DB Pensions Implementation Manager Configuration

Juliette Lister and Lisa Tremlett are currently assisting a TPA who are presently recruiting for a DB Pensions Implementation Manager within Configuration

Primary purpose of the role:
Oversee the specific Implementation Team, managing staff, team processes and ensuring quality. To be a team process and systems SME.

• Ensure projects are successfully delivered and no penalties are incurred.
• Deliver new client implementations on time, to budget and to quality standards.
• Support and develop team/staff to enable client service excellence and create innovate solutions.
• Own and promote best practice within the team and oversee/sign off process improvements.
• Deliver what we promise, reviewing and agreeing project plans for identification and mitigation of risks and issues.
• Support the Programme/Project Managers in steering projects to successful closure and influence approach for all project deliverables, ensure all projects are resourced appropriately, escalating where this is at risk
• Review all project and Team documentation for quality standards and ensure process change is incorporated.
• Lead the team on process and delivery approach.
• Seek out efficiencies and mentor the team on best practice.
• Liaise with Programme/Project managers to facilitate project deadlines and timescales.
• Manage the specific Implementation Team and ensure all people management tasks are carried out as appropriate and that staff are developed, mentored and trained as required to fulfil their roles.

• System Testing and/or User Acceptance Testing:
• Can manipulate data with exceptional data accuracy
• Can demonstrate capability and knowledge of the system implementation processes
• Can evidence experience of using system in day-to-day activities
• Can describe and demonstrate functionality to team members or clients
• Able to work with IT to design and build bespoke offerings.
• Can use filters, sorting, pivot tables (rows, columns, grouping, filters and totalling), lookups, control totals, IF and nested IF statements and formatting of cells to specific guidelines
• Understands the purpose of calculation proformas, Benefit Basis, Benefit Specifications, scenario matrices, test plans, Calculation Specifications
• system debugs and root cause analysis and triage processes.

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