Business Manager

Business Manager – Product & Technology

Location:

Edinburgh - hybrid working

This role supports the effective leadership of the Product & Technology function within Aberdeen Adviser. Working directly with the CPTO, the Business Manager ensures the function operates with clarity, discipline and pace, connecting strategy, delivery and financial management. The role leads the PMO and provides strong oversight of performance, governance and budget, ensuring that investment is aligned to priorities and delivers measurable outcomes.

• Support to CPTO & Leadership – Act as a trusted partner to the CPTO, support the translation of strategy into clear priorities, plans and actions, support executive and governance forums with clear insight and materials, ensure visibility of progress, risks and decisions.
• PMO & Delivery Oversight – Lead the PMO and delivery governance, provide a clear consolidated view, ensure planning, prioritisation, reporting and risk management, drive delivery discipline and transparency.
• Financial Oversight & Value Management – Oversee product & technology budgets and performance, track actuals vs forecast vs budget, ensure control of initiative spend through business cases and approvals, link investment to outcomes, benefits and value delivered, partner with finance to improve cost control and efficiency.
• Governance, Risk & Control – Maintain strong governance and decision-making processes, ensure risks, issues and dependencies are well managed and escalated, support alignment with regulatory and internal control expectations.
• Planning & Delivery Alignment – Align strategy, capacity and delivery plans, ensure priorities are clear and achievable, challenge misalignment across scope, funding and timelines.
• Stakeholder Engagement – Work across Product, Technology, Change, Finance and Risk, support clear communication of priorities and progress, act as a central coordination point for the function.

• Effective support to the CPTO and leadership team.
• Strong PMO and portfolio governance.
• Clear financial oversight and investment discipline.
• Transparent reporting on delivery, risk and spend.
• Alignment between strategy, investment and outcomes.

• Clear visibility and delivery confidence.
• Accurate and transparent financial reporting.
• Improved cost control and investment effectiveness.
• Delivery of measurable outcomes and benefits.
• Strong stakeholder confidence and alignment.

• Experience in business management and/or PMO.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness – budgets, forecasting, ROI, governance, reporting.
• Background in product, technology and/or change environments, ideally in financial services.
• Experience leading a team of direct reports or through matrix management.
• Ability to support senior stakeholders and drive execution in a complex environment.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Our benefits include 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer.