Product Associate

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants; Daliburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants is seeking a candidate with 2-3 years in banking/financial services to move into a broad product-focused role. You will support the development and performance of banking products, with exposure to pricing, forecasting and corporate clients.

You will analyse market data, support governance, and collaborate with teams across the business while maintaining strong risk and regulatory awareness. Strong Excel and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in banking, financial services or a client-focused environment.
• Numerate and analytical with strong problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Confident communication and relationship-building skills; customer-focused.
• Knowledge of savings and mortgage markets; risk and regulatory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support development, implementation and ongoing management of savings, mortgage and corporate banking products.
• Assist with product pricing, forecasting, liquidity management and performance analysis.
• Coordinate product launches and pricing changes across systems and channels.
• Support product governance activities, including approvals, reviews and documentation.
• Analyse customer, market and competitor information to help shape products and propositions.
• Provide high-quality support to corporate banking clients with accurate handling of requests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support commercial and product objectives.
• Maintain focus on risk and regulatory requirements and positive customer outcomes.
• Monitor product performance and provide insights for commercial decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve products, journeys, processes and efficiency.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Relationship building

Customer-focused

Risk awareness

Regulatory awareness

Savings & mortgages knowledge

Banking/financial services experience

Job description

A fantastic opportunity for someone with financial services experience to move into a broad product-focused role. You'll support the development and performance of banking products while gaining valuable exposure to pricing, commercial analysis and corporate clients.

Location

Duties for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Support the development, implementation and ongoing management of savings, mortgage and corporate banking products.
• Assist with product pricing, forecasting, liquidity management and performance analysis.
• Coordinate product launches and pricing changes across relevant systems and customer channels.
• Support product governance activities, including approvals, reviews and documentation.
• Analyse customer, market and competitor information to help shape products and future propositions.
• Provide high-quality support to corporate banking clients, ensuring instructions and requests are handled accurately and efficiently.
• Work collaboratively with teams across the business to support commercial and product objectives.
• Maintain a strong focus on risk, regulatory requirements and positive customer outcomes.
• Monitor product performance and provide insight to support commercial decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve products, customer journeys, processes and operational efficiency.

Skills / Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have around 2-3 years' relevant experience within banking, financial services or a client-focused environment, with an interest in developing their product and commercial expertise. You'll be numerate and analytical, with strong problem-solving skills and excellent attention to detail. Confident communication and relationship-building skills are essential, alongside a customer-focused approach and understanding of risk and regulatory responsibilities. Knowledge of savings and mortgage markets is important, while experience in product management, pricing, forecasting or commercial analysis would be highly advantageous. Strong Excel and data analysis skills would also be beneficial.