Pensions Manager

At CGI, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how we support and protect the long-term financial wellbeing of our people. You’ll take the lead on our UK and Ireland pension arrangements, ensuring strong outcomes, regulatory excellence and sustainable future provision. You’ll work at the heart of a global organisation recognised for trust, innovation and impact, where your expertise directly influences business decisions and employee confidence.

As part of the Total Compensation Team sitting within Human Resources, reporting directly to the Director, Total Compensation, you will be responsible for our UK & Ireland pension arrangements, including contract-based DC Schemes (c7,500 members) and legacy DB Schemes (c3,000 members), and will also play a role in maintaining oversight of our pension arrangements in Australia. You will also act as Chairman and Secretary of the DC Governance Committee, advise the business on strategic legacy DB issues and work in collaboration with the Trustee to ensure efficient governance of the legacy DB scheme. This is a hands-on role, so you will support the day-to-day operation of current schemes, while also supporting the overall strategy development and other related projects.

In addition to this you will also:

• Provide general subject matter expertise on pension matters to local HR and business leaders in response to specific pension matters, including the support for new business bids.
• Maintain oversight of pension processes for the defined contribution plans operated by CGI, recommending or implementing changes where required, and dealing with escalated issues.
• Chair and coordinate the defined contribution governance committee, ensuring the effectiveness of the group in reviewing the overall performance of investment options and scheme providers.
• Close involvement with Trust based DB schemes, acting as the interface between the Trustee and the Company.
• Undertake a key role in supporting the Chair of Pension Trustees and the Trustee board for the defined benefit pension schemes.
• Liaise with pension administrators and other external advisors and internal stakeholders to facilitate the ongoing management of schemes, and to help to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
• Provide input to pensions strategy for CGI UK for both defined benefit and defined contribution plans.

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role:

• Proven experience in a Pension management role either in consultancy or in-house, irrespective of industry, with knowledge of the mechanics and technical requirements of DB & DC pension arrangements.
• Bachelor degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Sound knowledge of pensions’ legislation and governance.
• Experience in dealing with fair deal is an asset.
• High quality scheme secretariat services with trustee-facing experience.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because you’ll be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.