Senior Transitions Director, Pension Risk Transfer

Legal & General Group; Hove; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

30 days holiday

Family leave

Electric car salary sacrifice

Discounts

Sustainable offices

Job summary

Legal & General Group is seeking a Transitions Director for its Award‑Winning Pension Risk Transfer practice. The role requires deep Defined Benefit pensions knowledge and strong implementation experience across Trustees, Sponsors and Advisers.

Hybrid working between home and office supports work‑life balance. You will shape client servicing propositions, lead on complex onboarding and manage end‑to‑end deployment of large PRT transactions.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise across legal, regulatory, reinsurance, product development and operational matters.
• Own tailored servicing responses for RFQs and supporting new business opportunities.
• Lead client and customer servicing content in pitches and finals presentations.
• Understand 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.

Skills

Pensions qualification

Project management

Pension Risk Transfer

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Presentation

Education

Pensions qualification (PMI)

PRINCE2

Job description

Legal & General Group is seeking a Transitions Director for its Award‑Winning Pension Risk Transfer practice. The role requires deep Defined Benefit pensions knowledge and strong implementation experience across Trustees, Sponsors and Advisers.

Hybrid working between home and office supports work‑life balance. You will shape client servicing propositions, lead on complex onboarding and manage end‑to‑end deployment of large PRT transactions.