Proposition Development Manager- 12 Month FTC in Leeds

Ready to make a real impact? At Yorkshire Building Society, we’re proud to be a mutual organisation that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Our purpose drives us, and now we’re looking for a Proposition Development Manager to join our Savings and Digital Team on a 12 Month FTC

About the Role

In this role, you’ll lead the creation of innovative customer propositions that champion customer needs to deliver our savings strategy. You’ll shape solutions for our customers’ today as well as anticipate what our customers’ will need in the future.

As the voice of the customer, you’ll inspire change, influence senior stakeholders, and collaborate with subject matter experts across the business.

Other role responsibilities include:

• Design end-to-end products & propositions to support our Savings Ambition, Brand and Purpose
• Translating the Savings strategy into actionable customer delivery priorities aligned to customer outcomes and commercial plans
• Responsible for ownership and overall roadmap planning and execution

About You

To succeed in this role you will have proven experience of successfully launching innovative customer‑led solutions to maximise the customer experience, alongside experience in proposition development and market execution. You will also have:

• Ability to lead change across the product lifecycle and engage stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent understanding of customer led insights, customer behaviour data and market trends to inform future propositions and shape strategy
• Ability to demonstrate leadership on strategic initiatives into actionable customer centric propositions
• Ability to assess the cost and complexity of implementation to deliver the commercial value and benefits of a proposition
• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to effectively engage diverse teams/SME’s to deliver sustained high performance
• Experience of managing robust and effective governance for commercial and product development activities
• A detailed understanding of the financial services industry, how products work within regulatory environment to deliver value to the customer

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process.

Development

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self‑service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Ready to apply

If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application.

Want more information

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Olivia Lambert at OLambert@ybs.co.uk

Internally this is known as a Commercial and Product Development Manager.