Job Description
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.
Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent.
Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.
We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.
Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs:
Interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save and invest in the way that works for them.
Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.
About the Role
Business Manager – Product & Technology
Accountable for: Business Management and PMO
Location: Edinburgh - hybrid working
Role Purpose
This role supports the effective leadership of the Product & Technology function within Aberdeen Adviser.
Working directly with the CPTO, the Business Manager ensures the function operates with clarity, discipline and pace, connecting strategy, delivery and financial management.
The role leads the PMO and provides strong oversight of performance, governance and budget, ensuring that investment is aligned to priorities and delivers measurable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities;
1. Support to CPTO & Leadership
Act as a trusted partner to the CPTO.
Support the translation of strategy into clear priorities, plans and actions.
Support executive and governance forums with clear insight and materials.
Ensure visibility of progress, risks and decisions.
2. PMO & Delivery Oversight
Lead the PMO and delivery governance.
Provide a clear, consolidated view of all initiatives.
Ensure strong planning, prioritisation, reporting and risk management.
Drive delivery discipline and transparency.
3. Financial Oversight & Value Management
Oversee the Product & Technology budgets and performance
Track actuals vs forecast vs budget and highlight risks and pressures.
Ensure strong control of initiative spend through business cases and approvals.
Link investment to outcomes, benefits and value delivered.
Support prioritisation to ensure funding is focused on highest-value activity.
Partner with Finance and leadership to improve cost control and efficiency.
4. Governance, Risk & Control
Maintain strong governance and decision-making processes.
Ensure risks, issues and dependencies are well managed and escalated.
Support alignment with regulatory and internal control expectations.
5. Planning & Delivery Alignment
Align strategy, capacity and delivery plans.
Ensure priorities are clear and achievable.
Challenge misalignment across scope, funding and timelines.
6. Stakeholder Engagement
Work across Product, Technology, Change, Finance and Risk.
Support clear communication of priorities and progress.
Act as a central coordination point for the function.
Key Accountabilities
Effective support to the CPTO and leadership team
Strong PMO and portfolio governance
Clear financial oversight and investment discipline
Transparent reporting on delivery, risk and spend
Alignment between strategy, investment and outcomes
Measures of Success
Clear visibility and delivery confidence
Accurate and transparent financial reporting
Improved cost control and investment effectiveness
Delivery of measurable outcomes and benefits
Strong stakeholder confidence and alignment
Essential Experience & Skills
Experience in Business Management and/or PMO
Strong financial and commercial awareness - budgets, forecasting, ROI, governance, reporting
Must have a background in Product, Technology and/or Change environments, ideally in a financial services setting
Experienced in leading a team of direct reports or through matrix management
Ability to support senior stakeholders and drive execution in a complex environment
Strong communication and analytical skills
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
Our business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.
An inclusive way of working
Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.
At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.
An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.
