Pensions Lead

JR United Kingdom; Chester; Remote; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Pensions Lead to manage Defined Benefit pension schemes and deliver key events efficiently. This role requires extensive experience and strong technical skills in pensions management, offering the flexibility of fully remote work within the UK. You will lead project delivery, ensuring accuracy and compliance while shaping client outcomes in an innovative environment.

Benefits

Fully remote working

Pension & life assurance

Enhanced family leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience delivering scheme events or pensions projects is required.
• Must have strong technical knowledge of defined benefit pensions.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and lookups are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage scheme events and projects to quality standards.
• Review work of Pensions Data Technicians and offer support.
• Identify and report risks while maintaining scheme event calendars.

Skills

Technical knowledge of defined benefit (DB) pensions

Advanced Excel skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Job description

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Are you an experienced pensions professional looking to step into a project-led role?

We’re seeking a Pensions Lead to join a dedicated team specialising in defined benefit pension scheme events and projects.

In this role, you will take ownership of key client activities, ensuring complex data processes are managed with precision, quality, and care. You'll play a central part in delivering cyclical scheme events, such as annual pension increases, benefit statements, and data rectification exercises, while also supporting larger client initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone currently working as a Senior Pensions Technician or in a similar role, who enjoys variety, problem-solving, and leading delivery from start to finish.

What is in it for you:

• Fully remote working within the UK
• Salary up to £55,000
• Pension & life assurance
• Enhanced family leave policies
• ....and much more

What you’ll do:

• Lead and manage scheme events and projects, delivering to defined timescales and quality standards.
• Review and guide the work of Pensions Data Technicians, offering feedback and technical support.
• Maintain scheme event calendars and communicate progress with internal teams and external clients.
• Perform and specify complex data transformations, calculations, and imports using Excel and pensions administration tools.
• Act as a subject matter expert on projects and process improvements.
• Identify and report risks, supporting compliance and governance best practices.

What experience you will have:

• Strong technical knowledge of defined benefit (DB) pensions.
• Previous experience delivering scheme events or pensions projects.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, conditional formulas, and data formatting.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.

This is your chance to join a forward-thinking pensions environment where your expertise will shape client outcomes and drive innovation in service delivery.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.