Chief Operations Officer

Capita; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK pension firm is seeking a Chief Operations Officer to oversee operational excellence and deliver on client commitments. The role involves strategic leadership of large delivery teams and requires proven experience in similar high-level roles. The ideal candidate will possess skills in process improvement and management, alongside a strong commitment to nurturing talent. This full-time position is offered on a permanent contract basis.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role across a similar scope and scale.
• Experience of multi-function delivery.
• Leadership experience with large delivery teams.
• Genuine interest in nurturing talent and ensuring career advancement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the operations transformation agenda.
• Lead operational performance reviews focused on best practice delivery.
• Accountable for driving a collaborative culture in line with values.
• Manage enterprise risks and ensure compliance with legislation and policies.

Skills

Six Sigma

Lean

Management Experience

Process Improvement

Leadership Experience

Analysis Skills

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Warehouse Management System

Job description

Capita Pension Solutions Ltds (CPSL) purpose is to work as one team creating better outcomes for members today tomorrow and when they need us. CPSL is an FCA Regulated Pensions business responsible for the delivery of core pensions administration and consulting services to over 400 clients and 6m pension scheme members. Customers have turned to Capita Pension Solutions for

50 years because of the superior service provided to scheme members.

As a core member of the Capita Pension Solutions Leadership Team this role will be instrumental in ensuring that we deliver on our key client promises today whilst also helping to drive our wider Pensions strategy. All whilst being mindful of our FCA Regulation and framework and the Pensions Regulator (as regulator of our pension scheme clients).

The Pensions Delivery COO will be responsible for delighting our Pensions clients and members through engaging our delivery teams delivering operational excellence driving Capita's gross margin and delivering what we have contracted with our clients.

The core objective for the Pensions Delivery COO is to deliver all clients KPIs through strong leadership effective planning and resource optimisation leading to a gross margin which can be maximised. The leader will have direct responsibility for all operational staff delivering services into clients in CPSL. The role holder will demonstrate thought leadership around Best in Class delivery and cutting-edge operational practices.

As a member of the leadership team the Delivery COO will role model our values and behaviours to ensure that colleague experience is at the heart of how we do business and act as a catalyst to drive diversity of thought.

Job title :

Chief Operations Officer

Job Description : Key Deliverables :

• Develop and execute the operations transformation agenda required to deliver on the strategic agenda of the CPSL.
• Lead operational performance reviews specifically in operational delivery activity focused on Best in Class delivery and operational excellence.
• Effectively manage Statement of Works through their contract life cycles meeting all contractual obligations working closely with the CPSL MD within their Master Service Agreement with the client.
• Responsible for managing regulated service delivery alongside non-regulated.
• Leading their management team.
• Supporting CPSL MD with QBR reporting performance.
• Develop a meaningful and tailored set of Employee Value Propositions (EVPs) that ensure our solutions can delight our clients and engage our people.
• Develop a leadership team that can support clients and hold the day to day client relationships.
• Effective management of enterprise risks and compliance with corporate policies area specific legislation pricing and litigation regulations.
• Accountable for driving a collaborative culture in line with our values.
• Nurture talent and provide development opportunities that maximise diversity of thought and opportunity.

Person specification :

• Proven experience of carrying out a similar role across a similar scope and scale.
• Experience of multi-function delivery.
• Experience of running a gross margin P&L of a similar scale.
• Leadership experience of leading significantly large delivery teams.
• Uses a mixture of analysis and judgement to make sound decisions even in the absence of complete information to drive the CPSL overall vision and purpose.
• Action oriented readily acting on challenges with appropriate tactical planning. Identify and seize new opportunities decisively in good and bad times. Has the resolve to handle tough issues decisively.
• Demonstrates people empathy understands how to motivate teams to bring out the best for the individuals and the clients.
• Anticipates readily learns and adopts new technologies. Scans the environment for new technical skills knowledge or capabilities that can benefit business or personal performance and assesses the impact on people and culture.
• Broad understanding of social and economic trends that impact industry verticals as well as regulatory environments. (e.g. financial services sector thinking and decision making) and how sector needs may be impacted.
• Deep understanding of operational delivery best practice that anticipates future delivery trends and implications for the Division.
• Genuine interest in nurturing talent and ensuring opportunities for career advancement are open to all.
• Demonstrable ability to succeed in a complex matrix environment where they do not personally hold all of the levers required to succeed.

About Capita Pension Solutions

Capita Pension Solutions is one of the UKs leading pension firms. We provide an unrivalled breadth of services to over 600 schemes covering over 6 million members. Our team use their experience insight expertise and latest technology to deliver personalised end to end solutions to meet all of their clients pension needs. Our services include pensions administration data & remediation solutions software actuarial investment scheme management and member communications.

What we hope youll do next :

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Location :

London

United Kingdom

Time Type : Full time

Contract Type : Permanent

Required Experience :

Chief

Key Skills

Six Sigma,Lean,Management Experience,Process Improvement,Microsoft Outlook,Analysis Skills,Warehouse Management System,Operations Management,Kaizen,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Retail Management

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1