Regulatory Change Lead

Type: Contract (Inside IR35, initial 9 months

Location: Wolverhampton, hybrid 2 days per week in the office

IGA are currently recruiting for an experienced Regulatory Change Lead to join a major public sector pension organisation supporting one of the UK's largest Local Government Pension Schemes.

Responsibilities:

• Act as Subject Matter Expert for regulatory change across the Fund, ensuring compliance, technical accuracy and best practice in outputs, decisions and advice.
• Lead the review of regulatory processes, controls and the control environment, ensuring the team remains aligned with changing legislation, guidance and regulations.
• Act as the primary escalation point for internal and external technical queries, providing authoritative guidance across administration, finance, payroll, data, customer and employer teams.
• Take day-to-day leadership of the Regulatory Change service, organising work to deliver high-quality service outcomes and supporting line management of Regulatory Analysts and the Pensions Apprentice.
• Coach, train and develop the Regulatory Change team and wider service area, promoting knowledge sharing, capability building and a problem-solving culture.
• Lead regulatory and technical input into pension administration system development, workflows, letters, calculations and data, working with operations, systems, project teams, suppliers and stakeholders.

Key requirements:

• Experience with in LGPS pension administration, or significant pensions administration experience
• Expert knowledge of UK pensions legislation and LGPS regulations
• Experience leading regulatory change and compliance initiatives
• Knowledge of pension administration systems such as Altair, UPM or Compendia Touch
• Ability to provide technical leadership and support business-critical projects