Project Team Manager

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Pensions Administration - Project Team Manager

Senior Consultant

Reading

Hybrid/Office based

Full Time/Part Time

Permanent

REQ002673

XPS Group is a leading UK consulting and administration business specialising in the pensions and insurance sectors. At XPS, our vision is to create a vibrant place to work where difference is recognised as a strength and where talented people can flourish and achieve their highest potential.

Our Pensions Administration business continues to grow and we are now looking for an experienced Project Team Manager to join our vibrant office with hybrid working. This is an exciting role and would most likely suit someone with previous experience in a similar role where they have gained knowledge and experience of GMPr.

A FTSE 250 company, XPS combines expertise and insight with advanced technology and analytics to address the needs of over 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsoring employers on an ongoing and project basis. We undertake pensions administration for over one million members and provide advisory services to schemes and corporate sponsors in respect of schemes of all sizes, including 88 with assets over £1bn.

The Team

Our award-winning pensions administration business puts scheme members at the heart of everything we do. Our services include scheme administration, first-time outsourcing, member communications and scam protection.

Our Administration Projects Team (APT) undertakes projects such as:

1. GMP rectification/equalisation
2. Buy-in/ Buy-out
3. Data Cleansing
4. Ad hoc projects for example scheme closures, benefit rectifications, liability reduction exercises
5. McCloud implementation: Public sector pension benefit rectification across police, fire, MOJ and LGPS pension schemes.
6. Pension Dashboards

The Role

As a Project Team Manager with XPS you will provide full-time management of a dedicated project team. You will be involved in a wide range of pensions projects, management and consultancy tasks. As manager, you will be responsible for managing the projects within the team end to end, in line with budgets, deadlines, and objectives as well as day-to-day line management of the team. The key responsibilities include:

1. Assuming full responsibility for project delivery within the designated team, including workload allocation, prioritisation and ensuring delivery in line with client expectations, budgets and timescales.
2. Overseeing day-to-day management of client relationships with trustees and corporate clients, and participation in trustee and client meetings where applicable.
3. Undertaking all aspects of management reporting and completing centralised governance logs and trackers/MI promptly.
4. Ensuring projects are fully scoped, costed, monitored and completed in line with customer and legislation requirements.
5. Taking responsibility for all aspects of project billing.
6. Producing and signing off project quotations and booking in/allocation of work once quotation approved.
7. Active participation in XPS Administration's marketing initiatives and new business activities.
8. Providing expert project solutions; keeping abreast of technical and legislative developments within the pensions industry.
9. Disseminating information to team members on project delivery objectives and targets for assigned projects.
10. Identifying team objectives or other necessary changes in line with business needs.
11. Support the delivery of a continuous improvement programme.
12. Positively contributing to regular management meetings.
13. Formal staff management responsibilities including conducting appraisals, setting individual and team objectives, and handling HR issues.
14. Formal responsibilities for mentoring, training, coaching and developing of pensions project team members.
15. Forging strong working relationships with other departments/teams.

Your profile

Essential Criteria

1. An experienced and successful pension professional with a strong track record in managing a pensions administration or project team.
2. Previous line management experience.
3. Commercial acumen to plan, manage, track and deliver project work.
4. Experience of providing regular management reporting.
5. Strong organizational skills.
6. Technical pensions and data projects knowledge.
7. Proven experience in formulating and writing project scope proposals.
8. Ability to efficiently resolve issues.
9. Proven ability to lead a project.
10. Concise and confident communicator of complex project issues.
11. Be proactive, having drive and commitment.

Desirable:

1. May have achieved some exam successes in professional qualifications.
2. Ability to foster an inclusive working environment.
3. Able to support developing a culture of high standards.
4. Experience of operating within and contributing to a compliant framework.
5. IT proficient, in particular Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint.

What we offer:

We offer an attractive reward package, typical benefits can include:

1. Competitive salary
2. Participation in annual discretionary Bonus Scheme
3. 25 days holiday plus flexibility to buy or sell holiday
4. Flexible Bank holidays
5. Pension scheme, matching contribution structure
6. Healthcare cash plan
7. Flexible Benefits Scheme
8. Life Assurance cover
9. XPS Rewards
10. Employee Assistance Programme
11. Access to a digital GP service
12. Paid volunteering day
13. Staff referral scheme

What next:

If you feel XPS could be the next step on your career ladder, please apply directly via the links provided.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following requirements:

1. Right to Work confirmation
2. DBS Disclosure check
3. Employment or educational references covering five years
4. Satisfactory credit check

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued.