PRT - Transitions Director

Legal & General; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Generous pension

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

30 days holiday

Family leave

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Net-zero offices

Job summary

Legal & General is seeking a high‑level Transitions Director to lead the pension risk transfer practice. You will work with Trustees, Sponsors, Advisers and internal stakeholders to shape servicing propositions and oversee complex onboarding and implementation projects.

This senior role requires deep Defined Benefit pensions knowledge and strong experience delivering end‑to‑end client outcomes. It is a hybrid position with flexibility between home and office.

Qualifications

• Pensions qualification (such as PMI) or equivalent practical experience is essential.
• Project Management Qualification (such as PRINCE2) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise across legal, regulatory, reinsurance, product development and operational matters.
• Own tailored servicing responses for RFQs and support new business opportunities.
• Lead client and customer servicing content in pitches and finals presentations.
• Understand prospective clients, their de-risking plans and scheme onboarding needs.
• Manage end-to-end implementation activity for large and complex PRT transactions.
• Produce clear documentation and MI to support governance and decision making.
• Complete post-implementation reviews with Trustees, Advisers and Administrators.
• Support development of pensions technical, transition and onboarding capability.

Skills

Pensions knowledge

Project management

Stakeholder management

DB regulations

Education

PMI or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

We’re looking for a Transitions Director to join our Award-Winning Pension Risk Transfer business.

This is a senior, client-facing role where you’ll bring deep Defined Benefit pensions knowledge, strong implementation experience and the confidence to work with Trustees, Sponsors, Advisers and Internal Stakeholders.

You’ll play a key part in shaping client servicing propositions, leading on complex implementation activity and making sure that customers receive consistently good outcomes.

This is a hybrid working opportunity, which will allow you to work flexibly between your home and the office, to help you find a work‑life balance that works for you.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing technical expertise across legal, regulatory, reinsurance, product development and operational matters
• Owning tailored servicing responses for RFQs and supporting new business opportunities
• Leading client and customer servicing content in pitches and finals presentations
• Understanding prospective clients, their de-risking plans and scheme-specific onboarding needs
• Managing end-to-end implementation activity for large and complex PRT transactions
• Producing clear documentation and MI to support governance, progress tracking and decision making
• Completing post-implementation reviews with Trustees, Advisers and Administrators
• Supporting with the development of pensions technical, transition and onboarding capability across the team

Who we're looking for:

• Pensions qualification (such as PMI) or equivalent practical experience is essential. With Project Management Qualification (such as PRINCE2) also highly desirable
• Strong experience administering, transitioning or onboarding Defined Benefit pension schemes
• In-depth knowledge of Pension Risk Transfer, including buy-ins and buy-outs
• Strong understanding of DB pension regulations, wind-up requirements and related customer impacts
• Experience presenting to Trustees, Advisers and other Senior External Stakeholders
• Strong project management, organisation and prioritisation skills
• Ability to work confidently with complex data, benefit calculations and operational processes
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to influence across complex Stakeholder groups

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan
• 30 days holiday, plus public holidays
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice
• There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We’re creating net-zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in-person experience

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn't matter if you don't meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.