Strategic Prioritisation Lead

Requirements of the role

More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.

Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.

It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.

Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.

We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.

Role
As a Strategic Prioritisation Lead, you will play a crucial role in shaping and influencing TPR’s long-term regulatory and policy direction. You will be passionate about using evidence and insight to guide regulatory decision-making and enable delivery that truly benefits savers. You’ll be confident working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and are accustomed to going above and beyond to deliver excellence. You’ll be skilled at translating complex data insights into clearly defined problems and positions that inform organisational strategy and external engagement.

The purpose of this role is to act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, integrating internal expertise and external insight to address key regulatory challenges. This includes responsibility for securing prioritisation steers from the Executive Team and shaping TPR’s engagement with key external stakeholders, ensuring our regulatory strategies are aligned with best practices and global standards.

In this role you will:

lead collaborative discovery work to surface emerging issues and co-create high-impact policy positions
translate data insights into clearly defined problems and positions, securing prioritisation steers from the Executive Team
foster a culture of long-term thinking and innovation in strategic and policy development
engage with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, to test ideas, build consensus, and promote regulatory clarity and influence
apply strategic consulting methodologies, facilitation, analytical, and thought leadership skills to inform organisational strategy
promote a collaborative and forward-thinking culture across the organisation, encouraging multi-disciplinary problem-solving
work closely with the Director of Policy and Public Affairs to alleviate workload related to strategic prioritisation and policy development
ensure consistency in TPR’s strategic narrative and policy positioning, contributing to regulatory excellence and protecting savers’ interests
Responsibilities
As a Strategic Prioritisation Lead, you will be responsible for shaping and influencing TPR’s long-term regulatory and policy direction. Your key responsibilities will include:

Lead collaborative discovery efforts to identify and surface emerging regulatory issues. Engage with internal and external stakeholders to co-create high-impact policy positions that inform organisational strategy.
Translate complex data insights into clearly defined problems and positions. Secure prioritisation steers from the Executive Team to guide regulatory decision-making and external engagement.
Apply strategic consulting methodologies, facilitation, analytical, and thought leadership skills to address key regulatory challenges. Foster a culture of long-term thinking and innovation in strategic and policy development.
Build and maintain meaningful engagement with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally. Test ideas, build consensus, and promote regulatory clarity and influence.
Work closely with the Director of Policy and Public Affairs to develop and refine TPR’s regulatory strategies. Ensure consistency in TPR’s strategic narrative and policy positioning.
Identify and frame regulatory problems based on TPR’s missions, statutory objectives, stakeholder input, risk assessments, and environmental scanning. Define problem scope and desired outcomes in clear, measurable terms.
Lead thought leadership initiatives to shape high-impact outputs that are well-reasoned, timely, and externally relevant. Promote a collaborative and forward-thinking culture across the organisation.
Encourage multi-disciplinary problem-solving and collaboration across professional practices and policy areas. Connect staff across silos to contribute to shared regulatory and policy goals.
Enhance TPR’s engagement with domestic and international regulatory bodies. Ensure that TPR’s regulatory strategies are informed by best practices and aligned with global standards.

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