Pensions Team Leader

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. in Northampton is seeking an experienced Pensions Team Leader to manage a small team and oversee a varied DC/DB pension portfolio.

The role will drive governance, data accuracy, and system integration across payroll and pension providers, with a hands-on, collaboratorshi p-focused approach. The successful candidate will bring strong pensions expertise, stakeholder management skills, and a proactive mindset to continually improve pension service delivery in a hybrid working

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of UK pensions legislation including DC/DB and auto-enrolment compliance, with understanding of Pensions Regulator requirements.
• Experience in DC pension administration; exposure to DB schemes and public sector pensions desirable; APMI qualification or equivalent preferred.
• Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail, numeracy and advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables).
• Effective communicator with stakeholder management skills and ability to interpret complex information and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day administration, governance and compliance of GXO's defined contribution arrangements, ensuring activities meet legislative requirements.
• Manage pension data, contributions, enrolment and re-enrolment processes with timely integration across payroll, MyBenefits and pension provider systems.
• Act as pensions lead for TUPE transfers and business change projects, reviewing pension obligations and supporting onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, payroll, HR and external providers to implement system enhancements and improve pension service delivery.
• Drive pension-related projects and cross-functional initiatives, providing expert guidance across the GXO Group.

Skills

Pensions DC administration

DB pensions exposure

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Payroll/HR systems

Pensions legislation knowledge

Education

APMI qualification

Tools

ADP

SuccessFactors

ServiceNow

Job description

Great pensions service starts with great people. Could you lead ours?

At GXO, our pensions team supports more than 41,000 colleagues across the UK and Ireland, and we're looking for an experienced Pensions Team Leader to help us deliver an exceptional service.

Based in Northampton with hybrid working, you'll lead, coach and develop a small team while bringing your pensions expertise to a varied and complex portfolio. You'll work closely with our pension providers and internal stakeholders, support strong governance and compliance, and help us continually improve the experience we provide to our colleagues.

This is a brilliant opportunity to bring together your technical pensions knowledge and people

leadership skills in a role where your contribution will be seen and valued.

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £55,000 per annum dependent on experience along with a benefits package. In addition, we offer days 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and the option to purchase additional days. Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You'll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Lead the day-to-day administration, governance and compliance of GXO's defined contribution arrangements, ensuring all activities meet legislative requirements
• Manage pension data, contributions, enrolment and re-enrolment processes, ensuring accurate and timely integration across payroll, MyBenefits and pension provider systems
• Act as the pensions lead for TUPE transfers and business change projects, reviewing pension obligations, managing ELI data and supporting seamless onboarding and offboarding activities
• Partner with internal stakeholders, payroll, HR and external providers to implement system enhancements, develop operating procedures and continually improve pension service delivery
• Drive pension-related projects and cross-functional initiatives, providing expert guidance across the GXO Group while ensuring an exceptional service to colleagues and stakeholders

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Strong knowledge of UK pensions legislation, including Defined Contribution (DC), Defined Benefit (DB) and auto-enrolment compliance, with a solid understanding of Pensions Regulator requirements
• Proven experience in DC pension administration, with exposure to DB schemes and public sector pensions desirable; APMI qualification (or equivalent) preferred
• Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail, numeracy and advanced Excel skills, including data analysis, lookups and pivot tables
• Effective communicator with strong stakeholder management skills, able to interpret complex information, influence decisions and build relationships at all levels
• Self-motivated and organised, with experience working across payroll and HR systems (ADP, SuccessFactors and ServiceNow desirable), a hands-on approach and the ability to perform under pressure

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.