Overview
We have a rare opportunity to join the Marketing Planning & Effectiveness team as a Senior Financial Promotions Specialist. This is a first line compliance role with a commercial angle, ensuring the Society is protected and customer communications are compliant. You will join an expert team in a high performing function with the opportunity to work with colleagues from across the Society and beyond.
We are Skipton Building Society, a mutual organisation focused on helping people into homes, making money work harder, and making membership matter. The role provides a wide array of opportunities to get involved with, from project work to rebuilding websites, brand promotion, and TV adverts.
Location: Harrogate, England, United Kingdom. Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday on a 12 month fixed term contract. Flexible and hybrid working considered, with a minimum of once a week Head Office presence, ideally Wednesday. Salary: £44,315 Per Annum. Closing Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025.
Reporting to the Marketing Planning and Effectiveness team, the Financial Promotion team is responsible for ensuring all Marketing Communications adhere to Financial Promotion rules. The team comprises two Financial Promotion Leads and two Senior Financial Promotion Specialists and works with teams across the business, including Marcomms, Homes, Money and 2nd line functions.
What’s In It For You?
* Hybrid and flexible working where possible.
* A newly refurbished head office with a vibrant, collaborative space.
* Annual discretionary bonus scheme.
* 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
* Holiday trading scheme to buy or sell additional leave.
* Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum).
* Colleague mortgage (conditions apply).
* Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car.
* Commitment to training and development.
* Private medical insurance for all colleagues.
* 3 paid volunteering days per annum.
* Diverse and inclusive networks (e.g., Carers and Pride Alliance).
* Health and wellbeing benefits including cycle to work and discounted gym membership.
What Will You Be Doing?
* Predominantly work with the Marketing team to review and approve financial promotions, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.
* Build strong stakeholder relationships to approve promotions quickly and accurately, and communicate clearly to proactively manage issues.
* Establish clear approval periods for financial promotions reflecting business risk.
* Liaise with second line functions; consult on requirements such as Consumer Rights Act 2015 and Equality Act 2010.
* Raise breaches to regulations/legislation, notify relevant teams, update event logs, and agree remedial action.
* Keep knowledge up to date with relevant regulations and provide refresher training to key stakeholders.
* Contribute to key projects, drive continuous improvement and optimisation of financial promotions processes.
What Do We Need From You?
Knowledge
* Understanding of financial promotions, compliance requirements, and application to financial products.
* Understanding of FCA conduct of business requirements.
Skills
* Ability to interpret and communicate regulatory requirements in relation to Society Commercial Objectives.
* Strong communication, presentation and reporting skills.
* Attention to detail.
* Ability to maintain effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
* Strong commercial mindset and acumen.
* Ability to make pragmatic decisions and give quality advice.
Experience
* Experience in a role with a compliance lens.
* Experience in customer communications/marketing space.
Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Finance and Sales
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