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We’re now the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration at £85 billion and over 500,000 customers.\nFor a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 40,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs.\nWe also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights.\nWHAT WE STAND FOR:\nIt’s simple … we want our customers to feel confident and in control, for interactive investor to go from strength to strength, and for ii to be a workplace where we can all thrive. Our customer-driven approach and bold values sit at the heart of this. We are honest, straight-talking and transparent with our customers and our colleagues. We are decisive and take ownership of what we say and deliver. We are ambitious and passionate about what we believe is right for our customers, our teams, ourselves and interactive investor.\nPURPOSE OF ROLE:\nOur Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) proposition is a key strategic priority for Interactive Investor (ii) and as a result we are recruiting a Technical Specialist - Pensions in order to support our ambitions.\nReporting to the Technical Team Manager - Pensions, this role will focus on ensuring that the ii operation and proposition is kept up to date with changes in regulation and responsible for many of our interactions with the FCA and HMRC.\nThis role is responsible for the interpretation and application of pension rules and regulations on the ii SIPP offering. You will communicate key business messages across the company, whilst ensuring all procedures, controls, working practices and business knowledge are reviewed accordingly.\nYou will also support the training and development of our Trainee Technical Specialists - Pensions, with opportunities to coach and mentor them to help shape their growth.\nRequirements\nKEY RESPONSIBLITIES:\nCompany-wide subject matter expert on pensions (including drawdown and transfers)\nOversight of operational processes from a technical perspective.\nResponsible for analysis and impact assessment relating to all pension changes in legislation and regulations\nKey escalation point for technical pension queries\nPoint of contact liaising with HMRC when required\nWorking with the Pensions Product team to shape the ii offering and ensuring a competitive edge\nBuilding and maintaining strong and mutually respectful working relationships through excellent communication\nMaintain a solid understanding of industry best practices and innovations, to be able to translate these into improvements within the operational teams\nSupporting the Pensions and Transfers Operation Managers in introducing changes to both procedures and working practices to help to deliver robust governance solutions\nCoaching and support of Trainee Technical Specialists - Pensions\nBuild and maintain up to date knowledge of pension legislation and regulations and ensure that this is filtered across the team and wider business\nSKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:\nProven experience in the pensions industry, particularly SIPP, from a technical background\nGood communication skills are key - the ability to explain complex pension topics at all levels\nA good knowledge of benefit calculations including transitional calculations\nExperience in process improvement would be beneficial\nExperience in pension transfers would be beneficial\nExperience in coaching or mentoring colleagues would be beneficial\nKnowledge of HMRC processes, reporting and income tax\nKnowledge of the Financial Services environment and regulatory landscape\nSolid experience of working in a customer centric culture\nUnderstanding of working in a platform-based environment\nA willingness to contribute towards shared technical know-how within the department\nFormal qualifications with the CII or PMI desirable but not essential\nPERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:\nClear communicator\nStrong team player\nDemonstrated passion and drive for delivering the best outcome\nMoving with speed - delivering faster and better\nDecisive and take ownership of outcomes\nNot afraid to challenge and be open to challenges\nBenefits\nGroup Personal Pension Plan - 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution\nLife Assurance and Group Income Protection\nPrivate Medical Insurance - Provided by Bupa\n25 Days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays\nStaff Discounts on our investment products\nPersonal & Well-being Fund - Supporting your physical and mental wellness\nRetail Discounts - Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers\nVoluntary Flexible Benefits - Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle\nPlease Note: We will do our utmost efforts to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we're currently receiving, if you haven't been contacted within 30 days of application, please consider unsuccessful.\ninteractive investor operates in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, disabilities, gender identities, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and making reasonable adjustments where needed to support disabled applicants. 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