Product Trading Executive

Job Title – Product Trading Executive

Location – Leeds, London, Bristol – flexible on location Hybrid
Time Type- Full time fixed term contract for 12 months

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you’ll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best.

What you’ll be doing
You’ll work closely with and support the Product Manager to help deliver the Profit & Loss across the product range and to support the product lifecycle management. You’ll play an active role in Trading decisions and outcomes, including taking minutes and managing actions. The successful candidate will report into the Head of Landlord.

• Provide commentary on what drove performance to budget and summary of actions being taken
• Maintain MI packs and reporting
• Perform competitor analysis and review customer feedback and present findings to Trading squads
• Through building relationships, work together with external and internal stakeholders by dealing with requests, including data/MI
• Taking the lead on smaller projects to enhance product performance and proposition
• Assist the Product Manager with large projects, including regulatory changes
•  Manage testing and review of changes post go live to ensure the change is working as expected
• Manage the risks involved in running our business appropriate to the role, following our risk framework
• Manage our website pages to ensure they are compliant and give customers insightful and correct information
• Play an active role in annual sales forecasting/budgeting and monitor actual performance to budget on a weekly + monthly basis

Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. When you'll be in the office depends on your role and team, but colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office.

What you’ll need     

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong numerical skills, including data manipulation, through use of MS Office tools
• Analysis and problem-solving skill
• Self-motivated, with a keen-ness to develop
• Good relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Understanding of Business Insurance Products

Benefits
We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer contributed pension
• Annual company bonus of up to 10%
• 25 days holiday allowance (plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days each year)
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance, plus Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus, many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like – and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself
Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Hours: Part time hours up to 20 hours. Days and hours to be discussed with the successful candidate.

Closing Date: Friday 25th July 2025

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