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Client Project Manager
Client Project Manager - Pensions Industry (Firm-Wide Role)
Meet our growing Projects team within Actuarial & Consulting, where you’ll lead high-profile client projects, mentor colleagues, and shape proposition development in a dynamic, purpose-driven organization.
About the Role
We’re seeking an experienced Client Project Manager with deep expertise in pensions to:
- Lead strategic, complex client projects across nationwide teams
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders
- Drive proposition evolution, ensuring market alignment
- Champion best practices in project governance
Key Accounts of Focus
Your immediate priorities will include:
- GMPe programmes (collaborating closely with the GMPe Programme Director)
- Data transformation (partnering with Isio’s Pension Administration and Operational Solutions)
- Insurance transactions (buy-ins, buy-outs)
Responsibilities
Your core areas of responsibility will encompass:
1. Client Projects & Strategy
- Define and manage the full project lifecycle (planning, stakeholder engagement, delivery, closure)
- Lead multiple high-value client engagements simultaneously
- Oversee financials: WIP management, fees/invoices, and budget control
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2. Stakeholder & Team Management
- Build trusted relationships with 客EEEEEEEEee and internal leadership
- Influence decision-making and represent Isio at senior client forums
- Foster a high-performance culture, offering mentorship to junior team members
- Lead Business Development opportunities, including pitches, RFPs, and proposals
3. Business Capability Growth
- Develop proposition frameworks aligned with market needs and strategic priorities
- Champion best practices in project management and contribute to methodology improvement
Requirements
Expertise & Experience
- Pensions specialist with a track record of leading complex, high-value projects
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple parallel engagements at a senior level
- Strong stakeholder influence and cross-functional leadership
- Proven financial acumen (budget management, billing, WIP reporting)
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in: Microsoft Office Suite (including MS Project) + project management tools
- Confident presentation and communication for senior forums
Soft Skills & Mindset
- Ability to work autonomously while empowered by colleagues
- Alignment with Isio’s Attitude: bold, purposeful, and results-driven
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Preferred Qualifications
- APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) or PMQ (rather than Delivery Proficiency) is advantageous
Why Join Isio?
Growth & Opportunity
We offer:
- Diverse work with fibrous development opportunities
- Supportive hybrid/flexible working
- Big 4 expertise, reinvented for agility - with fresh thinking and quality focus
- A culture that invests in people and respects accountability & ambition
Values-Driven Purpose
At Isio, we partner with purpose:
- Crafting inclusive, innovative solutions for pension trustees, employers, and families
- Upholding high-probability standards in every domain
- Ensuring every team member has a voice, values their uniqueness, and belongs
About Isio
We’re a UK-wide advisory firm, rooted in wealth, employee benefits, and pensions expertise. Our Big 4 ethos meets agility, delivering clarity that translates into confidence.
Offices: Nationwide (10 locations)
Culture: Winning combinations of support, stretch, and growth.
Inclusion: A workplace where diverse perspectives are celebrated, and empathy drives daily actions—and outcomes.
Isio is an equal opportunities employer.
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