Risk Settlement Consultant

We are seeking a Risk Settlement Consultant to join a leading pensions organisation’s growing Risk Settlement team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a pensions professional to join a specialist team focused on the UK pension risk transfer market. The successful individual will support transaction advisers across a range of settlement transactions, while taking responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of transactions and developing relationships with key stakeholders.

The role also offers exposure to strategic client work, new business opportunities, proposition development and wider market initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support transaction advisers across a range of pension risk settlement transactions, including buy-ins, buy-outs, wind-ups, longevity swaps and other capital or consolidation solutions.
• Take responsibility for the day-to-day running and delivery of transactions, ensuring they are completed effectively, on time and within agreed budgets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key transaction stakeholders, including trustees, sponsors, insurers and other advisers.
• Support clients with their wider Journey to Settlement, including preparation for entering the settlement market and assessing transaction feasibility.
• Contribute to new business opportunities and initiatives, both internally and externally.
• Apply knowledge of the pension risk settlement market to help deliver effective settlement solutions for clients.
• Support marketing initiatives, market engagement, conferences and other external-facing activities.
• Contribute to the development of new strategies, propositions and approaches within the Risk Settlement team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider pensions business to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.
• Coach, mentor and support more junior colleagues where appropriate.

Experience & Skills Required:

• Proven experience delivering pension risk settlement transactions.
• Good experience within the UK pensions industry, combined with strong technical capability.
• Understanding of transactions such as buy-ins, buy-outs, longevity swaps or other pension risk transfer solutions.
• Experience supporting or managing complex pension transactions and projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with trustees, sponsors, insurers and other advisers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence working with a range of stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in developing new business opportunities and propositions.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Self-motivated and ambitious, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team.
• Ability to consider the wider client and commercial picture while maintaining a strong attention to detail.
• Experience supporting or developing colleagues would be advantageous.
• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent pensions industry experience would be desirable.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced pensions professional to develop their career within a specialist Risk Settlement function, gaining exposure to complex pension transactions, senior stakeholders and the wider UK pension risk transfer market.