Job Title: Pension and Benefits Lead

Location: Farnborough

Role Type: Permanent - Fulltime

Role ID: 18784

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Pension and Benefits Lead at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role:

As a Pensions & Benefits Lead you will be responsible for managing the principal non-cash components of the QinetiQ reward offering – including DC pension, UK flexible benefits, along with representing the Company in managing the closed UK Defined Benefit pension scheme.

The role also is accountable for the management of the key suppliers supporting Global Mobility activity.

Day-to-day, you’ll be an integral part of a busy and well-respected Total Reward Team, supporting our People Function and interacting with HR leaders, key suppliers, and stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing our UK Defined Contribution pension scheme, including liaison with pension providers and advisors, and acting as our UK Pensions subject matter expert.
• Managing our flexible benefits plan, including ongoing liaison with our benefit brokers, providers, and the flexible benefits administrator to ensure the plan is delivering value for our people as part of a compelling total reward offer
• Support the Group Reward Director and key stakeholders in the Finance function to oversee operations in our closed Defined Benefit pension scheme.

Essential experience of the Pension and Benefits Lead:

• Experience of managing UK benefits plans (medical, life assurance, disability benefits, etc) in a Flexible Benefits environment.
• Experience of renewal cycles in a flexible benefits plan
• Experience with managing UK DC pension schemes
• Commercial acumen to manage suppliers effectively and efficiently
• Experience with the management of UK DB pension schemes an advantage
• Exposure to Global Mobility processes and suppliers an advantage

Essential qualifications for the Pension and Benefits Lead:

• HR professional with reward expertise and demonstratable experience in UK pension and benefits.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to influence through collaborative behaviours.

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is full time (37 hours per week) based at our Farnborough site.

Occasional travel to other QinetiQ sites in the UK to support our People team, meet with key stakeholders, and understand how employee benefits matter to employees on the front line of our operations is an important part of this role.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Compressed working option with Friday afternoons or alternative Fridays off
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. Several roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)