Senior Manager - Portfolio Supervision

We are looking for an outstanding individual to join as Senior Manager - Portfolio Supervision. In this high-impact, permanent role, you will lead the supervision of regulated firms and individuals, drive the development of a reformed pensions regulatory framework, and represent the authority at the highest levels of industry engagement. You will manage and inspire a talented team, own the supervisory methodology, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of pensions regulation across a world-class financial centre.

This role is ideal for a seasoned professional who thrives on complexity, leads with authority, and brings deep sector expertise to the table.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Hold a relevant professional qualification.
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development.
• Significant experience working within, supervising or advising participants in the pensions sector, including retirement benefits schemes, pension administration and associated regulatory frameworks.
• Proven experience in a leadership/management role.
• Experience interpreting, developing, implementing and reviewing legislation, regulation, guidance, policy requirements or regulatory frameworks, and applying those requirements in practice.
• Strong understanding of the pensions sector and associated legislative, regulatory and operational frameworks.
• Strong people management, coaching and leadership skills including the ability to manage through people to deliver the Divisional and Authority's objectives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including the ability to build credibility, establish trusted relationships and represent the Authority effectively with industry and professional stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, including the ability to assimilate information, identify and assess risks, determine appropriate courses of action and communicate conclusions effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage/oversee individual and team workloads of varied complexity, to manage competing priorities and to deliver against deadlines.
• Ability to prepare, lead and conduct meetings with senior stakeholders both internally and externally including dealing with difficult/contentious issues and having the ability to challenge on these.
• Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Subject matter expertise in relation to risk and risk frameworks, including the ability to identify, evaluate, rate, manage and mitigate risks and the ongoing monitoring and review of risks.
• Extensive working knowledge of the financial services sector and associated legislation, regulation and guidance including understanding of the broader finance industry, trends and developments.
• Knowledge of current and emerging developments in pensions regulation and supervision.

• On top of a competitive salary, our client offers an outstanding benefits package including a pension scheme, death in service benefit, generous annual leave, a flexible working scheme.

If you are a driven, values-led professional looking for a career-defining opportunity in financial services regulation, we want to hear from you.

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