Description Job Type : Permanent Location: Edinburgh. With up to the first 12 weeks in the office for training. Post training Hybrid working is available. Flexible working: All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here. Closing Date : 25th March Salary and benefits : £34,200 plus indicative bonus 8%-16%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more. Who are we? We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures. Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day. The role We are currently recruiting a team of Annuity Customer Consultants to join our Advice and Guidance team. This is a fantastic opportunity if you enjoy building rapport and putting customers at the heart of what you do. If you have a burning desire to connect with customers and create an exceptional and engaging experience to help them make the most of their money now and for their future. You will support our customers who are looking to purchase a guaranteed income for life through an Annuity plan, providing guidance to customers in relation to purchasing and setting up an annuity, either through Standard Life or via the whole of market. You will interact with customer requests on an inbound and outbound basis, via telephone, mail, email, online and utilising hybrid technology. We are committed to investing in your future and we will provide support for you to obtain the role required R04 qualification within 12 months, with the potential to further add to this. The programme includes on-going training and development that will enable you to progress to full competence. What we’re looking for Proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service within Financial Services, ideally with knowledge of pension products and experience of managing risk. A commitment to study and achieve Financial Services qualification R04 along with achieving full competence within 12 months. Experience of conducting customer focused conversations. Effective questioning and listening skills with the ability to build rapport with customers over the telephone. We want to hire the whole version of you. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best. We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out. Find out more about working at Standard Life · Guide for Candidates: standardlifeplc.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates · Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.standardlifeplc.com/careers/talk-to-us LI-MF1