Product Manager

Aberdeen; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice pension arrangement

Private health insurance

Life Assurance

40 days holiday

Dental insurance

Health assessments

Critical illness cover

Will writing

Power of attorney

Financial Guidance and Advice

Holiday buy

Discounted gym memberships

Cycle to work

Interest free season ticket loan

Electric car lease scheme

Travel insurance

Personal accident insurance

Share Plans

Give As You Earn (GAYE)

Volunteering

Long service awards

Subscription to Interactive Investor

Subscription to Finimize

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Supportive parental leave policies

Job summary

Aberdeen is seeking an experienced Product Manager to join the Adviser team in Edinburgh on a permanent basis at Level 4. You will shape and deliver platform product, investment and advice propositions that transform how financial planning professionals interact with our platform.

You will lead proposition development from discovery through to launch, balancing innovation, customer needs, regulatory requirements and commercial outcomes, while engaging senior stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of adviser platforms, pensions and investment solutions.
• Proven experience in proposition, product or platform roles within financial services.
• Experience developing customer-centric solutions using data, insight, user research and feedback.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex requirements into clear, deliverable propositions.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across diverse business areas.
• Strategic and commercial mindset with a focus on execution and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive platform product and investment strategy, aligning innovation, usability and accessibility with business objectives.
• Conduct market research, customer discovery and user testing to identify opportunities and improve adviser propositions.
• Design and deliver new and enhanced adviser propositions from concept through to implementation and distribution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop impactful solutions that improve adviser engagement and customer outcomes.
• Communicate proposition vision, progress and outcomes to senior stakeholders and influence strategic decision-making.
• Monitor proposition performance, regulatory developments and market trends to continuously enhance offerings.

Skills

Adviser platforms

Pensions and investments

Customer-centric solutions

Data-informed design

Stakeholder management

Strategic execution

Job description

• The Aberdeen Adviser team develops platform, investment and advice propositions that help financial planning professionals deliver better outcomes for clients
• Working across product, technology, investments, risk and distribution teams, the function supports Aberdeen’s growth strategy by creating intuitive adviser experiences and scalable solutions
• The team combines market insight, customer understanding and commercial focus to enable our clients to be better investors
• We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our Adviser team in Edinburgh on a permanent basis at Level 4
• This is a strategic role responsible for shaping and delivering platform product, investment and advice propositions that transform how financial planning professionals interact with our platform
• You will lead proposition development from discovery through to launch, balancing innovation, customer needs, regulatory requirements and commercial outcomes
• The role offers the opportunity to influence the Aberdeen Adviser vision and strategy while working with senior stakeholders across the business
• Through this position, you can invest in your tomorrow by helping define the future of adviser experiences and customer outcomes
• Define and drive platform product and investment strategy, aligning innovation, usability and accessibility with business objectives
• Conduct market research, customer discovery and user testing to identify opportunities and improve adviser propositions
• Design and deliver new and enhanced adviser propositions from concept through to implementation and distribution
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop impactful solutions that improve adviser engagement and customer outcomes
• Communicate proposition vision, progress and outcomes to senior stakeholders and influence strategic decision-making
• Monitor proposition performance, regulatory developments and market trends to continuously enhance offerings

Benefits

• Salary sacrifice pension arrangement
• Private health insurance
• Life Assurance
• 40 days holiday if you work full time
• Dental insurance
• Health assessments
• Critical illness cover
• Will writing
• Power of attorney
• Financial Guidance and Advice
• Holiday buy
• Discounted gym memberships
• Cycle to work
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Electric car lease scheme
• Travel insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Share Plans
• Give As You Earn (GAYE)
• Volunteering
• Long service awards
• Subscription to Interactive Investor
• Subscription to Finimize
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Supportive parental leave policies , delivered regionally (e.g. 26 weeks paid leave in UK for primary and secondary caregivers)
• Employee discount site
• Discounted parking

• Strong understanding of adviser platforms, pensions and investment solutions
• Proven experience in proposition, product or platform roles within financial services
• Experience developing customer-centric solutions using data, insight, user research and feedback
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex requirements into clear, deliverable propositions
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across diverse business areas
• Strategic and commercial mindset with a focus on execution and measurable outcomes