Team – Enterprise R&D LAB
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality London Office. Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Top 3 skills needed for this role:
- Strategic product innovation
- Stakeholder influence and communication
- Cross-functional leadership
What this role is all about:
Key Actions
- Develop, own and deliver the VitalityLife R&D strategy
- Lead the conception, design and evaluation of new product structures
- Assess and model the financial impact of product propositions using actuarial judgement and validated assumptions
- Present recommendations to senior executives, including ExCo and strategic forums
- Own and produce end-to-end product specifications for implementation
- Be in charge of complex design and business definition workshops across digital, IT, operations and change teams
- Monitor product performance and identify opportunities for optimisation and strategic intervention
- Identify, evaluate and develop new business line opportunities
- Provide senior technical and commercial leadership across the organisation
- Lead and develop teams supporting product development and implementation activities
What do you need to thrive?
- Postgraduate degree in a quantitative subject and/or Qualified Actuary (FIA/FFA)
- Significant experience operating in a senior leadership capacity
- Experience developing and launching complex financial or insurance products
- Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking capability
- Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
- Exceptional presentation and communication skills
- Ability to influence and question senior stakeholders effectively
- Experience of conducting cross-functional teams and complex business initiatives
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Experience working with life protection products
- Desirable experience using R, Python or SQL
- Experience within management consulting, strategy or technology-led environments
- Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
- A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
- Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
- Life Assurance – Four times annual salary
These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
- Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been
- Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
- Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work
- Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
- Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be
- Give you the space to try, fail and learn
- Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
- Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
- Be there for you when you need us
- Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society
We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.
About You
About Us
We’ve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We’re successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care.
Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.
Ready to find out if we’re the right fit for you? We can’t wait.
At Vitality, we’re committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business, and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Vitality’s approach to sustainability
Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. #LI-Hybrid
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.
Head of Vitality Life R&D in London employer: Vitality
Vitality is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. With flexible working arrangements and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, employees are empowered to thrive in their roles while enjoying competitive benefits such as a generous pension scheme and award-winning health insurance. Join us in our London office and be part of a purpose-driven team dedicated to making a positive impact on society.
