Data Management Support Associate in London

Location: London

Employment Type: 12 Month Fixed-Term, Full Time

Grade: Associate

Hybrid

About XPS Group

XPS Group is a prominent and growing UK consultancy and administration firm within the pensions and insurance sectors. As a FTSE 250 company with over 2000 employees, we leverage expertise alongside advanced technology to serve over 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsors. Our goal is to foster a workplace where diverse talents thrive.

About The Role

We are seeking a Data Management Support Associate to join our Risk and Assurance team, on an initial 12-month fixed term contract, supporting key projects and related activities. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring that Group Information Security processes and procedures are followed and specifically supporting data discovery and data cleansing activities. Reporting into a Senior Business Analyst / Consultant, you will be responsible for managing day-to-day project related activities and will work closely with our key business teams and heads to achieve the project objectives. You’ll also be responsible for producing periodical project reporting, analysis and trends under the guidance of project leads. This role is a hybrid role with the expectation to work from a combination of XPS offices and home.

Key Responsibilities

• Collate and manage data received from various sources, e.g. emails, discussions, spreadsheets.
• Transform the data to a state that is fit for the purpose of this project, i.e. data formatting, standardising and grouping.
• Use specialist tools to identify data-locations.
• Use workflow tools to assign tasks to other teams and monitor the progress to completion.
• Ensure a logical conclusion to the workflow items and handle any exceptions in line with the process.
• Produce regular progress reports, forecasts and estimates, for a variety of stakeholders.
• Brief new users about the project as necessary.
• Maintain project audit trail and documentation.
• Actively contribute to the achievement of the Group’s Risk team objectives.
• Uphold, promote, and champion Group values.
• Foster a culture of integrity and ethical behaviour throughout the organisation and promote and present a positive Compliance culture throughout the Group.
• Undertake other activities that fall within their capabilities as required.

Your Profile:

• Competent user of Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.) and other system tools.
• Effective verbal/written communication and presentation skills with ability to communicate issues clearly to various stakeholders.
• Data analysis + reporting.
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload whilst working effectively under pressure.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Initiative and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Being a team worker with a flexible approach.

Desirable

• Ability to liaise with senior members of the staff including group and business heads.
• Experience of working in a dynamic office environment with multiple business areas and complex data storage structures.
• Understanding of UK Data protection and GDPR will be helpful.
• Able to assume different responsibilities as demanded by the role.

What We Offer

Enjoy a competitive salary, annual discretionary bonus, and 25 days’ holiday with buy/sell flexibility. Benefits include pension matching, healthcare plans, life assurance, and retailer discounts. We support our team with a flexible benefits scheme, employee assistance, and digital GP service. Participating in volunteering events is encouraged with paid volunteer days available. Referral bonuses are offered for introducing suitable candidates to XPS.

How To Apply

Interested candidates should submit applications via Apply Now option or contact for more information. Join XPS Group and contribute to a dynamic and inclusive workplace.

Equal Opportunities Statement

XPS Group is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. We welcome applications from all candidates, irrespective of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure accessible and supportive work settings for all employees.

Eligibility

Any employment offer made will be conditional upon you satisfying DBS Disclosure checks, Employment or educational references, Satisfactory credit checks and eligibility to work in the UK before an offer can be made. XPS Group is not able to provide sponsorship to employees.