Pension Implementation Project Team Leader - #2162055

• Job Title/Location: Implementations Project Team Leader, Surrey/WFH
• Salary: To £79k + average bonus 15% (£11k) + pension contribution to 13% (£10k)
• Office/WFH: 2 days office based + 3 days WFH. For those further away, there is also an option to be office-based 2 days per fortnight, the rest being WFH.
• Requirements: Strong experience in the following - DB & DC pensions, project management, implementations and team lead experience
• Role Snapshot: You will lead, mentor, train and motivate project management team members + project managing client and/or bulk projects

The Company/Team: This company has built a real reputation for developing people. The team looks after several implementation projects for corporate pension clients (Trustees & Scheme Sponsors). The team is responsible for end to end project management, including admin & governance and the purpose of the team is to be the single point of client contact during a project, supporting change management queries.

The Role: The focus of this Implementations Project Team Leader role is to lead a team of Project Managers. Business engagement is a key part of the role, seeing you work with multiple stakeholders (internal & external). You will also be proactive in determining any other needs or concerns a client may have and requirements needed to improve the effectiveness of the team. You will also be responsible for delivery of projects, both in the capacity of Lead/Sole Project Manager and as a supporting Project Manager for other team members. The main elements to this post are:

• Lead, mentor, train and motivate project management team members
• In addition to managing a team who will be delivering client projects, you will be responsible for the project management of client and/or bulk projects
• Stakeholder management/engagement - working with clients, senior leadership & junior colleagues
• Auditing and ensuring team members are on track with the workload and are following the agreed ways of working (regarding project artefacts & processes)

Experience/Skills Required: For this Implementations Project Team Leader role, you should have strong DB & DC pensions experience as well as a background including project management (PRINCE2 or equivalent) and team lead/management experience. Any history of focusing on scheme implementation would be a welcome bonus.

Additional Information: The salary for the Implementations Project Team Leader role is £75,000 - £79,000 with an average bonus of 15% (c.£11,500) and a company pension contribution to 13% (c.£10,000). There is an excellent benefits package and genuine chances to progress within a company well known for developing people, hence the role being open.

The Implementations Project Team Leader post is one of many vacancies we are handling. ARC is a specialist within Financial Services recruitment and the Consultant handling this role has over 30 years of experience in this field. Areas of focus include administration, compliance, business analysis, customer service, project/programme management, paraplanners, sales support, marketing, underwriters and group risk/employee benefits related roles. Check the website and feel free to call Darren Snell at any time.