Business Partner - Large Practices

St. James's Place; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in the UK seeks an experienced professional to oversee risk and compliance, manage performance outputs, and support business growth. The ideal candidate will possess coaching skills and the ability to align strategies with partner needs. We offer a competitive annual leave allowance, bonus scheme, and parental leave.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

28 days leave plus bank holidays

10% non-contributory pension

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Manage the output and performance of the Partnership aligned with our values.
• Ability to understand client needs and deploy the SJP Proposition.

Responsibilities

• Ensure risk and compliance requirements are met on client outcomes.
• Identify emerging risks impacting consumer outcomes.
• Lead a team supporting new business growth.

Skills

Skilled coach with a Certificate in Advanced Coaching and Mentoring

Understanding of the SJP Proposition

Ability to advise on enterprise strategy

Assessment of Partner development needs

Job description

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• Working alongside the Risk and Supervision teams to ensure risk and compliance requirements are met on client outcomes, with regular reviews and broader risk work to comply with the IARR expectations.
• Identifying emerging risks impacting consumer outcomes and collaborating across SJP and Partner businesses to mitigate these risks.
• Developing succession strategies with major businesses to facilitate exit strategies, succession, MBI, and MBO.
• Conducting People Management assessments to support the development of business leadership and management teams.
• Executing the Partner service and engagement strategy for the large business segment in alignment with the overall SJP Partner offering.
• Using MI to identify trends and opportunities to guide business strategy.
• Providing an efficient, digital single point of contact for all services within the large business segment across SJP, ensuring focused support for SJP’s Priority Firms.
• Sharing best practices in Business-to-Business relationship management with leadership teams of the largest SJP businesses to help them meet their KPIs.
• Leading and managing a team supporting new business growth aligned with company objectives, always delivering excellent client outcomes.
• Supporting large businesses in achieving professional performance.
• Inspiring and encouraging strategic, operational, and best practice initiatives to enhance the quality and results of Partners and Advisers.
• Promoting best practices in business planning, marketing, systems, people management, and administration to foster long-term growth and productivity.

Skills we are looking for:

• Skilled coach with a Certificate in Advanced Coaching and Mentoring or equivalent experience.
• Responsible for managing the output and performance of the Partnership, aligned with our values and principles of treating clients fairly, including both internal (Partners and Advisers) and external clients.
• Ability to understand and deploy the SJP Proposition based on Partner needs post-induction.
• Ability to advise on enterprise strategy and business planning.
• Ability to assess Partner development needs using motivator conversations.

What's in it for you?

We reward you for your work, whether through our discretionary annual bonus scheme reflecting personal and company performance, a competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with an option to purchase 5 additional days), or online rewards platform offering various discounts.
We also provide benefits supporting different life stages, 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 committed to accessible and inclusive recruitment. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know by emailing us. Research indicates that applicants, especially from underrepresented groups, may be discouraged from applying if they do not meet all criteria or have been on an extended career break. If you believe you are a good fit and can demonstrate transferable experience, we encourage you to apply regardless of ticking every box.