The candidate will be part of the Risk Transfer Pensions team within Workforce consulting services.
Why join us?
- Exciting opportunity to join a growing team in the fast moving and exciting Risk Transfer space
- Work within a close team of c30 individuals specialising in risk-transfer and a wider team of c220 individuals with backgrounds in actuarial, investment, administration, governance and project management
- Opportunity to lead on projects to deliver innovative strategic solutions to solve complex problems and transfer pension risk for our clients
- Exposure to wide-ranging clients, both Corporate and Trustee side, with many large multinational organisations
- Opportunity to lead relationships with insurers
- Opportunity to be involved in all aspects of risk transfer work (such as buy-ins, buy-outs and capital backed journey plans) with the opportunity to take your career in the direction you want, whether that is focusing on traditional transactions, alternatives or new solutions
- Work closely with other professionals from Covenant Advisory, Legal and Reward and Employment specialists and our Risk Modelling Services (RMS) team
- Opportunity to work towards gaining FCA approval if not already attained
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Sign out high quality, technically accurate client deliverables
- Proactively lead a portfolio of clients
- Establish effective working relationships with individuals internally and liaise with insurers and other advisers externally
- Lead meetings
- Contribute to coaching for junior members of our own team
- Responsibility for the financial management of the client
- Contribute to the development of personal and team knowledge
- Build or expand your own network of contacts through regular attendance at internal and external meetings
- Stay up-to-date with changes in law, topical issues in the industry and in the firm's products and services
- Some travel and occasional overnight stays will be expected.
Essential skills and experience:
Alongside a strong academic background, you will ideally be qualified or working towards an actuarial (IFoA) qualification and have:
- Relevant UK pensions experience (ideally 7+ years), gained in an actuarial advisory team
- Significant experience in Risk Transfer work leading the transactions with the insurer and the client
- Established insurer relationships and relationships with Professional Independent Trustees
- Preferably FCA approved
- Excellent team, organisational and communication skills
- Plenty of self-motivation
- The ability to work to tight deadlines effectively
Locations in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Reading, Bristol, East Midlands. Expectation to be in an office at least 2 days per week.