Pensions Project Manager

Description

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation.

We embrace all types of diversity.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager with a Defined Benefit (DB) pensions background to join our thriving project management team. You will lead and deliver a variety of client-facing and internal pension change projects, working with medium to large pension schemes across diverse industries.

In this role, you will manage a broad portfolio of projects including GMP equalisation, Buy-in/Buy-out readiness, benefits rectification, scheme mergers, wind-ups, and other pension change initiatives. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across multiple lines of business, clients, administrators, actuaries, and external partners.

This opportunity is ideal for someone with strong project management skills who has worked in pension projects and/or actuarial project environments, or pensions consulting, and who enjoys both the structure of pension risk based projects delivery and the challenge of troubleshooting complex issues.

• Work with large, high-profile clients and a wide variety of pension schemes.
• Be part of a growing team, contributing to new project areas and strategic initiatives.
• Opportunity to deepen expertise in specialist DB project areas such as GMPe and de-risking transactions.
• Dynamic role blending pension risk based project delivery with strategic problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Join us in this role and be part of a dynamic team with a defined career path, on job training and a team that coach and mentor you whilst you grow your career with us!

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and WTW offers flexible working opportunities (full time or part time) in a hybrid style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients.

You can be based in any of our offices across London, Reigate, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, or Edinburgh. This role follows a flexible hybrid model, with just one day per week working in your nearest office.

• Apply your pensions technical knowledge, consulting skills and project management experience to proactively guide your project teams to the optimal project outcomes.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of project types including GMP equalisation, Buy-in and Buy-out readiness, benefit rectification, liability management, scheme transitions, mergers, and wind-ups.
• Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress.
• Establish a robust project governance framework.
• Provide day-to-day project management, working closely with your project teams and external stakeholders to deliver project milestones within scope and budgets.
• Lead and document project calls and facilitate planning workshops.
• Drive high quality client project delivery, operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Carry out continual project improvement reviews and ensure thorough tranche reviews are carried out at appropriate project milestones.
• Ensure that the project documentation, such as risk logs, action plans, project plans are actively maintained.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring

• A strong working background in UK Defined Benefit pensions.
• Strong knowledge of DB scheme operations, legislation, and technical project areas (e.g., GMP rectification/equalisation, Buy-ins, Buy-outs, wind-ups). Experience with in actuarial project teams, pension administration projects, or pensions consulting is highly advantageous.
• Evidence of successful project delivery and client facing experience.
• Prince 2 qualified or similar (e.g. APM, PMP, CSM) or a willingness to sit these.
• Clear, concise and confident communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Experience in facilitating and…