Job Description
About the Role
I'm currently partnering with a leading organisation to appoint a talented Pension & Benefits Specialist who will take ownership of UK pensions end-to-end while overseeing the smooth delivery of a broad suite of UK employee benefits.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong UK pensions expertise who enjoys accountability, technical depth, and being recognised as the subject-matter expert - supported by a structured, process-driven benefits remit.
Key Responsibilities
1. Full Ownership of UK Pensions (Core Focus)
* Lead responsibility for the UK Defined Contribution (DC) pension scheme.
* Act as the UK pensions SME with deep technical and legislative knowledge.
* Oversee all governance and compliance, including statutory filings, deadlines, Chair Statements and SIP.
* Manage complex member queries, monthly contribution checks, and trustee-related processes.
* Ensure full Auto-Enrolment compliance and timely delivery of regulatory requirements.
* Lead pension communications that improve member understanding and engagement.
* Provide support for international schemes (Singapore, Egypt, Japan).
2. Benefits Administration (Operational & Process-Led)
1. Manage a suite of UK benefits (medical, life assurance, wellbeing, gym etc.).
2. Deliver day-to-day processing: starters, leavers, changes...