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Oliver Greenwood

Haddington,East Lothian

Summary

I have worked in a number of roles in Standard Life / The Phoenix Group developing my product, proposition and systems knowledge along the way. I am seen as an SME across the business and use my knowledge and skills to influence as well as to make key decisions on large programmes of work. Underpinning that is the key core knowledge I have but this is supplemented by a broader industry knowledge as well as a key focus on customer outcomes. I have experience directly managing teams as well as directing and supporting wider teams I work with. My time seconded to proposition on PTP has broadened my view and knowledge, whilst working in POps has always ensured a in depth knowledge and range of analysis techniques are required.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Calculations Architect

Standard Life / The Phoenix Group
05.2020 - Current


  • Managing the Calculations Architect team within Proposition Operations (POps) consisting or circa 6 Calculations Architects.
  • SME on systems, products and calculations that support the Standard Life propositions, both open and legacy.
  • Key customer focus to ensure good customer outcomes whilst balancing with business needs.
  • Deep understanding of the compliance rules and wider industry.
  • Using a range of analysis techniques and data sources to make and support key decisions on both projects and BAU work.
  • Support provided to team, department as well as to teams across the group.
  • Certified Role under SMCR.

TTP3 Calculations Workstream Business Lead

Standard Life / The Phoenix Group
11.2019 - Current

.Utilising deep technical and product knowledge along with customer focused approach to support key programme and steer both business decisions and technical design.

  • Responsible for business lead delivery of key workstream whilst balancing competing priorities of delivery versus safe customer outcomes.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
  • Supporting, guiding and driving large team across multiple tasks and stages of delivery.
  • Collaborating across other workstreams both internally and with outsource partner to consider wider impacts and smooth delivery.
  • Having view of other projects and work out with the programme the quickly assess any impact or opportunities.
  • Co-chair of Product and Calculations Working Group.

Calculations Architect

Standard Life / The Phoenix Group
03.2010 - 05.2020
  • Using SME knowledge on products, systems and calculations on a variety of projects across a variety of products.
  • Supporting decision making by providing key information and analysis of product and system data.
  • Signing off calculations specifications and design to ensure correct safe outcomes and values for customers.
  • Working with a variety of teams across the business including product, proposition, customer operations and IT.

Proposition Lead (secondment)

Standard Life
01.2016 - 12.2018
  • Seconded to the proposition team on the Pension Transformation Project (PTP) to steer requirements and customer outcomes.
  • Programme that had original aim of migrating all policies to a consolidated administration system.
  • Experience working in proposition team along with product team to give more holistic understanding of business and decision making.
  • Involved consulting with project team whilst comparing back to product documentation and T&Cs.

POPs BAU Team Manager

Standard Life
08.2008 - 03.2010
  • Manager of the BAU team in POps responsible for day to day maintenance of the data and systems that support the SL products.
  • Managing priorities against tight deadlines and making decisions based on outcomes and risk.
  • Wide product knowledge across SL estate.

Calculations Analyst

Standard Life
01.2001 - 08.2008
  • Detailed analysis, calculations design as well as testing on a number of regulatory and propositional projects to deliver change on a variety of products and systems.
  • Worked initially on legacy life products and then on pensions products expanding my knowledge.

Customer Operations Technical

Standard Life
10.1997 - 01.2001
  • Working in the life servicing claims technical team responsible for producing manual calculations of plan values and projections for all SL unitised life contracts.
  • Built up good product and systems knowledge and applied in a technical way to ensure correct customer values.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Physics

The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
09.1992 - 05.1996

Skills

  • Decision making
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Adaptable to changing priorities
  • Managing multiple priorities
  • Cross-functional collaborating

Timeline

Senior Calculations Architect

Standard Life / The Phoenix Group
05.2020 - Current

TTP3 Calculations Workstream Business Lead

Standard Life / The Phoenix Group
11.2019 - Current

Proposition Lead (secondment)

Standard Life
01.2016 - 12.2018

Calculations Architect

Standard Life / The Phoenix Group
03.2010 - 05.2020

POPs BAU Team Manager

Standard Life
08.2008 - 03.2010

Calculations Analyst

Standard Life
01.2001 - 08.2008

Customer Operations Technical

Standard Life
10.1997 - 01.2001

Bachelor of Science - Physics

The University of Edinburgh
09.1992 - 05.1996
Oliver Greenwood