What is the opportunity? The Head of Protection and Annuity Business is a senior leadership role with responsibility for setting the strategic direction, commercial performance and customer value delivery across New Ireland Assurance's Protection and Annuity portfolio. Leading a team of experienced professionals, you will shape future propositions, respond to changing customer and market needs, and ensure sustainable growth while maintaining strong governance and regulatory standards. In this role, you will: Set and deliver clear strategies and multi?'year roadmaps for the Protection and Annuity business lines, aligned to customer needs, market trends and business priorities. Lead, coach and develop a high?'performing team, creating an inclusive environment that supports collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement. Oversee the full product lifecycle, from proposition development to ongoing performance management, working closely with colleagues across product, distribution, risk and operations. Drive strong commercial outcomes by monitoring profitability, market positioning and customer value. Ensure effective governance, risk management and regulatory compliance across all areas of responsibility. What will make you stand out? You bring strong leadership experience within life assurance, with a proven background in protection and annuity products. You are comfortable setting direction, making informed decisions and leading teams through change in a complex and regulated environment. Your commercial mindset allows you to balance customer value with sustainable business performance, supported by a solid understanding of life insurance regulation and governance. You communicate clearly, build trusted relationships across functions, and empower others to perform at their best. Experience leading and developing teams, and fostering a high?'performance, inclusive culture, will help you succeed in this role. Essential qualifications There are no specific qualifications or minimum educational requirements needed for this role. More about the team New Ireland Assurance is responsible for the administration of all New Ireland Assurance and Bank of Ireland Life individual and group business. The team is focused on delivering dependable outcomes for customers, while maintaining strong quality, control and regulatory standards. This role operates at the centre of a collaborative, experienced leadership group that values shared accountability and customer focus. This is a hybrid role, based primarily in Dublin. We typically ask colleagues to spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in?'person to support collaboration and connection. Specific arrangements will be confirmed by your recruiter to ensure they meet the needs of the role and team. Why work with us The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work?'life balance with a commitment to hybrid working, along with 25 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy along with working parent and carer supports. Your health and wellbeing is important to us; we offer a substantial health insurance contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches. We also encourage and support colleagues to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career! Key Competencies Customer Focused - Leader Better together - Leader Be Decisive - Leader Manage Risk - Leader Take Ownership - Leader We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process. Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role. Your Journey, Our Support We believe that embracing the perspectives of all of our employees is a value that connects us with our customers and our communities, and makes it an even better place to work. We're building an organisation that is welcoming to all, which enables our colleagues to thrive and reach their full potential. Neurodiversity We are on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We have recently partnered with Auticon, to improve inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults. Find out more Gender Balance Our Gender Balance Network creates an inclusive space where colleagues of all genders can connect, learn from one another, and work together to achieve our gender balance objectives. Multicutural We support colleagues from all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities. We want our colleagues to feel safe, included and experience a sense of belonging. With Pride Our objective is to drive representation and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, promote bringing your whole self to work, and increase visibility across locations, regionals and mediums. Read more about Inclusion & Culture Flexible Working We're committed to giving our colleagues the flexibility they need to thrive. Our hybrid working model is central to this approach, enabling more productive ways of working while supporting a healthier work-life balance. For roles that offer hybrid working, we typically ask that colleagues spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person. Specific working arrangements will be confirmed with your recruiter to ensure they meet the requirements of the role and the team you will be joining. Hear how flexible working has helped Helen find the balance that works for her: Our Benefits Every job at New Ireland Assurance Company comes with... Pay & Perks Competitive pay package Premium pension contribution Pay reviews & profit-share scheme Financial wellbeing coaches Excellent healthcare contributions Work-Life Balance 23 days annual leave Flexible leave: buy or sell your days 6 months paid maternity leave Fertility and surrogacy policies Working parent and carer supports Career Growth Support for professional qualifications Award-winning career framework Clear pathways for development and progression Hear what San San has to say: \"At Bank of Ireland there's a range of development programmes and supports. That brings fresh opportunities and the chance to futureproof my career.\" To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below. Benefits: Work From Home
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