Pensions Technical Manager

A leading Pensions and professional services organisation is seeking an experienced Pensions Technical & Professional Standards Manager to join its growing Technical & Quality function.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly technical Defined Benefit Pensions professional looking to move into a role focused on governance, legislative interpretation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement across a large third-party administration environment.

The role offers a unique blend of technical leadership, governance oversight, root cause analysis, and business improvement activity.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and guidance on complex Defined Benefit pensions matters
• Interpreting legislative and regulatory developments and translating them into practical business processes
• Supporting and enhancing governance, quality assurance, and professional standards frameworks
• Leading technical initiatives relating to industry developments and regulatory change
• Managing root cause analysis activities, identifying trends, and driving service improvements
• Producing management information, reporting, and technical insights to support business decision-making
• Collaborating with operations, quality, and leadership teams to ensure consistency and best practice across the business

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Significant experience within Defined Benefit pensions administration
• Strong technical knowledge of UK pensions legislation and regulatory requirements
• Experience in technical, governance, quality assurance, or compliance-focused pensions roles
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing process improvements
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical matters to a variety of audiences
• The confidence to influence stakeholders and drive positive change

Experience of industry frameworks, governance standards, pensions dashboards, GMP equalisation, ISO standards, or regulatory reporting would be highly advantageous.

What’s on Offer

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to shape technical standards across a large pensions operation
• High-profile role with significant business impact
• Ongoing professional development and study support
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Clear long-term career progression opportunities

This role can be based from several UK locations and offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced pensions professional looking to influence technical excellence across a growing organisation.

Please quote 52419 when calling Yvette at Alexander Lloyd or email them at yki@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.