Data Team Manager - Defined Benefit Pensions

Just Group plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Bonus scheme

25 days annual leave + birthday day

Job summary

Just Group plc is seeking a Data Team Lead in London or Reigate on a permanent, hybrid 50% basis. You will lead a specialist implementation data team that supports member data checks, data preparation, and guidance for schemes, working with transition, exclusivity and technical teams.

As the primary contact for implementation queries from TPAs and the Operational team, you will oversee data checks for monthly funding and BAU analysis, and build a strong competency framework.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a data team within a pensions or financial services environment.
• Ability to train, coach and assess data professionals.
• Strong data quality, governance and BI data tasks experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Data team and ensure timely, high-quality data tasks.
• Provide training and guidance to team members as they progress.
• Coordinate data tasks for schemes in transition, payroll funding and member calculations.
• Collaborate with onboarding, TPA and Operational teams to hand over schemes.

Skills

Data leadership

Data analysis

Pension industry knowledge

Training & mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Location: London or Reigate (Hybrid - 50%)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours

Purpose

The Data Team lead is responsible for a specialist team within our Implementation Service activities. The team provide high calibre and proactive assistance to support the preparation and gathering of member data, supporting with data checks and providing guidance for more complex schemes working closely with transition, exclusivity and technical teams. Acting as the initial point of contact for all implementation queries from Third Party Administrator (TPA) and the Operational team

Providing checking and authorisation support for the broader data services to support the member and operational services area including, but not limited to, monthly funding and BAU data analysis.

About Just

We help people achieve a better later life. That’s our purpose and it’s the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award-winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,250 purpose-led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK’s most loved retirement expert.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Data team members, ensuring all tasks are completed within agreed timeframes and to the highest quality possible.
• Working alongside the Head of Buy-out & GMP Services, ensure the team have the relevant skills and knowledge to perform their activities through provision of relevant training
• Provide ongoing guidance to new Data team members measuring and signing off their competence levels accordingly as they progress.
• Through planning and allocation of work across the team ensure the:
• build and maintenance a competency framework for the Data functions
• completion of all data tasks for schemes in transition such as payroll funding, member calculations, working with others in DB as required
• Close collaboration with onboarding team to agree process, data sets and ultimately handover for each scheme to onboard.
• Drive team motivation and engagement providing clear progression opportunities and supporting the team with their development.

This role is pivotal to ensuring the DB team complete all scheme transitions within the agreed timeframes and will be actively working on all transacted business through to the early days of BAU administration.

The role will work very closely with all areas of the DB team throughout the implementation process. Day to day tasks will include, but not limited to, the following:

• Managing daily needs of the Data Team
• All aspects of data for new scheme implementations, working closely with others in the Onboarding team, our TPAs and the Operational teams
• Monthly funding for schemes in implementation
• Defined Benefit data analysis, raising and documenting issues and concerns as required
• MI collation and production on a weekly and monthly basis

What we're looking for

• Experience of working in data or implementation functions.
• Experience of working with pension scheme trustees (Desirable)
• Experience of working with non-standard processes and systems
• Good knowledge of DB Pensions and more generally the Life and Pensions industry, with a good level of understanding of Corporate DB Pensions and how they differ from DC and individual annuities
• Knowledge of DB de-risking market, including an understanding of the DB Pension Scheme wind up process desirable but not essential

What’s in it for you

• A competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday
• Private medical cover and income protection, just in case
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme
• Opportunities to progress your career in-role and within the company
• Free access to the Headspace app, 24/7 employee assistance helpline and trained physical and mental health first aiders
• A variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal
• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones

Explore our full range of benefits on our dedicated benefits page.