Defined Benefits Pensions Business Analyst

Defined Benefits Pensions Business Analyst We are looking for an experienced Defined Benefits Pensions Business Analyst to support a pensions administrator through the discovery phase of a planned migration onto IntelliPen, the pensions administration platform provided by Procentia. This is likely to be an initial 3-month engagement, focused on understanding the client's current DB pensions administration environment, capturing operational and product requirements, assessing migration readiness, and helping shape the approach for a future platform migration. The role would suit someone with deep Defined Benefits pensions knowledge, strong business analysis capability, and prior experience supporting pensions administration platform change. Key Responsibilities Lead business analysis activity during the discovery phase of a DB pensions administration platform migration.
Work with pensions administrators, operations teams, SMEs and technology stakeholders to understand current-state processes, data, controls and pain points.
Capture and document product, operational, functional and non-functional requirements for DB scheme administration.
Support analysis of how existing DB administration processes will map onto IntelliPen or a comparable pensions administration platform.
Produce clear discovery outputs including process maps, requirements documentation, stakeholder summaries, RAID inputs and recommendations.
Act as a credible bridge between pensions operations, business users and technical delivery teams.Essential Experience Strong experience working with Defined Benefits pension schemes at both product and operational administration level.
Proven business analysis experience within pensions administration, platform change or operational transformation environments.
Experience supporting or delivering pensions administration platform migrations, ideally involving DB schemes.
Understanding of DB scheme administration processes, including member records, calculations, workflows, case management, reporting, controls and regulatory considerations.
Ability to engage with pensions SMEs, administrators, business users and senior stakeholders.Desirable Experience Hands-on experience with IntelliPen / Procentia