Assistant Investment Proposition Manager

Location: Stirling or Edinburgh, United Kingdom; hybrid with 2 days per week in the office

Company

M&G provides asset management, insurance, savings and investment solutions through its Asset Management and Life businesses.

What you will do

• Support the ongoing management and development of retail investment propositions, including PruFund, smoothed/with-profits funds, unit-linked funds and OEICs.
• Deliver business-as-usual analysis, reporting, documentation, action tracking and proposition maintenance.
• Support reviews of fund performance, customer outcomes, risks, regulatory developments and market or competitor changes.
• Prepare governance papers, meeting packs, management information, decision records and action logs.
• Coordinate inputs from investment, product, operational and external stakeholders, tracking dependencies and delivery actions.
• Support proposition changes, fund reviews, governance activities and improvements to processes, controls and management information.

Requirements

• Experience in financial services, ideally in investment propositions, life and pensions, funds, product, operations or investment governance.
• Understanding of investment funds and their use in life, pension or retail investment propositions.
• Awareness of smoothed/with-profits funds, unit-linked funds and collective investments, or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly.
• Strong Microsoft Office and Excel skills, analytical ability and experience producing accurate outputs, including the use of AI.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organisation, prioritisation, collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.
• Customer-focused and risk-aware approach, with confidence to raise questions and escalate concerns.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of PruFund, UK retail adviser markets, unit-linked life and pension funds, OEICs or other unitised collective investments.
• Awareness of FCA regulation, Consumer Duty, product governance, fund governance or risk-management frameworks.
• Experience supporting proposition change, fund reviews, governance committees, distribution activity or third-party delivery.
• Working towards, or willingness to work towards, a relevant qualification such as the Investment Management Certificate.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements and workplace adjustments are available.
• Pension scheme of up to 18%, including employer contributions.
• Share Save and Share Incentive Plan, financial wellbeing support and related services.
• 38 days of annual leave including bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to five additional days.
• Private healthcare, critical illness cover, life assurance and family coverage options.
• Paid parental leave and support through the Inspiring Families policy.