Pensions Manager

Ford Motor Company

UK Pensions Manager overseeing Ford's UK pension plans. Leading governance and compliance while working closely with Trustee Boards and advisors.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeBasildon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as Company Secretary to three Trustee Boards; managing agendas, minutes, and filings for those Boards. Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, regulation and Regulator guidance including delivery and coordination of Trustee Risk Register, Effective System of Governance and ORA requirements. Ensure delivery and coordination of all necessary training for the Trustee Board.
Oversee, and work in regular collaboration with, Aptia to ensure contractual compliance, high member satisfaction and to drive forward enhanced member connection to the administrator.
Manage high-level relationships with a suite of other professional advisors, including Scheme Actuary, Legal Counsel, Auditors, Independent Trustees and Covenant.
Work with the US Corporate & Investment teams, Trustee Boards and external advisors to develop and execute future de-risking activities.
Manage the relationship with the Legal & General Master Trust, ensuring effective auto-enrolment/re-enrolment processes and high-quality member service and communications. Support Ford Executives with guidance on retirement options and pension implications.
Act as the subject matter expert within Ford, and be able to advise on and resolve complex cases and complaints. Manage the IDRP process, investigating formal complaints and coordinating responses to the Pensions Ombudsman.
Oversee DC Plan and legacy DB schemes and act as a Trustee/Manager for the Management Healthcare Trust.
Based in Dunton (Essex) with some travel to meetings in London and surrounding area required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

APMI/FPMI qualified (or equivalent) with active membership of the PMI
Proven track record in managing large-scale DB schemes, ideally within a major UK corporate, third-party administrator or consultancy.
Significant experience of supplier relationship management within a pension administration environment in order to manage and negotiate those contracts.
Experience of acting as a Trustee Secretary.
Direct experience of working closely with Union partners.
Strong understanding of UK pensions legislation, tax regulations and auto-enrolment compliance. Strong pensions governance knowledge, including risk management.
Clear communicator, both verbally and in writing with the ability to explain and simplify complex matters for Trustee Directors, Management and Members.
Prior experience in significant projects (buy-ins/buy-outs) and liability management.
Good negotiating and influencing skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favorable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
As part of our pre-employment checks process, successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check. This will be conducted in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applied only to unspent convictions.

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Hard Skills & Tools

DB schemes managementpension administrationrisk managementcontract negotiationauto-enrolment compliancepensions governanceproject managementcomplaints investigationtrustee secretarial dutiessupplier relationship management

Soft Skills

clear communicationnegotiating skillsinfluencing skillsrelationship managementproblem-solvingcollaborationtraining coordinationadvisory skillssimplifying complex mattersmember service orientation

Certifications

APMIFPMIactive membership of PMI