Associate Partner - DC Pensions

Do you want to work for a global market leader where you will manage your own exciting and varied portfolio of clients? Aon are currently recruiting an Associate Partner to join their DC and Financial Wellbeing Consulting Team. This role is suitable for someone with either (or both) an investment or non-investment focus and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from one of our UK offices.

Aon is in the business of better decisions. At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

The UK DC pensions landscape is evolving at a rapid pace. Economic challenges, legislative change, an ageing population, and asset volatility pose a wide variety of risks and challenges to DC pension schemes. Trustees and scheme sponsors are faced with a range of decisions on difficult topics from managing risk to improving member engagement, setting an appropriate investment strategy to managing DC plans.

This is a senior position within the DC Team, and you will be expected to drive new business, through maintaining and developing a pipeline of prospects, and contribute to the thought leadership and future strategy of the team.

What the day will look like:

• You will be collaborating with colleagues across a variety of clients in relation to the full spectrum of DC consulting services, with client interaction and client lead roles strongly encouraged and supported.
• You will be expected to own projects and drive these forwards (for example, consolidation exercises, review of DC delivery model, member engagement projects, DC contribution reviews, AVC reviews).
• Understanding and focus on delivering value and good member outcomes, working with clients to achieve this goal.
• Using your strong technical knowledge and experience to proactively build the DC expertise within the team, through training and mentoring of more junior colleagues as necessary.
• Leading relationships with clients (large to mid-market), with accountability for developing those relationships, for example through collaborating and introducing other Aon solution lines.
• Directing large client projects.
• Overall responsibility for quality of technical work delivered to clients.
• Strong participation in meetings externally and internally (showing role model behaviours).
• Contribute to the thought leadership and future strategy of the business (e.g. leading a specialist team or driving new propositions).
• Strong focus on growth and securing new business, prospecting for new business and leading client pitches.

The DC team is represented in several offices around the UK, and it is expected that your role would involve working with teams and advising clients across all of them.

How this opportunity is different:

At Aon, not only will you be able to have important conversations around DC pensions, you will also have exposure to the complete employee benefits plan. Whatever clients are trying to achieve, whether it's to increase staff retention, be an employer of choice, or build a cost-effective benefits solution, our team of experienced, award-winning benefits experts can help them, and you could be part of that team.

Skills and experience that will lead to success:

• Previously worked in a DC pension environment either in an investment or non-investment capacity.
• Track record in leading client relationships.
• Experience of prospecting for new business and leading client pitches.
• Strong focus on growing the client base and revenue.
• FCA or CFA approved status desired.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and comfortable advising Trustee Boards and those in senior company roles at a strategic level.
• Able to encourage and develop other colleagues, and work well within diverse teams.
• Good project oversight, time management and organisation skills.
• Self-motivating and ambitious.
• The range of skills required are quite diverse and we will consider candidates that are stronger in specific areas although the individual needs a sound understanding of DC issues.

How we support our colleagues:

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work… and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard.