Head of Pensions Administration

Due to considerable growth my client, an award winning and highly respected Pension Consultancy, currently seek a talented Pensions Administration professional to lead their national pensions administration function. This is a new role and offers the opportunity for the successful individual to shape its destiny. Duties will include:

• Identifying areas to maximise efficiency in the administration function
• Work with the wider business to assist with new business tenders and also how existing business can be maximised
• Providing leadership to the administration function and ensuring high levels of client service are maintained (administration, pensioner payroll, scheme accounts)
• Ensuring that administration teams have everything they need in order to function effectively (training, equipment etc)
• Ensure the admin function is on top of all legislative and project demand such as GMP and pension Dashboards
• Consider the impact of new legislation and how it may change processes and procedures
• Work closely with HR to both recruit and retain staff
• Promote and encourage colleague development
• Identify any risks to the business and mitigate appropriately

The successful candidate will come from a Third Party or In-House pensions environment and will possess significant, technical defined benefit knowledge and a proven track record in leadership at a senior level. You will possess outstanding communication and negotiation skills along with the ability to lead by example and be a positive role model to all colleagues. Prior pensions projects experience is definitely advantageous.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly respected pension consultancy in a brand-new role offering the chance to shape the pension administration function with longer term partnership potential in the business along with a generous remuneration and benefits package.