Barnett Waddingham
Team Technical Lead
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Team Technical Lead
Team Technical Lead – Pension Administration (Barnett Waddingham)
Join us at a genuinely exciting moment for pension administration within Barnett Waddingham. As part of the rapidly growing Howden employee benefits business, opportunities for development have never been stronger. We are investing in our people, our teams—and our operating model—creating clear routes for progression and fulfilling careers.
We are seeking a Team Technical Lead to join our fast-growing Pension Administration team. This is a permanent, full-time role, with a hybrid working arrangement, available at our offices in Birmingham, Cheltenham, or Bristol.
Key Responsibilities
• Liaise with specialist scheme teams on complex technical matters related to their scheme members, offering guidance, support, and expert consultancy
• Participate in client meetings, providing technical input as required
• Support the Client teams with ad hoc technical queries
• Engage directly with scheme members to resolve issues or clarify information
• Draft or contribute to client reports, ensuring technical accuracy
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• Conduct peer reviews of complex scheme member or event calculations for the administration team
• Provide technical oversight and peer review for client projects, as needed
• Offer ongoing support to the team through ad hoc query resolution and training initiatives
Requirements
• Bachelor’s-level education in math or English (or equivalent, e.g., GCSEs at C/5s)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical details at a level appropriate for the recipient—with tact and diplomacy
• Comprehensive knowledge of pension law
• Expertise in complex pension calculations
• An Associate of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) is desirable but not mandatory
Benefits
• Competitive annual bonus scheme, tailored to individual performance
• Premium pension provision supporting long-term financial security
• Generous core benefits, including:
- Private medical cover
- Life assurance
- Group income protection
- A generous 30 days’ annual leave, plus ‘holiday trading’
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• Additional voluntary benefits, curated for you and your family, including:
- An electric car leasing scheme
- A tech benefit scheme
- Cycle-to-work policy
- Dental cover and private healthcare cash plan
- Health assessments, critical illness cover, and a Sports Allowance (50% contribution to gym or sports membership, capped at £50/month)
- Travel insurance, paid volunteering time, and a selection of retailer discounts
For the full benefits list, please visit our [benefits page].
• Flexible working arrangements: Open to tailored solutions
• Accessibility focus: We are a Disability Confident Employer. For reasonable adjustments or further access details, visit [our accessibility resources].
If you’re looking for a role outside this title, explore all Careers at BW [here].
Please direct all recruitment queries to [internal email].
We kindly request that no speculative CVs are submitted via agencies—our requirements will be advertised if external support is needed.
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