Pension Project Manager

Are you an established Senior Pension Project Manager looking for a new opportunity? The purpose of this role will be to lead the delivery of high-profile, complex projects from initiation through to successful implementation. You’ll be a confident communicator with a solid track record of delivering outcomes on time, within budget, and to a high standard-while engaging stakeholders at every level.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring effective structure, planning, and execution.
• Apply the appropriate delivery methodologies and manage transitions between project phases.
• Oversee contractual terms, procurement processes, and supplier engagement.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and ensure the delivery of agreed outcomes within time, cost, and quality constraints.

Governance & Assurance

• Support robust governance processes and effective decision-making.
• Ensure benefits are defined, tracked, and realised post-implementation.
• Identify delivery risks on new client deals or projects and contribute to commercial negotiations.
• Maintain strong project controls and ensure audit-ready documentation and reporting.

Financial & Resource Management

• Develop and manage project budgets and forecasts.
• Create business cases and financial documentation to support approvals and reporting.
• Identify required skills, allocate resources, and manage performance within your team.

Leadership & Team Management

• Provide vision, direction, and motivation to your team.
• Act as a mentor and coach, supporting the professional development of direct reports.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and excellence in delivery.

Stakeholder & Change Management

• Build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through clear, consistent communication.
• Ensure effective change and requirements management processes are in place and adhered to.

What We’re Looking For

• Extensive experience managing complex projects across the full delivery lifecycle.
• Experience working within the Pensions sector with good understanding of Financial Services.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, including experience managing virtual or dispersed teams.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep understanding of structured project environments and methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile).
• Experience developing business cases, managing budgets, and overseeing project financials.
• Proven ability to manage delivery within contractual settings, including procurement and supplier management.
• Experience in requirements management, either directly or through oversight of business analysts.
• Strong time management skills, capable of prioritising effectively under pressure.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint); experience with JIRA or similar tools is a plus.

What you will get in return

Fully remote working arrangements

• Company matched pension
• Enhanced life assurance, private medical insurance,
• Shared parental leave, paternity pay

Please quote 51590 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.