Advice Policy Divisional Director

St. James's Place; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in wealth management seeks an Advice Policy Divisional Director to lead the strategic development of their advice proposition. This pivotal role requires a strong background in financial advice, excellent communication skills, and the ability to engage key stakeholders effectively. The successful candidate will champion ongoing policy improvements and embrace innovation within the SJP Group, ensuring that advice frameworks remain robust and compliant.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Online rewards platform with discounts

Competitive parental leave (28 weeks full pay)

Optional private medical insurance

10% non-contributory pension

Qualifications

• Experienced Advice Policy professional required with background in Advice/Wealth Management.
• Proactive problem-solving ability and strong analysis skills essential.
• Ability to communicate technical subjects clearly to a wide audience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of St. James’s Place Advice Proposition and Policy.
• Ensure compliance with Consumer Duty.
• Monitor marketplace trends and competitor activity.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-Solving

Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Level 6 (or above) in Financial Planning

Job description

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Advice Policy Divisional Director, Cirencester

Client: St. James's Place

Location: Cirencester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 0872fba4cb41

Job Views: 3

Posted: 29.06.2025

Expiry Date: 13.08.2025

Job Description:

This role is pivotal in leading, creating and developing a strategic vision for SJP’s approach to advice proposition and policy. You will be responsible for managing a team of specialists in this area of expertise whose shared objective is to implement and embed a robust advice framework.

It is fundamental that the team collaborates and engages widely across the SJP Group with key senior stakeholders to ensure that any policy and framework changes are embraced and are sustained for the future.

Key Responsibilities:

• To lead and set the strategic development of St. James’s Place Advice Proposition and Advice Policy across the SJP Group
• To lead embedding and maintaining compliance with Consumer Duty
• A champion focused on making it easier to advise whilst ensuring clients understand the initial recommendations they receive and their ongoing advice.
• Champion for advice and advice policy throughout SJP community leading the creation and articulating our Advice Beliefs
• Create, propose and deliver new initiatives around the SJP's advice proposition and influence Directors and colleagues to support them
• Oversee the Root Cause Analysis programme, to ensure advice provided by the SJP's Partnership is within the principles of the Advice Framework, and challenge existing processes and procedures where relevant.
• Closely monitor marketplace trends and competitor activity to identify opportunities and threats to SJP and ensure SJP’s advice proposition remains competitive and continues to evolve as necessary.

Who we’re looking for:

You will be an experienced Advice Policy professional with a strong background working within the Advice/Wealth Management sector. You will be responsible for raising the profile of Advice Policy and Development Services within SJP at a time of critical change for the organisation.

You will have strong all-round communication skills, able to communicate technical subjects in a concise and clear manner to a wide audience. You will have excellent and proactive problem-solving ability, with strong analysis skills. You will have strong interpersonal skills, able to build networks effectively.

• Leadership and communication skills that inspire and engage the team in quality service delivery agenda
• Significant experience of developing advice-focused propositions.
• Having an appetite to develop a rigour around measurement and performance analysis that uncovers the opportunity to innovate and consistently improve our Advice Policy.
• Significant experience in financial advice and planning is required
• Qualified in Level 6 (or above) in Financial Planning

What’s in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, a competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.

We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

• Competitive parental leave (28 weeks full pay)
• Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
• 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)

Reasonable Adjustments: We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all. If you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage, please let us know by emailing us.

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying if they do not meet all criteria or have been on an extended career break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience, please apply regardless of whether you tick every box.