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VLATKO DOLENEC

Glasgow,United Kingdom

Summary

Strategic planning professional specialising in the UK pensions and workplace savings market. CFA Level II candidate with experience in financial forecasting, commercial scenario modelling, competitor benchmarking, and executive-level reporting. Currently responsible for £9m budget oversight within a strategic planning role at Aegon UK. Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel modelling and structured market analysis supporting senior decision-making.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Strategic Planning Consultant

Aegon UK
Edinburgh
2025.09 - Current
  • Manage forecasting and variance analysis for £9m marketing budget, partnering with cost centre owners to improve financial planning and budget oversight.
  • Own monthly Executive Committee reporting process, coordinating inputs across departments and improving reporting accuracy and structure.
  • Built automated Excel reporting model integrating raw financial and performance data to support quarterly strategic updates.
  • Own competitor analysis across workplace pensions and adviser platform markets to inform business strategy and proposition development.
  • Support senior leadership with market research, regulatory analysis, and financial insights.

Marketing Graduate Consultant

Aegon UK
Edinburgh
2023.09 - 2025.08

Workplace Proposition

  • Conducted workplace proposition competitor analysis and built framework for Tableau dashboard.

Mylo (Customer Innovation – D2C proposition)

  • Built independent commercial scenario analysis model to evaluate vendor pricing structures across volume thresholds; analysis informed vendor selection.
  • Supported go-to-market development.

Strategy & Planning

  • Analysed segment-level financial performance against business plan, identifying key performance drivers and emerging risks.
  • Conducted UK pensions market research to support business planning and strategic initiatives.

Customer Experience & Insights

  • Mapped customer journeys and analysed engagement data to identify improvement opportunities across key touchpoints.

Education

MSc - Digital Marketing

University of the West of Scotland
Paisley
2022.09 - 2023.08

BA - Business and Marketing

University of the West of Scotland
Paisley
2018.09 - 2022.07

Skills

  • Market Research
  • Financial Modelling
  • Advanced Excel
  • Stakeholder Communication and Collaboration
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Strategy Development

Certification

  • CFA Level 2 Candidate, CFA

Timeline

Strategic Planning Consultant

Aegon UK
2025.09 - Current

Marketing Graduate Consultant

Aegon UK
2023.09 - 2025.08

MSc - Digital Marketing

University of the West of Scotland
2022.09 - 2023.08

BA - Business and Marketing

University of the West of Scotland
2018.09 - 2022.07
VLATKO DOLENEC