Pension Technical Manager

We are looking for an experienced and technically proficient Pensions Technical Manager to join an established In house Pension team based in the North West. This is a vital role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality pension services to a range of stakeholders including pension fund trustees, corporate teams, and members of the firms Pension Fund.

🔍 About the Role

As Pensions Technical Manager, you will take the lead on maintaining compliance with statutory pension regulations and scheme rules, manage technical tools and procedures, drive key projects, and support both Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC) arrangements.

Reporting to the Corporate Actuary & Pensions Manager, you’ll collaborate with a wide network of internal and external partners, including trustees, finance, HR, actuarial advisers, and our outsourced DC provider.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Ensure procedures and tools meet statutory, regulatory, and scheme-specific requirements.
• Oversee and maintain member communications and help improve user experience.
• Become a lead user of Compendia pensions administration software.
• Manage and deliver major pension change projects.
• Develop and deliver technical training and tools for the administration team.
• Review complex calculations and advise on rule interpretation.
• Provide corporate pensions support for wider business activity, including M&A.

🎯 What We’re Looking For

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree-level education with a strong academic background.
• Fully or nearly qualified in PMI, Actuarial, or equivalent pensions qualification.
• 5+ years’ experience in pensions (in-house, third-party administration, or consultancy).
• Strong understanding of both DB and DC pensions.
• Experience working with pension software – ideally Compendia.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Word.

Skills & Attributes

• High attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Strong understanding of pensions legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and lead projects.
• Self-starter, collaborative and team-oriented.

What’s in it for you?

You will be part of a supportive and knowledgeable team within a respected, forward-thinking organisation. You’ll have the opportunity to influence and improve pensions processes and work with a wide range of stakeholders across the business. An excellent salary and benefits package and flexible working arrangements.

Please quote 51522 when calling Sarah at Alexander Lloyd or email them at sha@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd is a specialist within Financial Services recruitment. Areas of expertise include Employee Benefits, Compliance, Pensions, Group Risk, Paraplanners, Sales Support, T&C etc.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.