Pensions & Investment Technology

Our team maintain and produce pensions and investment models that are used by the Pensions Actuarial and Investment consulting departments. Some models are also used directly by LCP’s clients, to monitor the funding positions of their pension schemes and track the performance of their assets. We work closely with these two departments to understand their modelling requirements, as well as bringing our own ideas to the table to keep LCP at the forefront of this area.

Typical Graduate and Intern Tasks

The type of work you can expect to be involved with as a Graduate or Intern include:

• Developing and enhancing functionality within our models by analysing the underlying requirements, determining the most appropriate modelling approach, and implementing the solution in code with guidance from experienced developers and technical experts
• Learning to code through our intern training program (no prior coding experience necessary)
• Building up domain knowledge of pensions and investment concepts in order to model them accurately and consistently
• Identifying and fixing bugs to ensure numerical accuracy and robustness
• Working with testers in the team and other departments, to ensure software meets the business needs

Eligibility Criteria

• A Level - Maths A Grade
• Degree - STEM subject 2:1

Our recruitment process is not looking to catch you out but support you in showcasing your skills and knowledge. We encourage you to declare extenuating circumstances as this will help us better understand your eligibility.

If you require reasonable adjustments to assist in the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing accessibility.aware@lcp.uk.com

Personal Development

Over your first few months at LCP, our focused training programme will teach you to code, assuming no prior knowledge. You will also attend training sessions on pensions and investments, to allow you to build up the relevant domain knowledge for working on our models.

You will also benefit from on the job coaching from experienced members of the team and we have regular team and department wide training sessions to share knowledge and experience on both coding/wider technology and pensions/investment issues.

Additionally, our learning management system, LCPLearn, provides access to hundreds of training resources, including workshops and elearning – allowing an individual to self-serve and drive their own learning.

Professional qualifications

Depending on your circumstances, including prior degree course and personal preference, we will support you with studying for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) qualification, or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification, or IMC. There will also be options to take short courses for qualifications relating directly to model development.

We will support you through every stage of your qualifications, including:

• Financial support to cover at least two attempts at each exam
• A generous study leave allowance each year.
• A study mentor to advise you on your route through the exams and discuss any queries that you may have.

Future Career

We believe the dynamic and variable nature of our work makes it exciting and enjoyable. As a graduate on the team, you will learn to code in C# (as well as gain exposure to other languages) and will be building impactful technology before you know it. As a business, we’re looking to technology to help us continue to innovate and stay ahead of the market, which makes it an exciting time to join the team – our team has doubled in size over the past few years!