Head of Pensions Investment and Funding

• Develop and implement investment and funding strategies for DB and DC schemes,
• Leading financial services firm.
  
  Location:
  
  Edinburgh, Leeds, Halifax or Bristol

This organisation is one of the UK's largest and most established financial services groups. Its culture is values‑led
, people‑first
, and genuinely inclusive
, with a strong emphasis on colleague wellbeing, development and belonging

• You will oversee the day‑to‑day investment and funding arrangements for pension schemes with substantial assets and membership. Working closely with Trustees, senior internal stakeholders and external advisers, you will ensure strategies are robust, appropriately governed and aligned to long‑term objectives.
• This position combines strategic vision with practical execution - ideal for someone who can engage credibly at board level while also managing the detailed mechanics of risk, liquidity and portfolio structure.

• Develop and implement investment and funding strategies for DB and DC schemes, aligned to risk appetite and long‑term goals.
• Lead, develop and motivate a team of investment professionals, setting a strong cultural tone.
• Maintain effective relationships with Trustees, advisers, fund managers, regulators and internal stakeholders.
• Manage hedging, asset allocation, risk exposures, liquidity and collateral within delegated authorities.
• Oversee fund manager mandates, including selection, performance monitoring and challenge.
• Support funding discussions, including covenant considerations and strategic alignment with the wider organisation.
• Ensure strong internal controls, governance and reporting frameworks.
• Provide leadership on DC investment design, including default strategies and fund range oversight.
• Contribute to the development of responsible investment and climate‑risk policies.

You will be an experienced investment leader with extensive knowledge of UK pension schemes, ideally with exposure to both DB and DC environments. You bring:

• Deep technical understanding of funding, liability‑driven investment, derivatives, leverage and asset‑liability risk.
• Experience managing significant pension assets and complex investment portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder management capability, with proven success engaging with Trustee boards.
• A collaborative but confident approach to challenging advisers and service providers.
• Leadership experience within specialist investment or pensions teams.
• Broad market knowledge across asset classes and portfolio construction.
• Familiarity with responsible investment and climate‑related risk frameworks.
• Professional qualifications such as CFA or FIA are an advantage.

A senior leadership role with substantial responsibility, high visibility and the opportunity to shape investment strategy  role offers a competitive compensation package, generous pension contribution, performance‑related bonus, share plans, wellbeing benefits and a flexible hybrid working model.