Director - Actuarial & Consulting

Isio; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Isio is a fast-growing professional services firm specialising in pensions, employee benefits and wealth advisory services. The role focuses on growing the actuarial & consulting practice by winning new business, leading pitches and stewarding relationships with trustees and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will coordinate across Isio service lines, support office heads, and help articulate the growth strategy to attract clients and talent across the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience leading client engagements and teams.
• Strong track record in winning new business and managing stakeholders.
• Proven ability to drive strategic thinking across service lines.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business, build relationships with potential clients, and lead pitches.
• Coordinate multiple Isio service lines to grow opportunities with clients.
• Lead client relationships and manage commercial aspects with senior sponsors.
• Support growth plans and contribute to strategic market messaging.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationships

Strategy & planning

Job description

We are looking for an experienced professional to help grow our actuarial & consulting business and to support our wider national sales efforts.

What does the role entail?

• Drive forward new business activities, build relationships with potential clients, produce tender submissions and lead pitches. Use an existing relationship network with independent trustees and other key stakeholders to develop new opportunities.
• Lead client relationships – co-ordinating multiple Isio service lines, developing new opportunities with existing clients, managing commercial and personal relationships with clients. The ability and experience to play a lead consulting role on a wide range of clients in terms of size and complexity, drive forward strategic thinking and provide high quality client service.
• Support local Office Heads with regards to culture and cross-service line sales activity.
• Support Isio with the ambitious growth plans for the actuarial and consulting business – feed into the strategic plans for the growth of the business and support with how Isio articulates its growth message to the market, to attract clients and new talent.
• Be willing to raise new ideas internally and challenge thinking to ensure our work is robust and joined-up across multiple specialist teams.
• Support the development of our team members through coaching and mentoring, including performance management responsibilities.

What we’re looking for?

• A track record of leading a range of clients (Scheme Actuary with a current practising certificate welcomed but not essential.
• Experience of journey planning advice – setting long term targets, aligning funding and investment strategies, de-risking activity, liability management exercises and settlement/insurance transactions.
• Ideally, but not essential, experience of working on larger schemes (>£1bn) perhaps as a number 2 or supporting consulting if not the lead.
• Extensive previous experience of relevant consulting and relationship management.
• Appetite to drive forward innovative thinking on strategy development.
• Proven network of relationships to develop business.
• Business development experience and a commercial mindset.
• Extensive leadership skills – leading or being part of a leadership team for a group of people covering their learning & development and building a supportive and inclusive culture.
• The ability and willingness to take on a high level of responsibility and work effectively in a team.

Why Join Isio

Isio is a fast-growing professional services business, that offers career development through an evolving client base, diverse and meaningful work, nationwide opportunities, and a culture that rewards high performance and accountability.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards and our values guide how we advise our clients, how we operate as a business and how we work together as a team. We call it the Isio Attitude. We encourage our people to be bold, to communicate with conviction, and to deliver advice that matters.

Here, growth brings opportunity - more responsibility, more clients, and work that stretches and develops you. We invest in training and development so you can expand your skills and explore different career paths across diverse markets to make your mark. Isio is a place to realise your potential and build a career with impact. You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer on our career's website Isio - Careers & Benefits.

About Isio

Isio is a progressive and fast-growing advisory firm, partnering with clients of all sizes to deliver expertise in pensions, employee benefits and wealth advisory services.

Working with pension trustees, employers, individuals, families and their offices, we are supported by talented colleagues across 10 UK offices. With a Big 4 heritage we combine a strong focus on quality with a fresh perspective challenging traditional thinking.

Our culture shapes our work; we foster a supportive environment where we develop our people to grow and fulfil their potential. We invest in our services, products and technology, and provide clear, expert solutions for our clients. This brings clarity, confidence, and better outcomes for everyone.

At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference. We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions. We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact.

We can offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work, supporting a work-life balance that works for you. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please ask us [e-mail].