performing, commercially curious team
- Report to the Protection Director
Requirements:
- Deep knowledge of the UK protection intermediary market, including the relevant regulatory, technical and legislative environment
- Strong track record of delivering growth and translating strategy into measurable outcomes
- Recognised reputation and solid market presence
- Excellent senior relationship leadership and ability to influence with impact
- Experience leading, developing and empowering a team to deliver stretching commercial and customer outcomes
- Strategic judgement and ability to recognise opportunities, focus investment and make definite choices
- Strong commercial and analytical skills
- Ability to apply insight and data to inform decisions and oversee performance
- Confidence and tenacity to challenge the status quo, resolve complex issues and remove blockers to growth
- Articulate, authentic and engaging leadership style
- Knowledge of Scottish Widows’ primary competitors and current Protection market developments would be useful
- Understanding of the mortgage and wealth markets would be useful
Benefits:
- Flexible working options, including hybrid working and job share
- Inclusive workplace and diversity initiatives
- Menopause health package
- Working with Cancer initiative
- Reasonable adjustments during recruitment for disabled applicants
- Learning, growth and development opportunities
- Background checks and recruitment support
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