Administration Manager DC Pensions

LifeSight, WTW's DC master trust, represents one of our biggest business growth opportunities in the UK. Our growing business has already quickly gained a foothold in this exciting market supported by a targeted approach to the market to make us stand out against our competitors. Our aim is to become the pre-eminent player in outsourced pensions for large companies and to be a market leader and innovator in the field. We expect LifeSight to become one of the largest UK pension plans in terms of assets under management. We have secured in excess of £20bn of assets under management and over 400,000 members with a pipeline which will enable us to grow this exponentially over the coming years.

Being a top player in the marketplace, we offer excellent opportunities for experienced pension professionals. Our global Outsourcing line of business provides outsourced administration services to occupational pension funds, working with some of the world's leading organisations.

As a Administration Manager DC Pensions, you will be actively responsible for LifeSight BAU project delivery covering all regular scheduled projects along with process improvements and regulatory change, with work delivered by teams on and off shore.

The majority of our colleagues work in a "hybrid" style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role, and clients.

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

The Role

• Responsible for the delivery of all regular project work for LifeSight including:
  • Scheme events,
  • admin process improvement,
  • regulatory change projects.
• Act as a liaison and an escalation point on issues, risks, and dependencies across the BAU projects team.
• Attend trustee meetings and participate in new business presentations if required.
• Work with the LifeSight PMO to produce a Roadmap of scheme events projects and other change projects.
• Collaborate closely with the LifeSight Technical & Quality Team as well as OGB stakeholders (systems, app development, central quality standards) to ensure a joined-up approach to process improvement and regulatory change projects.
• Management and oversight of the BAU project team and people management of Team supervisor/s.
• Mentor/coach colleagues in their career development.
• Keep up to date with changes in pensions legislation.

The Requirements

• Strong experience of dealing with occupational Defined Contribution pension schemes administration and/or DC Master Trust.
• Collaborative leadership style, self-aware with the ability to adapt style as necessary.
• Experience of working on or supervising a projects team completing scheme events projects such as benefit statements and pension change projects.
• Demonstrable problem-solving and reasoning skills.
• Self-motivated with a high level of initiative/drive.
• A strong leader and negotiator, with good influencing skills.
• Critical thinking to facilitate more in-depth discussions.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to oversee multiple concurrent projects, including the ability to support the removal of escalated blockers.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of seniority effectively.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to cross-check and ensure accuracy of detailed documents.
• Ability to thrive and drive delivery in a busy, demanding, and changing environment.
• The aptitude to learn, value add and benefit realization understanding, with the LifeSight vision in mind.

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

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