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Role Overview:We are partnered with a leading pensions organisation seeking a Senior Pension Projects Manager to support the delivery, governance, and oversight of its business-wide portfolio of pensions and transformation projects.
This is a senior, high-visibility role sitting at the heart of the organisation’s governance and control framework. You will be responsible for providing robust reporting, programme oversight, and management information to senior leadership, ensuring effective control of business priorities, resources, risks, and delivery performance.
You will operate across multiple workstreams, working closely with executive stakeholders, internal teams, and external partners to ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed scope, budget, and timelines, while maintaining strong governance and financial control.
Key Responsibilities:*Provide programme-level oversight across a portfolio of pensions and business change initiatives
*Deliver high-quality reporting and management information to Programme Boards, Executive Management Teams, and senior stakeholders
*Develop, maintain, and enforce robust programme governance frameworks, including documentation standards, controls, and reporting processes
*Own and manage programme-level risk, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and escalated appropriately
*Monitor progress against business plans, budgets, and delivery timelines, reporting deviations and agreeing corrective actions
*Support the preparation and approval of project mandates, budgets, and business cases
*Lead resource planning and allocation across multiple teams, negotiating priorities with senior stakeholders and leadership teams
*Track and manage programme financials, including budget vs actuals, forecasts, and cost allocation across workstreams
*Ensure accurate and timely reporting of project and programme performance metrics
*Support the preparation of strategic papers, reports, and updates for Programme Boards and senior governance forums
*Coordinate input from internal teams, consultants, and external suppliers to support successful delivery of projects
*Identify opportunities to improve governance, reporting, delivery efficiency, and overall programme control
*Support effective communication between delivery teams and executive leadership
Skills & Experience Required:*Extensive experience in pensions administration, pensions consultancy, or pensions transformation environments
*Strong understanding of Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes and operational frameworks
*Proven experience in programme management, PMO, portfolio management, or senior project governance roles
*Strong background in managing budgets, financial tracking, and forecasting across multiple workstreams
*Significant experience working with senior stakeholders, including boards, executives, and steering committees
*Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
*Strong understanding of risk management and governance frameworks within complex environments
*Confident communicator with experience producing and presenting high-quality MI and reporting packs
*Experience working with cross-functional teams, consultants, and third-party suppliers
*Proficient in MS Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and project tracking systems
*Project or programme management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, APM) desirable