Risk Settlement Senior Consultant

Sellick Partnership; City Of London; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing days

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Strategic initiatives

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting a Risk Settlement Senior Consultant on a UK-wide basis with flexible working. This role is with a leading professional services organisation, offering exposure to pension risk transfer transactions and strategic client advisory across a varied portfolio.

You will lead or support complex buy-ins, buy-outs, longevity swaps and consolidations, manage transactions to budget, build relationships with trustees and sponsors, and help grow the settlement business

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering pension risk settlement transactions.
• Broad pensions industry experience with strong technical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead or provide senior support on pension risk transfer transactions.
• Manage transactions from initiation to completion within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Build relationships with trustees, sponsors and stakeholders.
• Advise clients on strategic journey towards settlement, including market readiness and feasibility.

Job description

Risk Settlement Senior Consultant

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Location: UK-wide - flexible working arrangements
Contract: Not specified
Closing date: Not specified

Overview of the Risk Settlement Senior Consultant role

We are currently working with a leading professional services organisation that is looking to recruit an experienced Risk Settlement Senior Consultant to join its established and growing UK Risk Settlement team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious pension professional to play a key role in a diverse team of specialists, advising clients on pension risk transfer transactions and their wider journey towards settlement. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across a varied portfolio of clients, lead or support complex transactions, develop stakeholder relationships and contribute to the continued growth of the business.

Key responsibilities of the Risk Settlement Senior Consultant will include

• Lead or provide senior support on a range of pension risk transfer transactions, including buy-ins, buy-outs, scheme wind-ups, longevity swaps and consolidation or capital solutions.
• Manage transactions from initiation through to completion, ensuring delivery within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with trustees, sponsors and other transaction stakeholders.
• Advise clients on their strategic journey towards settlement, including market readiness and feasibility assessments.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities, both internally and externally.
• Apply detailed knowledge of the pension risk settlement market to develop innovative client solutions.
• Contribute to marketing initiatives, industry engagement, conferences and other business development activities.
• Support the development of new strategies, propositions and services within the settlement team.
• Help drive team growth while coaching, mentoring and supporting colleagues to develop their technical and leadership capabilities.

Required experience/qualifications for the Risk Settlement Senior Consultant position will include

• A proven track record of delivering pension risk settlement transactions.
• Broad experience across the pensions industry, supported by strong technical knowledge.
• Excellent communication, relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to manage complex projects and deliver outcomes within agreed timescales and budgets.
• A proactive, self-motivated and commercially minded approach.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to balance attention to detail with wider strategic considerations.
• Experience supporting, coaching and developing colleagues within a collaborative team environment.
• An interest in business development, market innovation and the growth of client relationships.

Benefits available alongside the Risk Settlement Senior Consultant position include (but aren't limited to)

• Comprehensive employee benefits package.
• Flexible and agile working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Two additional global wellbeing days each year.
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
• An inclusive working environment that encourages collaboration, innovation and career progression.
• Opportunities to contribute to strategic initiatives and the continued growth of a market-leading specialist team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pensions professional to join an established organisation with a strong presence in the UK pension risk settlement market. The role offers exposure to complex transactions, strategic client advisory work and business development, alongside the opportunity to help shape propositions, develop colleagues and contribute to the future direction of the team.

Synonyms: Pension Risk Transfer Consultant, Senior Pensions Consultant, Pension Risk Settlement Adviser, Pensions Transaction Consultant, Senior Actuarial Consultant, Pension Buy-in and Buy-out Consultant, Longevity Risk Consultant.

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