Executive Director Market Oversight

Company: The Pensions Regulator

Role: Executive Director Market Oversight

Location: Brighton / Hybrid

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is the UK regulator of workplace pension schemes. Millions of people rely on workplace pensions for their future income. TPR's mission is to make sure their money is protected, to enhance the workplace pensions system, and to support innovation in savers' interests working with millions of employers and thousands of pension schemes.

This is an exciting time for TPR. The market it regulates is radically changing, moving towards a system of fewer, larger schemes - schemes that could not just impact the retirement outcomes of millions of savers, but could also move markets. That is why we are shifting from a compliance-focused approach to risk-based, outcomes-focussed prudential-style regulation, building new capabilities to achieve this. TPR's goal through transformation is to foster a high-performance organisation through greater alignment, accountability, collaboration, and a performance mindset.

The role:

We are seeking an experienced and visionary leader to join our executive team as Executive Director of Market Oversight. Reporting to the Chief Executive and as a member of our Executive Leadership Team and Board, you will lead a diverse team and work across TPR and with a range of external stakeholders. Your work will influence many aspects of what we do, and your role will contribute in a visible way to the leadership of the whole organisation, and to the wider pensions market.

You will have direct leadership of the teams that supervise and provide oversight of the businesses and trustees that have not only have a large impact on the retirement outcomes for generations of savers, but also on the UK economy too.

Your job will be to use deep market expertise to develop a system-wide view of risk and opportunities, drive higher standards of governance, and influence the delivery of ever greater retirement outcomes for savers.

You will also represent TPR externally, influencing and shaping the broader pensions and regulatory landscape through thought leadership, engagement with industry stakeholders, and close partnership with government in delivering on the ambitions of the pensions reform programme.

The successful candidate will bring:

• successful and significant experience in financial services markets such as (but not limited to) asset management, pensions or insurance, and sound understanding of the regulatory and political environment in which TPR operates
• proven impact engaging at board level
• dynamism and versatility, operating in changing environments
• experience of leading high performing teams, and leading people through transformational change.

The closing date for this role is Wednesday 4th March at 23:55. For more information and to apply, please visit