Savings Innovation and Future Propositions Manager
The Nottingham Building Society
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Job summary
Nottingham Building Society is seeking a Savings Innovation & Future Propositions Manager to shape the future of savings for our members. You will identify emerging customer needs, explore market opportunities, and develop innovative savings propositions from idea to launch and commercialisation.
You will lead the proposition lifecycle, collaborate with Product, Technology, Transformation, Marketing and Customer teams, and monitor performance to drive continuous improvement and financial
Qualifications
- Experience in product, proposition, or innovation roles within financial services, fintech, or a digital environment.
- Strong understanding of customer needs, savings products, and emerging market trends.
- Experience taking ideas from concept through to launch.
- Commercial thinking with ability to build strong business cases.
- Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
- Strong organisational skills with multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Shape the savings innovation strategy by identifying trends, customer needs, and market opportunities.
- Develop and launch innovative savings propositions that support wealth creation, home ownership and financial wellbeing.
- Lead proposition development from concept to launch including customer discovery, business cases, testing, pilots, and commercialisation.
- Champion customer-led innovation using insight and market intelligence to design customer-focused solutions.
- Explore emerging technologies and market opportunities including Open Banking, AI, embedded finance, and personalisation.
- Build and manage a pipeline of future propositions balancing short-term and long-term opportunities.
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Job description
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours
Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week)
Working closely with the Head of Savings, you'll identify emerging customer needs, explore new market opportunities, and develop innovative savings propositions that deliver real value for our members. From idea generation through to launch and commercialisation, you'll play a key role in building the Society's future proposition pipeline and bringing new concepts to life.
- Shape the Society's savings innovation strategy, identifying emerging trends, customer needs, and market opportunities to influence the future savings proposition roadmap.
- Develop and launch innovative savings propositions that support wealth creation, intergenerational saving, home ownership, and financial wellbeing.
- Lead proposition development from concept to launch, including customer discovery, business case creation, testing, pilot initiatives, and commercialisation.
- Champion customer-led innovation, using insight, research, and market intelligence to design solutions that solve genuine customer needs.
- Explore emerging technologies and market opportunities, including Open Banking, AI, embedded finance, personalisation, and digital savings experiences.
- Build and manage a pipeline of future propositions, ensuring a balance of short-term opportunities and longer-term strategic innovation.
- Develop strategic partnerships with fintechs, technology providers, and external organisations to accelerate innovation and enhance customer outcomes.
- Collaborate across the business to bring new ideas to life, working closely with Product, Technology, Transformation, Marketing, and Customer teams.
- Monitor the performance and impact of new propositions, using data and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement and commercial success.
- Act as a subject matter expert on industry innovation trends, helping the Society stay ahead of changing customer expectations and market developments.
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- Experience in product, proposition, or innovation roles within financial services, fintech, or a digital environment.
- Strong understanding of customer needs, savings products, and emerging market trends.
- Experience taking ideas from concept through to launch.
- Commercial thinking, with the ability to identify opportunities and build strong business cases.
- Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
- Strong organisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of Open Banking, fintech, or digital proposition development.
- Experience in savings, wealth, or financial wellbeing propositions.
- Understanding of Consumer Duty and the UK regulatory landscape.
- A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, Medicash healthcare scheme, 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
- Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.
- For all full-time roles we work a 35-hour working week to promote a work/life balance, we want you to be at your best inside and outside of work.
- A friendly and inclusive culture where teams genuinely strive to do the right thing by their colleagues and our customers.
- A strong sustainability agenda - we’re continually finding new ways to be kinder to the environment by reducing our carbon footprint.
- We’re passionate about giving back to the communities in which we serve as well as supporting local charities as part of the Samuel Fox Foundation. One of the many ways you can get involved is to use the 2 days per year paid leave to volunteer for causes or charities that are important to you.
- Your health and wellbeing is our priority, we encourage this through a suite of support resources, including a team of trained mental health first aiders.
We proudly embrace and celebrate diversity as a fundamental cornerstone of our values. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is not just essential for our success but is also a reflection of the vibrant communities we serve.
Our commitment means actively working to eliminate barriers and biases that may hinder equal opportunities within our organisation. We strive to ensure that all individuals, regardless of background, have an equal chance to thrive and advance in their careers.
We acknowledge that diversity is not just a goal to be achieved but a continuous journey toward creating an environment that embraces differences and promotes equal opportunities for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that encourages collaboration, creativity, and a sense of belonging for every member of our community.
Together we overcome barriers and shape brighter futures for our customers, colleagues and our communities.
We are a mutual, which means we don’t have shareholders. Instead, we’re owned by our members and use our money to do good, investing in our community, responsible causes, and - well, you. So, we’re always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities and members.
Although our history spans over 170 years, our purpose of helping our members save, plan for and protect their financial futures is enduring. At The Nottingham Building Society, we are dedicated to overcoming obstacles and turning challenges into opportunities. At the heart of our mission is our unwavering commitment to breaking down barriers and building better futures by helping our customers achieve the significant milestone of owning their own home.
We are a mutual, which means we don’t have shareholders. Instead, we’re owned by our members and use our money to do good, investing in our community, responsible causes, and - well, you. So, we’re always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities and members.
Although our history spans over 170 years, our purpose of helping our members save, plan for and protect their financial futures is enduring. At The Nottingham Building Society, we are dedicated to overcoming obstacles and turning challenges into opportunities. At the heart of our mission is our unwavering commitment to breaking down barriers and building better futures by helping our customers achieve the significant milestone of owning their own home.
We are a mutual, which means we don’t have shareholders. Instead, we’re owned by our members and use our money to do good, investing in our community, responsible causes, and - well, you. So, we’re always striving to do the right thing for our team, communities and members.
Although our history spans over 170 years, our purpose of helping our members save, plan for and protect their financial futures is enduring. At The Nottingham Building Society, we are dedicated to overcoming obstacles and turning challenges into opportunities. At the heart of our mission is our unwavering commitment to breaking down barriers and building better futures by helping our customers achieve the significant milestone of owning their own home.
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