Pension Programme Manager

We are seeking an experienced and driven Programme Manager to lead complex, high-impact programmes across our portfolio of change within a Large UK Pension firm. This role involves overseeing interdependent projects, ensuring delivery of business outcomes, and maintaining governance, risk, and quality standards. You will work with diverse teams, manage virtual resources effectively, and foster strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Programme Management: Plan, design, and deliver programmes using structured project management frameworks. Monitor progress, manage dependencies, and ensure business readiness for change.

• Governance: Ensure programmes and projects align with strategic goals. Monitor risks, issues, and quality, and deliver benefits as per the business case.

• Resource Management: Identify and allocate resources for successful programme delivery. Motivate and engage cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams.

• Programme Leadership: Lead and develop project teams, providing guidance, coaching, and support to achieve programme outcomes.

• Stakeholder Management: Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Communicate complex ideas clearly and manage expectations effectively.

• Line Management: Manage direct reports, support their development, and contribute to improving project and programme management standards within the business unit.

Key Experience & Skills:

• Proven experience delivering complex programmes using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

• Strong leadership skills with experience managing geographically dispersed teams.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to influence at all levels.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with expertise in risk, issue, and dependency management.

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working arrangements, including remote work.

• Opportunity to work on diverse, high-impact projects across pensions administration and consultancy.

• Be part of a supportive, innovative team with a focus on professional development.

• Shape the future of pensions services for organisations and their employees.

This role would suit a solution-focused and results-driven professional, ready to lead complex programmes and make an impact in the pensions sector, so please do email your CV for more details on this position.

Please quote 52271 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.