Distribution Operations Consultant

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Distribution Operations Consultant

Permanent

Location: Edinburgh (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time)  

Salary: A competitive salary from £30,880 – £46,320 depending on the experience you can bring

Closing date: 9th July 2026

People are living longer and we’re excited by the opportunities this brings to help people live their best lives. We’re here for everyone who wants to make the most of their time on the planet and leave it a little better than they found it – however grand or humble their ambitions. 

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging. 

As a Distribution Operations Consultant, you will play a key role across all distribution channels, including Workplace and Adviser Platform. This is a fast-paced and varied position, supporting Discretionary Fund Managers (DFMs) while contributing to a wide range of activities, projects, and strategic initiatives across the business.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across Distribution to design, improve, and deliver consistent processes and best practice. Acting as a central point of coordination, you will help ensure strong alignment between teams, while maintaining a high standard of governance and operational delivery.

This role requires a proactive, resilient individual who can manage competing priorities, work to demanding deadlines, and build strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external partners.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide day-to-day support to Key Account Directors (KADs) in managing DFM queries and requirements

• Build and maintain strong relationships with DFMs, ensuring their needs are understood and addressed effectively

• Coordinate with subject matter experts across the business to deliver accurate and timely responses

• Support initiatives to drive sales growth through Discretionary Fund Managers

• Prepare for and support internal and external governance meetings, ensuring alignment across stakeholders

• Contribute to the operational management of the Distribution function, supporting delivery and governance activity

• Maintain strong risk and regulatory governance standards across Distribution

• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, including responding to high-profile issues at short notice

• Provide input and support to business projects and wider strategic initiatives

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience working within distribution, investments, or financial services environments

• Knowledge of or exposure to Discretionary Fund Managers (DFMs) and distribution channels

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across all levels of an organisation

• The ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment

• A proactive and solutions-focused approach to problem solving

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• An understanding of governance, risk, and regulatory requirements within financial services

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information clearly

What’s in it for you?

• We’re serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place.  We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we’ll put in 9%.  If you decide to contribute more, we’ll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that’s 7% from you and 13% from us). 

• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance

• 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.  To find out more about what to expect at Aegon, visit our careers site.

Ready to play a key role in strengthening strategic partnerships and driving distribution excellence? If this sounds like your next move, apply today and be part of a team making a real impact.

The legal bits 

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.