DB Pensions Onboarding Technical Specialist

Sammons Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sammons Group is seeking a highly skilled DB Pensions Onboarding Technical Specialist in London. The role centers on onboarding defined benefit pension schemes, ensuring accurate benefit specifications, and seamless collaboration with third-party administrators.

You will manage complex data, oversee transitions, and support buy-ins/buy-outs, while aligning with regulatory requirements and quality standards. A strong Excel capability and precise data interpretation are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of defined benefit pension scheme benefits specifications.
• Experience in scheme onboarding, transitions, or implementation projects.
• Familiarity with buy-ins, buy-outs, and transition processes.
• Understanding of GMP equalisation would be beneficial.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines.
• Confidence working with large data sets and a good level of Excel capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical onboarding of DB pension schemes, ensure benefit specifications are accurate and complete.
• Collaborate with third-party administrators to enhance processes, systems, and delivery models.
• Support transitions such as buy-ins and buy-outs, ensuring smooth implementation into the operating framework.
• Interpret complex pension data and ensure accuracy across large datasets.
• Contribute to project delivery, ensure meeting timelines, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance and outcomes.

Skills

Defined benefit pensions

Onboarding

Transitions

Buy-ins

Buy-outs

GMP equalisation

Excel capability

Tools

Large data sets

Job description

DB Pensions Onboarding Technical Specialist

London | Excellent | Posted 2 days ago

• Job Title: DB Pensions Onboarding Technical Specialist
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Location: London
• Job Base: Hybrid
• Salary: Excellent
• Reference: V-130887
• Contact Phone: [phone]
• Job Published: 08/10/2026 11:51

Job Description

Opportunity to join this derisking industry leader, hiring due to growth, a skilled Defined Benefit Pensions technical specialist to provide expertise in the onboarding of newly secured DB schemes. This is a highly technical position focused on defined benefit pensions, ensuring that member benefits are accurately interpreted, documented, and delivered.

You will play a key part in the successful transition of schemes, working closely with third-party administrators, while ensuring consistently positive experiences for policyholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical onboarding of DB pension schemes, ensure benefit specifications are accurate and complete
• Collaborate with third-party administrators to enhance processes, systems, and delivery models
• Support transitions such as buy-ins and buy-outs, ensuring smooth implementation into the operating framework
• Interpret complex pension data and ensure accuracy across large datasets
• Contribute to project delivery, ensure meeting timelines, quality, and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance and outcomes

About You

You are a technically strong pensions professional with significant defined benefit experience and a keen eye for detail.

You will bring:

• Strong technical knowledge of defined benefit pension scheme benefits specifications
• Experience in scheme onboarding, transitions, or implementation projects
• Familiarity with buy-ins, buy-outs, and transition processes
• Understanding of GMP equalisation would be beneficial
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines
• Confidence working with large data sets and a good level of Excel capability

Supportive working environment, with both an excellent working/home-life balance and a learning and development culture

This is just one of the many roles we are working on at the Sammons Recruitment Group. Please visit our website www.sammons.co.uk for full details on all Permanent, Temporary and Contract career opportunities we are actively seeking candidates for. Recruiting on the basis of Talent, we are committed to supporting and promoting diversity in the workplace and consider all applications. Any salary advertised is for search purposes only. If you have not heard from us within 7 days you will have not been successful on this occasion, however, we would welcome your application for alternative vacancies.