Type: Permanent
Location: This role will be based in our London office with some flexibility to work between the office and home. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.
Salary and Benefits : from £160,000 - £180,000 (subject to experience), plus bonus, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.
This is a career-defining leadership opportunity within one of the UK's most ambitious and fast-evolving Pension Risk Transfer businesses. Backed by our recently announced PRT partnership and £2bn capital commitment, Standard Life is expanding its reach into the largest and most complex areas of the market, creating significant opportunities for growth, innovation and market leadership. As a PRT Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping that future, leading the origination and execution of strategic transactions, influencing industry stakeholders and helping to establish Standard Life as the partner of choice for pension schemes undertaking complex de-risking journeys.
We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.
Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.
The Opportunity
This is a key senior leadership level role within our Pension Risk Transfer business where you will lead the origination, design and execution of innovative Defined Benefit pension solutions that create value for clients, policyholders and the Group. You will combine deep market expertise, commercial leadership and strategic thinking to shape market-leading propositions, build trusted relationships across the pensions industry and deliver successful transaction outcomes.
A core focus will be originating and shaping large, complex scheme opportunities, building on our large-deal strategy to expand Standard Life’s reach into the largest DB schemes while maintaining pricing and risk discipline.
A key part of the role is developing a high-performing team, fostering an inclusive and supportive culture, and ensuring our solutions continue to differentiate Standard Life in the market by solving complex customer challenges and building on our reputation for customer care.
Drive client solutions and win new business
Lead transaction execution and commercial decision-making
Lead the negotiation and execution of complex PRT transactions, providing strategic oversight from opportunity origination through to successful completion, while ensuring robust governance, stakeholder alignment and commercial outcomes.
Apply deep understanding of pricing strategy, capital requirements, investment considerations and transaction economics, identifying opportunities to drive stronger commercial outcomes.
Shape strategy and market leadership
Lead and develop high-performing teams
Provide strategic leadership, coaching and development to a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement.
We're looking for a commercially driven Pension Risk Transfer leader with a proven track record of originating, negotiating and executing complex PRT transactions. You'll bring deep market expertise, strong analytical capability and a thorough understanding of transaction economics, including pricing, investments, capital and reinsurance considerations.
Acting as a trusted partner and primary point of contact for clients, you'll have a proven ability to build and strengthen relationships with trustees, consultants, reinsurers and senior stakeholders, while confidently resolving complex issues and influencing strategic decisions.
You'll combine strong commercial judgement with experience leading high-performing actuarial, analytical or specialist teams, contributing to business strategy and long-term growth objectives. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities, you'll have a track record of delivering complex projects to demanding deadlines, maintaining exceptional standards of quality, accuracy and professionalism while working across diverse stakeholder groups.
Personal Attributes
This role would suit someone who is;
We want to hire the whole version of you.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
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