Senior Manager Public Policy

St. James's Place; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealth management firm in the UK is seeking an experienced technical policy specialist to develop advocacy positions on financial services regulations. Responsibilities include representing the firm to policymakers and providing regulatory impact analysis. The role offers hybrid working options and a competitive benefits package including a non-contributory pension and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Non-Contributory Pension – 10%

Private Medical and Dental Insurance

Discretionary bonus based on performance

Qualifications

• Proven advocacy experience in financial services.
• Strong understanding of UK regulatory processes.
• Experience in asset management, tax, and pensions.

Responsibilities

• Develop advocacy positions on key policy issues.
• Represent SJP to policymakers and industry groups.
• Provide analysis on regulatory impacts.

Skills

Advocacy

Financial services policy

Regulatory analysis

Interpersonal skills

Job description

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Are you ready to chart your own career path? At SJP, we need talented individuals like yourself to support our evolving culture. If you’re seeking an employer that is passionate about excellence, innovation, and autonomy, SJP could be the place for you.

At a glance:

Location: London or Cirencester with hybrid working

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

Who We Are

People have always been at the heart of St. James’s Place. We value long-term relationships and are a home for people who care about the future – financially, environmentally, and socially. These core values have enabled us to become a leading FTSE 100 Wealth Management company.

The role:

This role will be fulfilled by an experienced and autonomous technical policy specialist with strong advocacy capabilities. The role holder will possess a solid technical understanding of financial services policy and regulation, particularly in asset management, investing, tax, pensions, insurance, and investment product regulation.

The role will support the Director of Public Policy in advocating effectively on reactive policy issues across various technical areas, representing SJP’s views and ensuring our voice is heard externally with policymakers and industry stakeholders.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop and lead SJP advocacy positions on key policy issues, especially related to asset management, retail investing, tax, pensions, insurance, and investment product regulation.
• Support company executives, particularly in the Investment Management division, with understanding emerging regulatory risks and developing advocacy strategies.
• Represent SJP at industry working groups and directly to policymakers, regulators, and government officials.
• Provide analysis on the impact of regulatory and government policy changes on SJP’s business.
• Present as a credible subject matter expert on relevant technical issues to senior leaders, partners, and potentially clients.
• Demonstrate strong UK public policy and regulatory experience within the financial services industry.
• Understand the UK policymaking process well.
• Experience from Public Policy teams of Asset Management firms, HM Government/Treasury, FCA, or trade associations is advantageous.
• Exercise sound judgment on policy and reputational issues.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence effectively.
• Confidently represent SJP externally at industry groups and directly to policymakers and regulators.

Proven advocacy experience in financial services, particularly in areas such as:

• Asset management
• Operational resilience
• Consumer and corporate tax policy
• Retail investing
• Insurance
• Digital and crypto assets and wider alternatives
• ESG policy
• Macro-economics and fiscal policy
• AI policy

The candidate should have a strong understanding of risk assessment and management.

Flexible Working

We recognize that everyone works best in different ways. Our hybrid working policy offers flexibility for part-time work, job-sharing, remote working, and flexible hours. We encourage our employees to work in ways that suit their lifestyles—please feel free to ask questions and start a conversation!

Why work for us?

Our Rewards

Along with an attractive salary and participation in discretionary annual bonus schemes, you will receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Non-Contributory Pension – 10% (increasing with length of service) with pension matching
• Protection benefits such as 10X life cover, PHI, and critical illness
• 6 months paid maternity and paternity leave
• Private Medical and Dental Insurance
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy additional days
• Discretionary bonus based on performance