At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the implementation of client investment strategies and enhance portfolio management processes.
- Company: Join TPT Retirement Solutions, a top UK workplace pension provider with 80 years of experience.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Opportunity for travel and dynamic teamwork across various departments.
- Why this job: Shape the future of pension schemes and work with innovative technology in a collaborative environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in investment management and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
TPT Investment Management is looking for an experienced Head of Portfolio Implementation to lead the implementation of client investment strategies.
The role is responsible for ensuring that investment decisions are implemented through efficient portfolio monitoring, rebalancing, asset transitions and effective governance.
Working with a wide range of teams across the business, including Investment Management, Investment Operations, Client Management and Business Development, you’ll help ensure strategies are delivered accurately, effectively and with strong risk controls.
This is an FCA Certified Role.
You will be responsible for
- Leading the portfolio implementation function, fostering a culture of continuous improvement across systems and processes
- Be responsible for monitoring and rebalancing across client portfolios and TPT Funds.
- Owning, maintaining and enhancing portfolio management, monitoring and analytics tools.
- Identifying opportunities to improve implementation efficiency through automation and process improvements.
- Planning and delivering asset transitions for new and existing clients.
- Ensuring portfolio data, processes and controls are robust, documented and applied consistently.
- Oversight of the implementation framework, including error prevention and root cause analysis.
- Working with internal teams and external advisers on liability benchmark construction and implementation.
- Supporting client, consultant and prospect discussions, including due diligence, research exercises and pitches.
- Keeping your knowledge current and sharing learning with colleagues.
What we’re looking for
You’ll bring investment and pensions experience from an investment manager, fiduciary manager or in-house occupational pension scheme, with a strong understanding of portfolio implementation, trade execution, monitoring, asset transitions and pension scheme investment strategies.
You’ll also be able to show
- Experience implementing multi-asset portfolios across a range of investment strategies
- Experience of managing liability portfolios, constructing liability hedging solutions and rebalancing portfolios against pre‑agreed strategic asset allocations.
- Experience overseeing asset transitions involving multiple interested parties, including custodians, investment managers and platforms
- Strong risk management, critical reasoning and numerical skills.
- Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain complex implementation activity.
- Confidence using Excel, Microsoft Office and industry standard portfolio management systems.
- A proactive, curious and independent approach to problem solving.
- The ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines and build effective stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience is required for this role.
This role may involve traveling to attend client or intra-group meetings, including travelling to Leeds where TPT has its head office.
The Company
TPT Retirement Solutions (TPT) is one of the UK’s leading providers of workplace pensions with 80 years’ experience of managing defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes.
It has £11.4 billion of assets under management (as at 30 September 2025) and 490,000 members.
TPT’s mission is to make pension schemes perform better for everyone, from the sponsoring employers and trustees to the members who are saving for the future.
They are an innovative, forward-thinking organisation, investing in technology to improve the services they provide.
TPT are ultimately owned by a pension fund, providing genuine alignment of interests with those of their clients and scheme members.
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Head of Portfolio Implementation employer: TPT Investment Management
TPT Investment Management is an excellent employer for those seeking a dynamic and inclusive work environment in the heart of London. With a strong focus on employee growth, we offer opportunities for professional development and collaboration within a supportive team. Our hybrid working model ensures flexibility while fostering a culture of innovation and commitment to responsible investment practices.