Isio was ‘born’ in 2020, and we’ve been challenging existing thinking on pensions, benefits and investment advice ever since. We provide companies, trustees, and individuals with the highest levels of expertise across our core pensions business, which includes Actuarial & Consulting and Pensions Administration, as well as our complementary services: Investment Advisory, Reward & Benefits and Wealth Planning.

Our heritage gives us a unique edge. Decades of experience, combined with the independence we enjoy today, enables us to be agile and invest quickly in innovative new solutions for our clients and society.

Our relentless focus for better means we challenge tradition with the clear ambition to bring our industry into the modern world. Something we achieve, in close collaboration with our clients, day in, day out.

And while Isio is a young company, our people are some of the most experienced in their fields, bringing track records of having achieved commercial advantage for clients across pensions. Improving on long-accepted industry practices continues to drive us – and our business – forward. We are proud to work with a third of the FTSE 100, with over 200 boards of trustees, and across all sectors.

Isio are committed to delivering better opportunities for our people and our clients. Since launching, we have acquired Premier Pensions Management Ltd. to extend our service offering to new and existing clients. This year, we acquired Deloitte Total Rewards & Benefits Ltd., positioning Isio as one of the largest pensions advisory businesses in the UK.

We are a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.

We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

Isio Group are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Project Manager, Pensions

This client facing role offers an excellent opportunity for working on a variety of client facing and internal strategy pensions projects. The successful candidate will join the existing Pensions Project Management Team which is made up of a Senior Project Manager and three Project Managers and will be responsible for managing client and/or internal projects autonomously. 

The role therefore would be suitable for someone currently working within the pensions environment who has experience in project management and evidence of successful project delivery.

We can consider applicants from the following locations, London, Manchester and Birmingham. 

Role and Responsibilities

Duties will vary from project to project, however typically these will include:

• Client projects – managing the full project life cycle; set up, planning, managing/progress reporting to key stakeholders, control and project close
• Financial Management – WIP management, preparation of fees/invoices, budget v actual
• Project Management Development – sharing project management best practices/processes across Isio teams
• Business Development – input into RFPs, pitches and proposals, building relationships within Isio and Premier and with existing clients in order to identify potential project management support opportunities
• Internal projects/work – occasional management of key strategic internal projects and initiatives

Experience and Competencies Required     

• A proven track record of successful delivery of projects and experience of client interaction within a Professional or Financial Services background
• Prince 2 Qualification
• Fluent in utilising MS Project
• Ability to manage multiple demands simultaneously
• Knowledge of Pensions would be advantageous, as would other relevant financial backgrounds.

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.

Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.

Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.

People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business.  People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.