Head of Proposition Innovation

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 Head of Proposition Innovation is a senior leader accountable for setting, shaping, and delivering the end‑to‑end proposition innovation and transformation strategy focused on M&G’s packaged solutions portfolio.

This elevated role demands strong strategic foresight, decisive leadership, and the ability to rapidly convert insight into clear, evidence-based proposals that drive commercial performance and customer value. Operating with pace, clarity and influence, the role is responsible for defining a multi‑year proposition strategy, creating the rationale behind strategic choices, and ensuring robust and timely execution through cross‑functional collaboration.

• Strategic Leadership & Proposition Strategy Development:
  Lead the definition and evolution of a compelling, insight‑driven, multi‑year proposition innovation strategy, with clear rationale and robust strategic justification.
• Accelerated Delivery & Transformation Execution:
  Translate strategy into a focused, pacey roadmap with accelerated speed‑to‑value.
• Governance, Controls &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Lead insight‑driven oversight across the value chain, ensuring customer fair value, regulatory compliance and commercial performance.
• Strategic Influence & Senior Stakeholder Engagement:
  Operate as a senior strategic adviser and drive strategic alignment across Pricing, Finance, Risk, Digital, Operations, Distribution, Marketing and Change.
• Leadership, Culture & People Development:
  Inspire a high‑performing team and build a future‑focused, inclusive and innovative proposition culture.

• Experience leading strategic proposition development in regulated markets.
• Ability to articulate a clear, evidence‑backed rationale for strategic proposals.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of the insurance and advised market landscape.
• Exceptional senior stakeholder influence skills.
• High learning agility and ability to drive accelerated pace in delivery environments.
• Innovative mindset with ability to anticipate market shifts.

• Strategic Delivery:
  Visible progress against multi‑year strategy and acceleration milestones.
• Roadmap Execution: 90%+ delivery of strategic initiatives on time with speed‑to‑value focus.
• Governance & Risk: 100% completion of governance reviews and zero high‑severity audit findings.
• Commercial Outcomes:
  Exceed sales, margin and customer value targets.
• Stakeholder Alignment: ≥85% satisfaction from senior cross‑functional partners.
• Digital & Experience Impact: 95% digital milestones delivered with measurable improvements.
• Team & Culture:
  Team engagement ≥85% and strong talent development pipeline.

Experience Level: Integration Leader

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• 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…