Senior Risk Transfer Consultant

1 month ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Mercer Full time

Risk Transfer Consultant â Edinburgh or Glasgow

Mercer is looking for talented and ambitious pensions consultants who are keen to further their career, focused on consulting with clients. This is an opportunity to join our expanding Risk Transfer team, providing clients with advice on the journey to buy-in, broking the market and winding up schemes. We are looking for individuals with excellent communication and project management skills, adaptability, business acumen and a desire to be in front of clients, all underpinned by the required consulting skills and experience. 

What can you expect:

  • Bulk annuity broking and winding up pension schemes is fast becoming an increasingly important role as part of the run off of DB schemes and delivering service excellence in this area will be crucial to our overall delivery.

  • Becoming an integral member of the Risk Transfer team, this role will give you the opportunity to work on a wide range of clients at various stages of the buy-in journey including the post transaction buyout and wind up phases. 

  • You will work on a wide portfolio of clients and will be part of the team managing the project and leading on those client relationships. 

  • You will need to be able to able to learn quickly, think on your feet, be naturally inquisitive and most importantly be committed to giving our clients an excellent experience.

  • In return, you will have access to training, experience and full support from the wider Risk Transfer team.

Whatâs in it for you:

  • Good work life balance with a competitive salary.

  • Comprehensive benefits programs including: excellent pension contributions, private health insurance, tuition assistance, pension, employee assistance program, career mobility, employee network groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs.

  • 25 daysâ holiday with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year.

We will count on you to:

  • Work on a portfolio of your clients and consult on and project manage all aspects of the buyout and winding up journey, including assisting with the preparation and delivery of both day-to-day and strategic consulting advice.

  • Develop and prepare project plans and have input into setting budgets.

  • Project manage a portfolio of clients to help them achieve their buyout and winding up objective and co-ordinate all the relevant teams and client stakeholders.

  • Support the development of more junior colleagues.

What you need to have: 

  • A background in risk transfer, bulk annuity broking and pension scheme wind ups is preferable.

  • An understanding of the journey to buyout for pensions schemes including key considerations.

  • Excellent communication and consulting skills and a proven track record of client exposure.

  • A strong sense of team working.

  • A willingness to learn new skills and be adaptable in a changing environment.

  • Proven ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients.

  • Excellent project management and organisational abilities, in order to prioritise and complete work and meet project deadlines.

What makes you stand out:

  • This role would be suitable for someone who already has experience working with trustees and/or corporates on DB pensions within a consultancy role and has knowledge and experience of bulk annuity broking and winding up pension schemes.

MERCER

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercerâs more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the worldâs leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at TAUK@mmc.com

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