Principal Pensions Consultant

1 week ago

london, United Kingdom Howden Group Full time
Principal Pensions Consultant

Howden is looking for a Senior Pension Consultant to join the Pensions team within Howden Health & Benefits. As a Principal Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing complex projects, providing expert guidance to clients, and driving strategic decisions. You will be responsible for fostering strong client relationships and ensuring the successful delivery of pension consulting services.

This role demands an individual who can cultivate and maintain client relationships at the highest levels, ensuring the seamless delivery of our services and demonstrating the value of our partnership. The successful candidate will also be responsible for expanding our role and revenue with clients. In addition to being a Pensions expert, the individual must be commercially astute, safeguarding and retaining existing business while actively seeking new opportunities both within and outside our organisation.

Please note this is a full-time, permanent role that is remote and can be based anywhere in the UK (you will need to come into London only once per month and attend client sites ad hoc).

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

  • Your role is to consult with clients on their Pension needs and member engagement requirements.
  • Maintain a personal portfolio of clients for whom you deliver consulting and broking services.
  • Develop strong relationships with those clients, to ensure their satisfaction and continued business.
  • Consult with those clients on their business, people, and benefits challenges and opportunities.
  • Ensure that all services agreed in the scope of services are delivered within agreed timeframes.
  • Create and identify opportunities to grow our role with those clients and generate more revenue.
  • Work with the wider HEBW team to ensure all other services are effectively delivered to those clients.
  • Maintain an expert knowledge of the Pensions market and products.
  • Support the new business team with pitches and proposals.
  • Develop strong working relationships with the HEBW protection, flex, healthcare, wellbeing and international teams.
  • Work with the wider business to develop and strengthen our health and wellbeing proposition.
  • Work with the pension providers to ensure their delivery to our client base.
  • Undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within their capabilities.

Skills, abilities & personal qualities

  • Interpersonal skills – the ability to create trust and confidence with clients and the wider HEBW business.
  • Communication skills – the ability to negotiate, influence and demonstrate empathy as required.
  • Creativity – consult with clients and construct effective solutions reflecting their needs.
  • Commerciality – work in a way that creates financial opportunities for the business and protects revenue.
  • Professionalism – able to consistently deliver to the highest standards and expectations of our clients.
  • Self-development – continue to learn and grow, as required by the different responsibilities of the role.
  • Organisation & Time management - highly effective at managing a busy schedule of work.
  • Analytical Skills - highly effective at questioning clients and analysing data to determine actions.
  • IT Skills – strong application skills, especially the Microsoft Office suite of products.
  • Qualifications – Diploma in Financial Planning or working towards.
What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

  • Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new.
  • We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges.
  • We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond.
Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

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