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Pensions Data Actuary

Pensions Data Actuary

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  • Permanent
  • Edinburgh
  • £60,000 - £90,000 GBP / Year

Our client, a leading consultancy in the pensions and risk transfer space, is seeking a Pensions Data Actuary to join their specialist data team. This is an excellent opportunity for a pensions professional with strong DB data expertise to step into a senior role within a growing team.

You’ll work across buy-in/buy-out readiness, GMP equalisation projects, benefit rectification, and wider pensions data initiatives. You’ll be joining a business with a strong reputation for inclusivity, career development, and staff retention, offering real progression opportunities and the chance to shape high-impact projects in a growing area of the industry.

Why join this company?

  • Join a collaborative team with a clear purpose: improving pension scheme outcomes through data.
  • Enjoy a supportive, flexible working environment—hybrid model with typically 2 days per week in-office.
  • Progress your career within a business that invests in its people, with clearly defined career paths and internal mobility.
  • Benefit from an inclusive culture that values wellbeing, development, and long-term career success.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare client data for buy-in/buy-out transactions and member option exercises.
  • Deliver benefit rectification and data cleanse projects, including GMP equalisation and legacy scheme reconstruction.
  • Review data to support member communications or benefit changes.
  • Advise clients on data risks and contribute to scheme-level data strategies.
  • Collaborate with internal actuarial, administration, and consulting teams to deliver client solutions.
  • Contribute to internal best practice and methodology development.

About You:

  • Strong DB pensions knowledge.
  • Proven experience in pensions data projects or risk transfer work would be highly beneficial.
  • Confident communicator, able to build relationships with internal stakeholders and clients.
  • A proactive, detail-focused individual with strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Actuarial qualification (or partial exams) desirable but not essential.

Benefits

  • 26 days holiday, with the option to buy or sell days.
  • Private Medical Insurance.
  • Competitive Pension Plan.
  • Actuarial study support (if required).
  • Annual performance-based bonus.
  • Team outings and regular social events.
  • A wide range of additional benefits reflecting the company’s commitment to employee wellbeing.
  • Hybrid working – typically 2 days per week in the office.

 

To ensure that all candidates have a fair opportunity to show their abilities during the recruitment process, adjustments may be required. If your physical or mental health or disability may require adjustments to be made to the process, please contact the team to discuss. All information will be treated in accordance with our data protection policy.

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Job Overview
Category
Actuarial | Pensions
Offered Salary
GBP£60,000 - £90,000 Per YEAR
Job Location
Edinburgh
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant