Pensions & Investment Technology

Department Information

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.

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Typical Graduate and Intern Tasks

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

Coding up new functionality in a range of our models - coming up with the best way to implement the requested functionality in code, working with more experienced coders and other technology experts to find the best solution to each problem
Learning to code through our intern training program (no prior coding experience necessary)
Building up domain knowledge of pensions / investment issues to be able to code solutions to problems in these areas
Identifying and fixing bugs
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

We offer contextualised grading as part of the recruitment process via REALrating which may allow for a positive uplift in your academic grades. We will also take into account any extenuating circumstances declared when considering your eligibility.

For more information, please visit our Graduate FAQ’s and Summer Intern FAQ's

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!