Hybrid Defined Benefit Pension Systems Manager

Legal & General; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

27 days holiday

Job summary

Legal & General is seeking a Defined Benefit - Technical Services Manager to advance our pension risk transfer systems and calculations. You will translate complex pension benefits into precise logic for developers, working with actuarial, technology and client services teams to ensure accuracy and security.

This hybrid role focuses on delivering robust in‑house systems, supporting changes, testing and operational readiness while maintaining strong governance and stakeholder engagement across

Qualifications

• Qualified actuary or strong actuarial systems/development experience.
• Strong knowledge of defined benefit pensions, including scheme benefits and calculation rules.
• Experience interpreting pension scheme requirements and turning them into clear technical or calculation specifications.
• Confidence working with complex integrated systems, including calculation engines, databases, web‑based applications and connected services.

Responsibilities

• Translating defined benefit pension scheme rules into detailed system and calculation specifications.
• Supporting the development and release of changes to integrated calculation systems, applications and supporting services.
• Working with developers and technical partners to explain calculation logic and expected system behaviours.
• Reviewing system outputs and testing results to make sure calculations are accurate and fit for purpose.
• Applying actuarial judgement to complex pensions, systems and testing queries.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across Institutional Retirement, Group IT and operational teams.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls, documentation and customer outcomes.
• Supporting operational readiness for system changes, releases and wider business needs.

Skills

Actuary

DB pensions

Calculation rules

Systems integration

Agile/Lean

Tools

Java

SQL

Job description

Legal & General is seeking a Defined Benefit - Technical Services Manager to advance our pension risk transfer systems and calculations. You will translate complex pension benefits into precise logic for developers, working with actuarial, technology and client services teams to ensure accuracy and security.

This hybrid role focuses on delivering robust in‑house systems, supporting changes, testing and operational readiness while maintaining strong governance and stakeholder engagement across