This is a great career opportunity for an experienced Team Manager to join our growing Pension Team in Cardiff.

To proactively manage and develop a team, demonstrating exceptional leadership, coaching, and motivational skills so that excellent customer service and support is delivered, which is accurate, fair, efficient and affordable, for Workplace DC Pensions customers throughout the lifetime of their policies.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Provide inspirational leadership and management on an individual and team basis, through developing, coaching, empowering people and addressing performance issues so that individuals, and the team overall can consistently meet and exceed quality, quantity and service objectives
• Deliver a consistent and fair service to all customers, ensuring that customer processes are reviewed regularly and that the root cause of customer problems are resolved to ensure a positive customer outcome, thereby reducing process failures and ensuring controls are proportionate to the risk posed.
• Proactively manage the team around the flow of work, utilising and analysing management information on service, customer satisfaction, individual capability, customer processes and costs, so that the team work effectively and efficiently, and a cost effective quality service is delivered to the customer, with prompt resolution of issues and required change
• Actively manage your own development in order to maximise your own potential and contribution to the Workplace DC pensions area, gaining and maintaining competent status as an Overseer, in a programme of continuing professional development at all times
• Follow procedures and use management information to manage operational and people risks through OneSumX, and ensure compliance with legal and other regulatory requirements (e.g. fair customer treatment, data protection, fraud/money laundering, communication/financial promotion standards, breach reporting, complaint identification and actions from internal audits).
• Manage the team in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, including the partnership Agreement, so that the team’s business objectives are achieved consistently
• Deputise for the customer service manager in their absence, judging what you can take responsibility for, and on their behalf make confident and competent decisions on these to ensure that customer servicing continues unhindered.
• Develop and maintain active working relationships with all stakeholders, to facilitate informed development of the team and function. Represent the area and use opportunities to truly promote the department as a centre of excellence.
• Challenge processes and drive continual improvements to meet performance targets and produce robust management information.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

Qualifications:

• This is an Overseer role as defined by the FCA Training & Competence rules and guidance.  The jobholder would be expected to attain and maintain competence; this will include the passing of appropriate professional qualifications and undertaking continuous professional development. 
• Competence must be gained within a maximum of 2 year of commencing the role.
• Certificate in Financial Planning ~ Paper 1 & Financial Administration Paper 1 Life Administration or Paper 2 Pension Office Administration
• Investment Operations Certificate (IOC) where applicable.
• Certificate in Financial Planning – paper 2  desirable

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of past and present DC pension products, and their purpose.
• In addition ensure that knowledge is acquired and maintained on new product propositions.
• Systems:
• Good knowledge of appropriate systems utilised across Workplace DC Pensions
• Markets:
• Excellent knowledge of key customer events, competitors and market conditions and how they impact the area.
• Regulatory:
• Understands the impact of regulatory issues, complies with them, and addresses any concerns around processes.
• Understands the requirements and ongoing management of CF30 staff.
• Understand the department business resumption plans and the ability to implement as necessary
• Good working knowledge of Financial Services sector and environment

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 22 days’ (with potential to rise to 26 days) holiday, discretionary performance related bonuses, paid overtime, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

Please contact alyson.macdonald@landg.com for further information