Data Services Actuary (Associate Consultant/Consultant)

Data Services Actuary (Associate Consultant/Consultant)

Location - Edinburgh, with hybrid working (minimum 40% - 2 days per week).

Our Pensions Data Services team is rapidly expanding, as we increase our offering to clients, particularly in the de risking space. The team works closely with experts in other areas of LCP's business and utilises our advanced technology to deliver solutions to our clients. We are seeking a candidate with a knowledge of Defined Benefit pensions for client facing, technical roles to bolster our existing team.

What will you be doing?

• Supporting data readiness for end game strategies, including buy ins, buy outs and member option exercises
• Working on large scale benefit rectification projects such as GMP equalisation, GMP rectification and Barber window extensions
• Undertaking data cleanse projects for schemes, including benefit tranching and legacy scheme reconstruction. Many of these projects are fast paced and high profile, providing an opportunity to work at the centre of a scheme's strategic decision making
• Reviewing data to support member communication exercises or benefit changes
• Advising clients on data risks and supporting the development of scheme level data strategies

You'll collaborate closely with LCP's actuarial, administration and pension risk transfer teams, helping to shape internal project methodologies and developing the next generation of tools and approaches. You will play a key role in delivering consulting advice by drafting technical commentary, identifying key findings, and presenting clear, accurate outputs that help clients make informed decisions.

What skills and experience are we looking for?

• Pensions actuarial qualifications (a qualified actuary or you may have started the exams and decided not to finish)
• Demonstrable experience within a pensions actuarial consultancy, ideally with exposure to pensions data projects
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Able to navigate fast paced, high profile workstreams that support strategic scheme decision making such as buy in/out readiness or data driven projects
• Track record of cross functional collaboration with actuarial, administration and pension risk transfer teams to deliver integrated project outcomes; experience developing internal methodologies and innovative tools that enhance project efficiency and deliver added value to clients
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, manage competing priorities, and ensure timely delivery within scope and budget

What qualities and behaviours should you bring?

• Dedication to achieving client satisfaction, while also considering the requirements of the business
• Team player with the ability to build strong relationships and develop junior team members
• Capable of strategic thinking and suggesting solutions, while also recognising potential risks and issues

What's in it for you?

Take a look at our Glassdoor and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing, so you can perform to your full potential both in and out of work.

For you:

• Hybrid working (see details above)
• Professional study support (where applicable)
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women's networks

For your family:

• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave

For your health:

• 26 days annual leave (pro rata for part time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!), with options to buy & sell holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Digital GP services

For your wealth:

• Competitive pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• High street discounts
• Season ticket loans

For others:

• Volunteering opportunities

For the environment:

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.

LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. Please get in touch via our dedicated email address - to discuss how we can support you with your application.