DB Pensions Implementation Manager Configuration

Profile Search & Selection Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Profile Search and Selection Ltd. is recruiting for a DB Pensions Implementation Manager within Configuration. The role oversees the Implementation Team, ensuring projects are delivered on time, to budget and to quality standards, while developing staff capabilities and innovative client solutions.

The post requires management level pensions implementation experience, strong data handling skills, and collaboration with IT to design bespoke offerings. High-impact leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have management level pensions implementation experience.
• Ability to oversee a team and manage staff processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Implementation Team, ensuring delivery to time, budget and quality standards.
• Support and develop team to enable client service excellence and innovative solutions.
• Review and sign off process improvements and ensure risk mitigation for projects.
• Liaise with Programme/Project managers to meet deadlines and timescales.
• Lead the team on process and delivery approach and mentor staff as required.

Skills

Pensions implementation

Data manipulation

System familiarity

Requirements gathering

Tools

Excel

Data analysis tools

Job description

Juliette Lister and Lisa Tremlett are currently assisting a TPA who are presently recruiting for a DB Pensions Implementation Manager within Configuration

In order to apply for this position candidates MUST have MANAGEMENT LEVEL PENSIONS IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE.

Job Description:

Primary purpose of the role: Oversee the specific Implementation Team, managing staff, team processes and ensuring quality. To be a team process and systems SME.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure projects are successfully delivered and no penalties are incurred.
• Deliver new client implementations on time, to budget and to quality standards.
• Support and develop team/staff to enable client service excellence and create innovate solutions.
• Own and promote best practice within the team and oversee/sign off process improvements.
• Deliver what we promise, reviewing and agreeing project plans for identification and mitigation of risks and issues.
• Support the Programme/Project Managers in steering projects to successful closure and influence approach for all project deliverables, ensure all projects are resourced appropriately, escalating where this is at risk
• Review all project and Team documentation for quality standards and ensure process change is incorporated.
• Lead the team on process and delivery approach.
• Seek out efficiencies and mentor the team on best practice.
• Liaise with Programme/Project managers to facilitate project deadlines and timescales.
• Manage the specific Implementation Team and ensure all people management tasks are carried out as appropriate and that staff are developed, mentored and trained as required to fulfil their roles.

Essential skills we're looking for:

• System Testing and/or User Acceptance Testing:
• Can manipulate data with exceptional data accuracy
• Can demonstrate capability and knowledge of the system implementation processes
• Can evidence experience of using system in day-to-day activities
• Can describe and demonstrate functionality to team members or clients
• Able to work with IT to design and build bespoke offerings.
• Can use filters, sorting, pivot tables (rows, columns, grouping, filters and totalling), lookups, control totals, IF and nested IF statements and formatting of cells to specific guidelines
• Understands the purpose of calculation proformas, Benefit Basis, Benefit Specifications, scenario matrices, test plans, Calculation Specifications
• system debugs and root cause analysis and triage processes.

This is a Profile Search and Selection vacancy who are operating as an Employment Agency. In order to apply for this position candidates MUST have MANAGEMENT LEVEL PENSIONS IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE. Please note as we receive a high volume of applications we are only able to respond to those candidates who are shortlisted.

If you are also aware of any friends or colleagues currently working within the industry who are looking for a change within their career, please pass on our contact details and we will endeavour to assist with their search.

Profile Search and Selection are a specialist Pensions recruitment agency with opportunities nationwide