Phoenix Group Careers

The retirement savings and income group now operating as Standard Life plc.

standardlifeplc.com

About the company

Current legal name

Standard Life plc

Former name

Phoenix Group Holdings plc

Name changed

February 24, 2026

Listed on

London Stock Exchange: SDLF

Industry

Retirement savings and income

Customers (FY2025)

Approximately 12 million

Assets under administration (FY2025)

£317 billion

Colleagues (FY2025)

Approximately 5,500

Operating cash generation (FY2025)

£1.474 billion

Adjusted operating profit (FY2025)

£945 million

Phoenix Group Holdings plc changed its legal name to Standard Life plc on February 24, 2026. The current listed company trades on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker SDLF.

The group focuses on retirement savings and income through businesses including Standard Life, Phoenix Life, ReAssure, SunLife and Phoenix Wealth. Its products cover workplace and retail pensions, annuities, protection and legacy savings policies.

For fiscal 2025 the group reported £317 billion of assets under administration, approximately 12 million customers, about 5,500 colleagues and £945 million of adjusted operating profit. Its main UK offices include Edinburgh, London, Birmingham and Telford.

Key People

Andy Briggs

Group Chief Executive Officer

Nicolaos Nicandrou

Group Chief Financial Officer

Angela Byrne

Chief Executive Officer, Pensions and Savings

Jackie Noakes

Group Chief Operating Officer

Interview process at Phoenix Group

(96 candidate-shared Glassdoor interviews, updated June 23, 2026)

Interview experience

68% positive in the February 2026 snapshot

Interview difficulty

2.9 out of 5 in the February 2026 snapshot

Interview process length

No aggregate duration disclosed

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