Director, Origination & Execution - M&G plc.

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Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions. Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role. Director, Origination & Execution Pension Risk Transfer The Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) team was formed in 2021 in order to maximize M&G's competitive advantage as both asset owner (insurer) and asset manager. The remit of the team is to design our bulk purchase annuities and alternative de-risking products for UK Defined Benefit pension schemes. Due to ongoing success and a strong opportunity set, the team is adding headcount in a number of areas. This role is focused on supporting the origination and execution of buy-ins, buyouts and other unique transaction structures. PRT has ambitious new business targets and is looking for exceptional people who will help deliver results. Key Responsibilities for this role: Undertaking the marketing, origination and execution of new bulk annuity and other de-risking opportunities, structuring of transactions and managing negotiations with trustees / companies and their advisers End-to-end production of high quality deliverables for clients and senior internal stakeholders, including checking, review and delegation of work to junior team members Internal and external stakeholder and project management, coordinating colleagues from across the business and outsourcing partners to integrate commercial, investment, longevity, pricing, legal and structuring workstreams into strong client propositions Developing a strong understanding of our novel bulk annuity transaction structures, reinsurance solutions, and new product lines Developing deep relationships with EBCs, trustees and other key stakeholders which are more than just transactional Recognising potential issues in transactions before they emerge as problems and working collaboratively to deliver practical solutions, acceptable to all stakeholders Nurturing and energising talent within the team and across the M&G business Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience: Commercially minded with strong technical skills, attention to detail and the ability to effectively drive projects forward Some knowledge and experience of pension risk transfer transactions is essential, role level can be flexed to reflect experience Excellent project and internal and external stakeholder management skills Strong communication skills, with ability to understand & capture client needs Ambitious and self-motivated with ability to work both on own initiative and within a team Able to prioritise workload to cater for multiple strict deadlines Demonstratable leadership and management skills for more senior role Knowledge of alternative de-risking, capital and reinsurance structures beneficial Familiarity with deal execution activities Qualifications: Qualified Actuary or CFA preferable, but not essential Location: London Work Level: Manager / Expert Recruiter: Amy Curtis Follow Prudential Corporate Pension Solutions on LinkedIn to stay up to date with the teams latest achievements https://showcase/corporate-pension-solutions/

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