Job title: Assistant Product Specialist

Closing date: 30 April 2025

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Product Manager in the management of the Bank’s product offering – the development of new product strategies/propositions and ongoing management of existing products.
• Regularly research and analyse customer needs and the UK home finance and savings market.
• Monitor market competition by comparing the company's products and criteria to competitors' products and make recommendations in line with business needs.
• Source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives in collaboration with the Commercial and Marketing team.
• Attend third party events as required.
• Assist in the production of management information for short-term and long-term product forecasts, special reports, and analysis.
• Work with colleagues across the Bank to develop product plans to support the Bank’s product Finance offering.
• Manage relationships with market platforms that promote the Bank’s products and criteria.
• Deputise for the Product Manager/Senior Product Manager in internal and external meetings where necessary.

Skills required

• Previous experience of developing and shipping or exposure to developing and shipping retail products within UK Financial services.
• Knowledge of best practice and governance frameworks, methodologies, and emerging practice, in relation to the development and management of retail products in UK regulated financial services context.
• Strong written and verbal communicator with the ability to influence and motivate others.
• Problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex information and present this in clear and concise manner, to identify the key issue/action and drive resolution.
• Knowledge of regulatory environment and key regulatory regimes.
• Minimum A level standard or equivalent is essential.

Beneficial skills and qualifications

• Understanding of Shariah Banking
• Previous experience of product management.