Senior / Investment Consultant - DC Pensions in City of Westminster

Mercer is seeking a Senior / Investment Consultant to join our specialist and fully integrated UK DC Pensions team. You will be responsible for providing investment advice to our larger and more complex clients. We are a large team in the UK, and the market is changing at an unprecedented pace. Our focus is to lead by example, driving change by educating clients and providing tools and services to optimise employer retirement outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide investment advice to a wide range of institutional clients on the determination of investment objectives, establishment of investment policy, selection of investment managers, and monitoring of investments.
• Create and evaluate investment strategies and their impact for large and jumbo market clients.
• Build new and develop existing business through maintaining relationships, networking, attending events and seminars as a knowledgeable expert in DC.
• Grow a book of retainer and project relationships through new business presentations, RFP responses, and joint calls with colleagues, both within IC and cross‑LOB.
• Maintain marketplace visibility through public speaking engagements, participation in professional societies, and publication of articles in appropriate trade journals.
• Create project work plans and monitor timelines and budgets.
• Determine clients’ requirements and brief the team, providing direction and guidance to ensure deadlines and service standards are met.
• Peer‑review reports, adding client‑specific information and ensuring client suitability.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification such as IMC, FIA/FFA or CFA.
• Experience providing investment advice in a Defined Contributions Consultancy and/or leadership role (or similar).
• Knowledge of investment products and distribution specifically in the DC pensions market.
• Excellent client and communication skills and ability to manage client relationships.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and provider contacts at all levels.
• A commercial focus with excellent client consulting skills.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• A vibrant and inclusive culture built for creating new solutions and having an impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• A scale that provides a range of career opportunities, benefits and rewards to enhance well‑being.
• Hybrid work arrangements: All colleagues are expected to work onsite with clients at least three days per week, with flexibility to work remotely on other days.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.