Director

Core-Asset Consulting Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Group life assurance

Pension contribution

Job summary

Core-Asset Consulting is seeking a Director to join their team in London or other UK offices. You will advise trustee boards on trust-based pension arrangements, including governance, administration, and provider due diligence. The role is client- and board-facing, with emphasis on clear, persuasive recommendations and strategic leadership.

London is preferred with flexibility for other UK offices. Essential experience spans DC/DB schemes, the UK pensions landscape, and credible engagement with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with trust-based pension schemes (DC and DB).
• Strong knowledge of the UK pensions landscape and regulatory developments.
• Proven ability to present to trustee boards and influence senior stakeholders.
• Professional services background with accountability for client delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise across trust-based pension schemes.
• Research and evaluate pension providers and monitor market developments.
• Analyze providers’ service structures and delivery models.
• Lead strategic reviews to improve pension provision and member outcomes.
• Present findings clearly to trustee boards and senior stakeholders.
• Develop practical, evidence-based solutions and ensure feasibility.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement solutions.
• Produce clear reports to inform decision-making at senior levels.

Skills

Pension consulting

Pensions DC/DB

Stakeholder engagement

Trustee presentations

Professional services

Pension tech awareness

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

We are working with a leading financial services organisation who are seeking a Director to join their team.

You will act as a senior adviser to trustee boards, providing expert insight, strategic challenge, and practical leadership across trust-based pension arrangements, including scheme administration reviews, market benchmarking, and provider due diligence. This is a genuinely client and board-facing role: the ability to present recommendations clearly and persuasively to trustee boards is as important as the technical analysis behind them.

London is preferred for this role, though there is flexibility for the right candidate to be based at one of the firm's other UK office locations.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Extensive experience working with trust-based pension schemes, with strong knowledge of both defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) arrangements.
• Strong understanding of the UK pensions landscape, including market structure, provider models, regulatory developments and emerging industry trends.
• Demonstrable ability to understand, evaluate and compare pension providers and propositions, drawing on market knowledge, analysis and sound judgement.
• Proven experience presenting to and engaging directly with trustee boards.
• Professional services background with genuine client delivery accountability.
• Understanding of technology within pension administration, including current market tools and digital reporting solutions.
• Strong analytical and research capability, with the ability to interpret complex qualitative and quantitative information and present clear, evidence-based conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the credibility to engage, challenge and influence senior stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise across trust-based pension schemes, this requires an understanding of governance, administration, actuarial, investment, legal, and service delivery models.
• Research and evaluate pension providers, monitoring market developments and changes within the pensions sector.
• Conduct detailed analysis of pension providers' service structures, including market segmentation, positioning, pricing strategies, services offered, and delivery models.
• Lead and contribute to strategic reviews and investigative projects aimed at improving pension provision and member outcomes for clients.
• Present findings, insights and recommendations clearly to trustee boards and senior stakeholders, managing challenge where recommendations carry significant cost or change implications.
• Develop and recommend practical, evidence-based solutions delivering optimal outcomes, ensuring recommendations are achievable and sustainable.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to support the implementation of agreed pension solutions.
• Produce clear, well-structured reports and insights to inform decision-making at senior and strategic levels.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider benefits package including private medical insurance, group life assurance, pension contribution, and hybrid working

Job reference:16543

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.