Senior Pensions Executive
About LawDeb
Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day–to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 135-year-old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.
At LawDeb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.
We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.
Department
Pegasus Pensions PLC (“Pegasus”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c., a FTSE 250 listed p.l.c. Whilst our sister company, LawDeb Pension Trustees, provides independent trusteeship to help trustee boards make confident decisions, Pegasus provides outsourced pensions executive services to pension scheme managers, trustee boards and corporate sponsors to help deliver a well thought out strategy supported by strong governance and efficient operations.
Pegasus currently has a team of 25 pensions executives with a combined 300+ years of experience in the pensions industry. Our team has a rich and diverse background. Our previous roles include in-house pensions executives to trustees and corporates, pension consultants, actuaries, governance specialists and administration managers, bringing a breadth of experience and complementary skill sets to support our clients. We take great care to hire professionals with a genuine interest in, and commitment to, delivering best practice in governance.
Role Overview
Principal Duties
Outsourced pensions executive services and projects:
- Business planning/organisation – liaising with chair/trustees/in-house pensions leads and other stakeholders
- Managing relationships with/ sourcing input from advisers and service providers on behalf of trustee boards and corporates
- Scheme secretarial duties - meeting organisation/ preparation of quality agenda packs/ introducing agenda items/ minutes/ follow-up actions
- Oversight and co-ordination of routine scheme projects e.g. annual report and accounts
- Ongoing governance activity - including budgeting, maintaining business plans/risk registers, annual returns etc
- Governance projects e.g. trustee effectiveness, service provider reviews and procurement projects
- Member communications – reviewing and devising content e.g. trustee newsletters, member website
- Strategic change projects – varying levels of involvement, as required – from oversight to full project management (e.g. implementing investment strategy, scheme de-risking and wind-up projects)
Business development and client care
- Networking, maintaining and developing external relationships to support business growth
- Developing marketing content – website, service line brochures, case studies, blog content
- Managing client/ commercial relationships (e.g. RFPs, client agreements, invoicing)
- In collaboration with Central LawDeb and Pension Trustee colleagues, leading on development of new and existing service lines for Pegasus
Team Management & Leadership
- Managing the performance of a small number of Pensions Executives
- Managing work allocations as required for designated clients/projects
- Participating in recruitment activities
- Establishing and documenting work protocols; maintaining work-management tools etc
General Duties
- Contribute fully to the development and growth of this growing LawDeb business and ensure processes are efficient and effective, including thorough record-keeping and provision for client access
- Undertake training and development as appropriate and engage fully in the performance management process.
- Contribute to the LawDeb culture positively, attend meetings as required, and carry out duties willingly and diligently
- Where regulatory rules apply, abide by these in spirit and fact
- Carry out such other tasks as you may be reasonably directed to do by the senior management team from time to time
Is this you?
- High standards of professionalism, integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Generously collaborative, with excellent relationship-building ability and a clear focus on client care
- A confident, articulate communicator both written and oral
- Able to work with little supervision on own initiative and outside of comfort zone
- A “sleeves rolled up” style of working; pro-active in continuously striving for improvements
- An innovative, solutions-focused, “can do” attitude to solving problems with the ability to collaborate in resolving complex client issues, develop process improvements and new service lines, researching and deploying new technologies where appropriate
- Comfortable expressing an alternative view, evaluating advice (and advisers) and proposing a way forward
- Excellent time management, organisational and planning skills; able to prioritise work and meet competing deadlines
- Able to be agile and adaptable to changing priorities, and to work flexibly
- Diligent, systematic, logical, with meticulous attention to detail
- Takes accountability for own professional knowledge and progress
- Resilience, willingness to listen, learn and incorporate feedback
Essential Knowledge, Skills, Experience
- APMI, actuarial or equivalent professional qualification
- Demonstrable commercial approach
- Strong experience of all types of occupational pension schemes/knowledge of pensions market
- Up-to-date knowledge of technical pensions matters and industry developments
- Competent user of MS office systems including Excel and Word.
- Experience of managing third party / supplier/partner relationships
- Outstanding communication, numeracy and data manipulation skills (incl. grammar and adapting communication style to suit audience)
Your Reward
- Competitive salary with annual review and performance bonus scheme
- Generous pension contribution
- Full healthcare cover
- Health cash plan
- Life assurance
- Study Support
- Attractive office space
Additional Information
People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth.
LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. If you feel that you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to participate in this recruitment process, please provide further details where prompted.
Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.
If you’d like to find out more about LawDeb and our open vacancies, please contact our careers team on careers@lawdeb.com.