Pensions & Benefits Specialist

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.

• 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).

• Manage a suite of UK benefits (medical, life assurance, wellbeing, gym etc.).
• Deliver day‑to‑day processing: starters, leavers, changes, invoicing, underwriting, reconciliations.
• Partner closely with HR, Payroll and HRIS to ensure smooth delivery of benefits operations.
• Maintain accurate benefits documentation and ensure audit readiness.
• Support global renewals and benefits activity across a Global remit.

• Ensure all statutory disclosures, returns and regulatory deadlines are met.
• Support annual audit requirements and maintain compliant documentation processes.

• Deliver clear, engaging pensions and benefits communications.
• Present data and updates effectively to senior stakeholders.
• Build strong working relationships across HR, Finance, global HR teams and external vendors.

• Strong UK pensions expertise, particularly DC schemes and UK legislation.
• Benefits administration knowledge across multiple benefit types.
• Highly analytical with strong Excel skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Confident working in a fast‑paced corporate/professional services environment.

• Integrity, resilience, and a proactive mindset.
• Strong relationship‑builder with excellent communication skills.
• Curious, solutions‑driven and continuously seeking improvement.

This is a hands‑on, high‑responsibility role in which you will fully own UK pensions – governance, compliance, administration oversight, provider management and strategic technical input – while managing UK benefits from an operational perspective and supporting global benefits activity.

If you’re a pensions specialist who enjoys both depth and breadth, and you’re looking for a role with genuine ownership and influence, this is an exceptional opportunity.