Senior Pensions Data Management Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pensions sector is seeking a Senior Pensions Data Management Specialist to manage data processing across Defined Benefit schemes. The role involves analyzing and cleansing data, ensuring high-quality delivery on projects. Strong expertise in Excel and pensions is essential, along with experience in client-facing roles. This position offers a competitive salary with bonuses and the opportunity to work remotely.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes.
• Strong technical pensions knowledge and calculation expertise.
• Experience working with bulk data management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of assigned scheme events and data projects, ensuring accuracy.
• Conduct complex data manipulation and calculations using Excel.
• Review work of Pensions Data Technicians and maintain strong relationships.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Data manipulation

Pensions knowledge

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree or A-levels in Maths

Job description

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Posted:

10.06.2025

Expiry Date:

25.07.2025

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Job Description:

Location: Remote

Salary: up to £44,000 plus bonus and benefits

Contract Type: Permanent

Hydrogen Group is supporting our pensions client in their search for experienced Senior Pensions Data Management professionals to join the Scheme Events team. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in extracting, analysing, cleansing, and processing pensions data across complex Defined Benefit (DB) schemes—ensuring high-quality delivery for key projects and scheme events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of assigned scheme events and data projects, ensuring timeliness and accuracy
• Conduct complex data manipulation and bulk calculations using advanced Excel functions
• Build and maintain strong client and internal stakeholder relationships
• Review and quality-check the work of Pensions Data Technicians
• Identify, manage, and report data risks and breaches
• Provide technical support, audit trails, testing, and regular updates to Project Managers
• Act as a subject matter expert for internal and client-led change programmes
• Proven experience with Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes
• Strong technical pensions knowledge and calculation expertise
• Advanced Excel skills including:

-Formulas, including nested IFs and VLOOKUPs

-Pivot tables, data filters, sorting and grouping

-Data transformation, import/export of text files

-Building and enhancing templates/macros

-Experience working with bulk data and management systems

• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Confident working in a remote/home-based environment
• Comfortable taking Excel skills test (non-pass/fail – used to assess support needs)
• Client-facing or coaching experience
• Degree or A-levels in Maths, or equivalent work-based analytical experience

? Interested or know someone who might be? If you meet the above experience, please submit your CV or reach out to me directly: [emailprotected]

Please note: UK-based candidates only with valid Right to Work.