Pensions Projects Team Manager

We’re growing and want you to be a part of our journey.

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced team leader or project team leader to join our pensions administration projects team working on a variety of administration projects including GMP projects.

Pensions administration projects are a core part of the pensions industry with Trustee driven objectives and legislative changes to be considered. Isio’s administration projects team has been growing quickly to support new business, the Trustee’s journey planning and to capture legislative change in a process and data driven environment. This role will support a team of project analysts and administrators collaborating with different areas of the business.

This role can be based in our Croydon, Reading, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh or Manchester city centre offices with a hybrid workstyle.

Role and Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, prioritise and manage the day-to-day delivery of a portfolio of Pension projects to meet the objectives of the portfolio and the project objectives
• Supports the wider business to scope and plan for future project needs and deliverables.
• Adopts changes resulting from Regulation, Standards and Industry Guidance evolution
• Supports the head of projects to manage each project end to end.
• Act as a point of accountability for the successful delivery of projects within the portfolio and act as a point of escalation for the team delivering the projects
• Support the day to day activities of the team with technical oversight for complex pension requirements.
• Manage a project delivery team including allocating projects and tasks, reviewing performance, providing internal communication, coaching identify training needs and provide line management support
• Attendance at client and/or trustee meetings
• Ensure the team have appropriate support mechanisms
• Act as a coach and mentor
• Support the development and implementation of project delivery processes development and support continuous improvement
• Ensure all projects adhere to quality assurance processes and meet quality assurance requirements
• Build and maintain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain a view project delivery over the portfolio
• Provide problem solving solutions and remove barriers or blockers to successful delivery
• Identify and manage project delivery risks

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience in a leadership or management role in the pension industry and knowledge of both defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes
• Previous experience in managing portfolios of projects or in managing a team of DB pension administrators
• Excellent knowledge of Pension and actuarial calculation and/or data projects
• Strong technical pensions and legislative knowledge and understanding.
• Experience of insurance transactions, dashboard, GMP projects and/or scheme events

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

• Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.
• Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.
• Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.
• People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

What we offer you

Isio is a people business, and we’re committed to helping our great colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, significant development opportunities and progression through the business. The variety of work that’ll be available to you will enable you to do this.

On top, we also offer:

• A competitive remuneration package, including a bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Income protection benefits.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) as standard with the option to purchase additional days of holiday. As well as two additional ‘Company’ days – a celebration day for your birthday or a day of your choosing and an extra day over Christmas.
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) allowance
• Flexible working opportunities.
• A flexible benefits package.
• Internal development programmes including (technical and non-technical) training support and mentor programmes.
• Where required study support including study days, materials and exam entry support.

What’s next?

Click on the ‘apply’ and follow the simple application process on-line.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please email hrrecruitment@ISIO.com

About Isio

Isio was ‘born’ in 2020 from the sale of KPMG UK’s Pension Practice to a private equity firm. An industry-leading challenger, we provide diverse expertise spanning Pensions, Investment, Benefits and Wealth to give clients an integrated experience.

Isio is built by challengers, innovators and forward-thinkers, grounded around a vision which strives to deliver greater financial confidence for everyone. We empower and develop those who join us – valuing curious minds and giving people the freedom to outperform. Known and respected for our agility, we harness specialist experience, bold thinking and the desire to push the boundaries of what we can achieve for our clients, from small to blue chip, public to private.

Isio is growing and we are looking for people who share our purpose and behaviours to join us on this journey, as we continue driving exceptional results for both our clients and people.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.