Supervision Lead Specialist

Requirements of the role

We are looking for someone with proven experience in pension scheme administration and member services with a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape.

You will be a strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities working closely with the Principals.

Your role will involve engaging with key stakeholders and contributing to the development of our regulatory / supervisory strategy to inform the direction of this workstream.

This will include development of risk frameworks, sharing industry insights, developing a suite of training products, developing external communications and collaborating where appropriate with the market.

You will be responsible for ensuring the continuous development and efficient delivery of our oversight of, and engagement with this market. The primary focus will be on governance and compliance, driving improvements, and leading a program of training.

You will be expected to:

• support members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in the delivery of our engagement with scheme administration and broader pensions industry oversight to support TPR achieving outcomes in line with its objectives
• be a visible role model within the MDT and provide support to the principals on strategy, and operational matters
• ensure effective communication and knowledge sharing between respective groups across TPR

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Responsible for managing your own day-to-day activities including prioritisation, escalation, modelling output and collaboration with other teams.
• Responsible for leading on or assisting the Principals in providing and overseeing strategic, modelling, and operational oversight of pension scheme administrators.
• Responsible for representing the team at relevant management meetings and panels.
• Responsible for sharing knowledge, best practice, risks (operational or otherwise) with the team.
• Responsible for supporting the Principals by interacting and engaging across to TPR to ensure alignment of activities to support delivery of corporate objectives.

Professional advice, stakeholder engagement and insight

• Responsible for development and implementation of products and procedures to enhance our oversight of Administrators and operational efficiency.
• Accountable for using their professional judgement and providing clear conclusions.
• Accountable for providing input, advice, and recommendations for TPR policy development, strategy (including KPIs) and publications.

Other responsibilities

• Playing a key role in training on administration and pension scheme member services issues as well as technical and general pension issues.
• Collective responsibility across the team for developing internal guidelines and house views on certain assumptions and methodologies used within the pensions administration industry.

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