Job ref: 217590
TPR grade: Advisory Grade 5
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.
Role
An exciting opportunity to shape the future of scheme administration, dashboards, data quality and cyber resilience across the UK pensions landscape.
We’re seeking an industry expert to oversee the regulation of pensions administration, dashboards and cyber resilience. Reporting to the Director of Trusteeship, Administration and DB Supervision, the Regulatory Theme lead is responsible for the day-to-day execution of TPR’s regulatory responsibilities in relation to regulatory compliance, risk oversight and member outcomes.
In this high-impact role, you’ll ensure millions of savers receive the benefits they’ve earned—accurately, fairly, and on time.
What you’ll do
- Lead regulatory strategy and oversight of pension scheme administration and dashboards.
- Drive industry-wide standards for compliance, governance, and member service.
- Collaborate with the industry, trustees, regulatory partners and industry experts.
- Champion innovation in digital transformation and data transparency.
What you’ll bring
- Deep knowledge of pensions, regulation, or financial services.
- Proven leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A passion for public service and long-term financial wellbeing.
In addition to being held accountable for the execution of TPR ‘s formal regulatory responsibilities, role holders will also be responsible for contributing to the creation of a positive reputation and standing of TPR within and across the Pensions industry and will be expected to exhibit the skills to positively influence the behaviours and operating models of the regulated and wider market entities for whom their teams are responsible.
Successful candidates will also be expected to be capable of representing TPR in a public speaking capacity at appropriate industry events and considered credible substitutes for the Director of Trusteeship, Administration and DB Supervision when required to stand in for them.
Responsibilities
Managing people
- Develop talent by fostering an environment that encourages progression and self-improvement.
- Act as a mentor for colleagues across the Market Oversight function.
- Create a collaborative team culture where issues are openly discussed and resolved.
- Nurture team members through recognition and reward to retain key staff and attract new talent.
- Accept accountability for the segment’s performance and recognise direct reports’ contributions.
- Reflect TPR’s desired attributes through actions and behaviours.
- Resolve conflicts confidently and pragmatically.
Managing the Administration, Dashboards and Cyber regulatory theme
- Oversee the management of regulated and non-regulated entities in the regulatory theme.
- Serve as a point of contact for C-suite officers of regulated entities.
- Ensure efficient, proactive and timely execution of team workload.
- Consistently apply relevant regulations in line with corporate strategy.
- Set and manage team priorities, ensuring alignment with TPR’s focus areas.
- Implement a proactive engagement model with the client segment.
- Share knowledge across the Market Oversight function.
- Embrace change and innovative solutions in managing workload and relationships.
- Maintain an outcome-oriented approach, prioritising material member outcomes.
Managing self
- Embrace change and innovative solutions to regulatory challenges.
- Provide continuous leadership in team execution and development.
- Contribute to a respectful, challenging, and enjoyable working environment.
- Be a role model for behaviour, displaying TPR’s core values with integrity.
- Actively contribute to TPR’s strategic and operational risk appraisal.
- Support senior management in shaping and implementing corporate initiatives.
- Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships in TPR.
Essential criteria
- Qualified pensions advisory or industry or leadership professional, or equivalent experience.
- Leadership and Team Management: Demonstrated ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team of senior level individuals with emotional intelligence, credibility, and expertise.
- Stakeholder Relationship Management: Professional presence and empathy to build and maintain effective relationships with senior leadership teams of regulated entities.
- Industry Knowledge: Thorough understanding of the commercial challenges and complexities facing the discrete regulatory themes of the Trusteeship, Administration and DB industry, including regulatory requirements and TPR objectives.
- Risk Management: Ability to make informed judgments about risks at both entity and industry levels, and act as an escalation point for contentious issues.
- Communication Skills: Accomplished communication skills with the ability to discuss technical pensions and industry issues both internally and publicly to DB Pension Industry figures, trustees and pension managers, market advisors, market service providers and senior colleagues within TPR.
- Strategic Insight: Deep understanding of the value proposition throughout the funding cycle of the journey for a member of DB schemes.
- Resilience and Adaptability: Proven resilience and effectiveness under pressure, with the ability to anticipate organisational demands and market needs.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary starting from £98,194, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 217590 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
TPR is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
Whilst it is our aim to respond to all applicants, if you have not heard from us within 21 days of the advert closing, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Specific feedback will only be provided if you have attended an interview or assessment.
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.