Senior Pensions Manager - Outsourced Governance

A specialist pensions governance firm is continuing to grow its outsourced pensions management capability and is looking to appoint a Senior Pensions Manager to take ownership of client delivery across a portfolio of DB and DC pension schemes.

This is a senior, client-facing role suited to someone who enjoys being close to the running of pension schemes, but wants broader variety and exposure than a single in-house role. You will act as the key day-to-day lead between trustees, sponsors, advisers and internal pensions teams, ensuring schemes are well governed, well managed and delivered to a high standard.

The role sits above pure scheme secretarial support. It combines pensions management, governance delivery, scheme operations, project coordination, adviser management, administration oversight and commercial ownership of client work.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading day-to-day pensions management and governance delivery across DB and/or DC pension schemes
• Acting as the key contact for trustees, sponsors, advisers and in-house pensions teams
• Managing scheme business plans, governance frameworks, risk registers, trustee policies and action logs
• Coordinating trustee meetings, papers, agendas, minutes and follow-up actions where required
• Overseeing scheme operations, administration performance, member experience, data quality and service levels
• Coordinating key projects such as valuations, de-risking, GMP equalisation, wind-up activity, benefit change or wider scheme projects
• Ensuring schemes remain compliant with legislation, regulatory requirements and good governance expectations
• Managing budgets, supplier invoices, time recording and the commercial delivery of client work
• Supporting and developing junior team members, helping raise technical standards and delivery quality
• Contributing to service development, process improvement, proposals and wider growth of the business