(Associate-Senior) Pension Risk Transfer Consultant

Location: UK-wide (hybrid)

TAG is actively recruiting for multiple Pension Risk Transfer Consultant positions, ranging in seniority from nearly/newly qualified actuaries to senior consultants. The client is a leading consultancy looking to expand its Risk Transfer team. Working alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, our client offers pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions.

Our client is committed to developing its people and encourages everyone to carve out their own career path by offering the chance to develop new skills and explore new passions. Our client thrives on tackling complex problems. They believe those problems are best solved by diverse teams – diverse in skills, approaches and backgrounds. Their independence lets their people be themselves and think freely, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. Our client loves innovative, independent thinking and wants everyone to share their ideas.

Their hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds – home working as well as a fun, collaborative office environment - meaning flexible working patterns to accommodate individual needs.

Key responsibilities:

• Leverage market-leading expertise, scale, brand, and infrastructure; to design and facilitate the implementation and delivery of sophisticated actuarial solutions to a range of clients.
• Actuarial analysis including complex actuarial calculations, coding up pension scheme benefits to produce cashflows and buyout estimates as well as researching market trends to set assumptions.
• Day-to-day project management, taking true ownership of work streams and adding valued insights.
• Identifying ways for the client to build and improve their proposition, processes and client delivery.
• Act as a representative and figurehead throughout the pension industry; providing informed views on current topics and trends affecting clients – tailoring advice as appropriate to reflect these.
• Build your professional network and drive key business relationships in order to help identify and develop revenue generating opportunities with new and existing clients.
• Key participation in meetings, with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Presentations to external stakeholders, including corporate sponsors, trustee boards and legal advisers.

Essential experience:

• From part qualified/newly qualified to senior actuary level.
• Experience working with DB pension schemes, either at a consultancy or an insurer.
• Well-rounded knowledge of the broader UK pensions landscape.
• Organisational skills to manage multiple tasks and oversee multiple projects simultaneously, while prioritising workload.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work within a team and support other business functions.
• Strong technical actuarial fundamentals coupled with demonstrable business acumen.
• An ability to troubleshoot and think laterally with excellent analytical and problem-solving fundamentals.
• A strong client focus with the ability to assimilate and then consultatively communicate key concepts and advice.
• Strong communicator with well-developed written skills and effective listening skills; ability to clearly articulate complex issues and ideas to clients and colleagues.
• Proficient in MS Office applications; experience with other actuarial/modelling tools is desirable.
• Hands-on experience of buy-in and buyout processes is desirable.

There are plenty of experienced senior consultants and business leaders already in-situ that you’ll have the opportunity to work closely with and learn from. Your professional development will be paramount and nurtured from day one, regardless of the level of seniority you join the team. Fantastic compensation, rewards and benefits packages are available for ambitious candidates that are ready to upskill and help support the organisation’s continued growth at this extremely exciting time.