Who are we?
We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.
The roleWhat will you be doing?
Are you an experienced product professional with a strong background in health, protection or workplace benefits insurance? We’re looking for a Product Proposition Manager to help shape and deliver Unum’s product roadmap, turning insight and opportunity into customer-focused propositions that support sustainable growth.You’ll work closely with the Head of Product Proposition and partners across the business to develop compelling business cases, guide products through their lifecycle and bring innovative initiatives to market. This is a highly collaborative role with real scope to influence senior stakeholders, improve customer journeys and contribute to our strategic priorities.
What will you bring?
- Support and maintain the product roadmap across group risk, health and individual protection portfolios, with a strong focus on Unum’s Dental, Optical and Health Cash Plan products.
- Develop product proposals and robust business cases, presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance committees.
- Manage product lifecycle activity, including product reviews, fair value assessments, enhancements and supporting documentation.
- Use market insight, competitor analysis and data to shape product design, positioning and customer outcomes.
- Build strong relationships across leadership, operations, distribution, finance, legal and compliance to secure buy-in and deliver change.
- Support broker and client conversations, RFP responses, pitch presentations and relevant industry forums.
- Help deliver profitable growth, retention and improved customer journeys, including opportunities to digitise processes.
- Contribute to effective product governance and regulatory requirements, including Consumer Duty and the Risk Management Framework.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong, demonstrable experience in the health and protection insurance industry, including workplace benefits.
- A sound technical understanding of health and protection arrangements.
- Experience designing, implementing and presenting customer-focused product initiatives.
- Strong commercial judgement, with experience supporting SMEs and large employers and using data to inform decisions.
- A results-focused approach, with the ability to solve problems, drive change and turn ideas into action.
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, including confidence working with senior and C-suite stakeholders.
- A relevant degree or professional qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
In return, you'll benefit from:
- Competitive salary and generous bonus scheme
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 funded)
- Defined Contribution pension scheme
- Life assurance, private medical and income protection insurance
- Access to a remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support and medical second opinions
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme with on-site charging facilities
- Free shuttle bus from Dorking train station
- A supportive culture focused on wellbeing, development and career growth.
This role will be hybrid, based in Dorking 1 day a week and London 2 days a week.
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Why join us?
At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.
As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace, we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions.
If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Company:
Unum UKSkills Required
- Strong demonstrable experience in the health and protection insurance industry, including workplace benefits
- Technical understanding of health and protection arrangements
- Experience with multinational pooled, captive, or retained-risk arrangements
- Experience designing, implementing, and presenting customer-focused product initiatives
- Strong commercial judgment and experience supporting SMEs and large employers
- Experience using data to inform decisions
- Results-focused approach with problem-solving and change-driving ability
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills with senior and C-suite stakeholders
- Relevant degree or professional qualification, or equivalent practical experience
Unum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unum and has not been reviewed or approved by Unum.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as starting day one and include medical coverage along with employer-provided life, short-term disability, and long-term disability. On-site amenities like a gym and café are also part of the health-and-extras package in some locations.
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Retirement Support — The retirement offering is positioned as a standout through a high employer 401(k) contribution. This retirement support is repeatedly framed as a key draw within the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is characterized as generous, with additional personal days and company closure days also described. The time-off program is presented as broader than many peers on paper.
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What We Do
Unum is a company of people serving people. A Fortune 500 company, we help millions of people gain affordable access to disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision benefits through the workplace — benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Our products and services meet the needs of a diverse workforce that includes four generations, growing ethnic diversity and changing family dynamics. A strong commitment to social responsibility is one of Unum's core values. In fact, we place particular emphasis on contributing to positive change in the communities in which we live and work. Helping our communities become better is a natural extension of the commitment we make each and every day to our customers — to help employers manage their businesses and employees protect their families and livelihoods. We look forward to sharing industry news, community involvement, recognition and other info we hope you find interesting and informative. We encourage your comments and feedback so we can be a valuable resource for you and get to know you a little better.
