Capital Manager

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Group Capital Management team enables M&G plc to better understand, control and optimise the shareholder balance sheet to deliver improved shareholder outcomes. We apply our expertise and analysis to improve understanding, develop frameworks and deliver solutions to better manage and optimise key shareholder metrics. We work in the Finance area with a range of internal stakeholders (e.g. Planning and Analysis, Investment Office, Risk, Treasury, Chief Actuary, Finance Reporting, Group Strategy) and external stakeholders (e.g. PRA, Investment Banks and Consultants) to develop and apply business solutions to M&G plc’s areas of focus.

This is a fixed‑term contract until March 2027 which will have a hybrid working pattern - working from home and our office in one of Stirling, Edinburgh or London.

• Providing insight on the financial strength and risks to M&G plc through analysis of the shareholder balance sheet and the key reporting metrics, providing analysis to the key senior stakeholders to ensure the impacts are well understood and make appropriate recommendations.
• Helping develop, implement, monitor and optimise against risk appetite, capital management, asset liability and/or liquidity frameworks. These frameworks are largely, but not entirely, driven by M&G plc’s insurance business.
• Identifying, developing and implementing balance sheet and capital management solutions.
• Developing and managing Group capital and risk appetite frameworks, policies, MI and compliance monitoring.
• Supporting the Head of Shareholder Capital Management in preparing governance and strategy papers, and carrying initiatives through to implementation to deliver balance sheet solutions.
• Respond to emerging regulatory, balance sheet and stakeholder demands and supporting business-wide initiatives which impact the shareholder balance sheet as and when required.
• Maintaining strong internal and external networks to assist understanding and delivery, managing internal stakeholders and keeping abreast of market and competitor developments.

• An ability to think clearly and simplify complex financial situations into simple messages and proposals.
• Experience of effectively communicating and influencing on complex issues to a wide range of stakeholders.
• An ability to quickly understand the financial dynamics of a business and the key factors that impact different financial measures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including drafting Board and committee papers.
• Strong delivery focus and attitude with ability to manage against complex stakeholder requirements and short timescales when required.
• Excellent technical (actuarial) knowledge with attention to detail.
• Experience of proactively managing and progressing multiple work items concurrently.

Work Level: Manager / Expert

Recruiter:
Matt Campbell

Close Date: 17th June 2026

• As a savings and investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional…