Job Title Head of Pension & Benefits, UKI

Location London/Birmingham

Corporate Title Director

The Head of Pension & Benefits, UKI role is a great opportunity to join Deutsche Bank at an exciting time and develop your career further. The role reports into the Head of HR, UK, with matrix reporting lines to Global Benefits (HR Performance & Reward).

As The Head of Pension & Benefits, UKI you will have responsibility for all pension and benefits delivery and activity in the UKI region (UK, Ireland and Channel Islands), supported by the wider UKI P&B team. Managing the Bank / Trustee relationships for 3 defined benefit plans.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

Hybrid Working

We understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.

You can expect:

• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Define, manage and oversee UKI governance activities for regional Pension & Benefit offerings.
• Lead the UKI Penson & Benefits Team (currently 4 colleagues based in our Birmingham office)
• Identify, seek approval for and implement opportunities for changes to the UKI benefits suite in a cost constrained environment
• Define and implement a programme of Employee Engagement activities (including design and implementation of regular UK wide employee webinars)
• Deliver compliance activities (including but not limited to Auto Enrolment requirements and triennial valuations of defined benefit schemes)
• Consulting with key stakeholders and changes to investment strategy for UKI defined benefit schemes

Your skills and experience

• Subject Matter Expert in all UK pensions management topics, including; UK defined benefit and UK defined contribution pension plans
• Very good working knowledge of benefits topics, flexible benefits, and regular insurance re-broking activities
• Experience operating at a senior level (for example establishing credibility with senior management, and influencing and maintaining relations with key stakeholders, representing the HR function
• Experience of project management and change execution under pressured deadlines
• Working knowledge of key banking concepts and metrics such as regulatory and economical capital, liquidity, dividend paying capacity and so on would be an advantage but is not essential.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (for example screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

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We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

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