SQL Data Implementation Consultant

Summary: Are you looking for the next step in your pensions career? We have an exciting opportunity where you will use all the skills and knowledge that you have developed from an implementation, administrative or technical background. The role will allow you to progress new skills as you develop in the role. As part of the Scheme Benefits Team, you will be a key contributor to the delivery of client implementation projects to a high standard within a controlled project environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deputise for the Implementation Manager and act as an escalation point.
• Review, interpret and identify project & process impacts because of changes to pension legislation and technical guidance.
• Lead on complex client implementation projects.
• Gather and interpret client requirements and processes, then translate these into system solutions.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve client queries.
• Risk and issue identification as well as mitigation.
• Ensure efficient delivery of all project tasks.
• Mentor and coach Implementation Consultants and Implementation Analysts on the team.
• Drive best practice across the team and wider department.
• Provide a platform to drive forward continuous improvement.
• Responsible for and driving forward ad-hoc or unusual Implementation Scheme Benefits processes.

Key Skills:

• Great technical knowledge on defined benefit pension schemes and legislation.
• A pensions technical subject matter expert.
• In depth Defined Benefit pensions knowledge and thorough understanding/experience of Annuities, Defined Contribution pensions, Career Average Revalued Earnings schemes.
• Strong process driven experience and working to deadlines.
• Innovative solution delivery.
• Strong MS Excel skills.
• Strong stakeholder management experience as well as people management experience/skills.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills: can analyse scheme documentation and translate into internal processes, configuration, and setup.
• Identify quirks, oddities, and nuances.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Able to interpret scheme rules.
• Client relationship skills with the ability to use appropriate communication methods with stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience of working in a project environment.

Salary (Rate): £525 per day

City: undetermined

Country: England

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other