About Phoenix Group
What is Phoenix Group?
Phoenix Group is the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business — the FTSE-100 parent of brands including Standard Life, Phoenix Life, ReAssure and SunLife. The group rebranded as Standard Life plc on 2 March 2026 (LSE ticker SDLF), bringing the 200-year-old Standard Life name to the centre of the business while keeping its underlying brands. The careers page summarises the company: "Standard Life is a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income … We've been standing beside our customers for more than 200 years."
From the careers page: "With around 6,600 colleagues, a powerful voice and a shared purpose, we have a unique opportunity to reimagine the relationship people have with their savings and help them live retired life their way." The group has set a target to "help three million more people take action towards a better retirement over the next 10 years," and is mid-way through completing its acquisition of Aegon UK.
Where will I work?
Phoenix Group is a UK-headquartered, hybrid organisation. The flexible-working page is explicit: "Most colleagues work a mix of days at home and in the office." The group has offices across the UK and a sister-business presence in Ireland. The London head office is at St Paul's Churchyard; satellite offices and customer-operations sites span the UK.
What is the Phoenix Group team like?
Phoenix runs an industry-recognised flexible-working programme — "Phoenix Flex" — which won "Best Flexible Working Initiative" at the 2024 CIPD People Management Awards. The careers page sets out the principle bluntly: "We value people over places. We prize performance over hours spent." All jobs are advertised as flexible by default, including part-time and job-share arrangements (the careers page profiles named job-share partners Cara Sadler and Paige Adams, Internal Communications and Engagement Managers).
Work-Life Balance
The time-off package is genuinely generous: 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays), 10 days paid carers' leave, 1–12 month career breaks, and emergency leave for unexpected circumstances. The "Right to Disconnect" policy is published company-wide: "No more being online outside of working hours. No more responding to emails on holiday. No more monitoring IMs when you're off the clock."
Perks and Benefits
- 38 days annual leave including bank holidays
- 10 days paid carers' leave + 1–12 month career breaks + emergency leave
- Pension: 10% minimum employer contribution; up to 14.2% combined with 2% Salary Sacrifice (1:1 match + 10% Salary Sacrifice enhancement)
- 12× salary life assurance + Group Income Protection
- Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) — discretionary January–December scheme
- Employee share schemes
- Private medical cover
- Enhanced parental leave including neonatal care leave + dedicated return-to-work support
- Right to Disconnect policy — formal protection of boundaries outside working hours
- Phoenix Flex (2024 CIPD Best Flexible Working Initiative winner) — job-share, part-time, compressed hours, hybrid