Chief People Officer at
The Pensions Regulator

About us

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is the public body that makes workplace pensions work for savers.  

Millions of people rely on workplace pensions for their future income. Our mission is to make sure their money is protected, that we enhance the system, and support innovation in savers’ interests working with millions of employers and thousands of pension schemes. 

This is an exciting time for TPR.  The pensions sector is at a pivotal point, prompting a major shift in our focus. The market we regulate is radically changing, moving towards a system of fewer, larger schemes – schemes that could not just impact the retirement outcomes of millions of savers, but could also move markets.

That’s why we’re shifting from a compliance-focused approach to a risk-based, high-performance culture, requiring new capabilities, training, and behaviours. Our goal through transformation is to foster a high-performance organisation through greater alignment, accountability, collaboration, and a performance mindset.

We are sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and are based in Brighton, with a team of around 1,000 dedicated people with a recognised union – the Public and Commercial Services Union. We are largely single site with a hybrid working policy that means senior leaders are required to spend 8 days a month at the office.

We work very closely with our sponsoring department and while we are not civil servants, we are subject to the annual pay remit for civil servants issued by HM Government.

We also work closely with the Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates personal pension schemes, and other public bodies including:

• HM Treasury
• Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
• Money and Pensions Service
• Financial Ombudsman Service
• Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Our executive committee works with our board members, who oversee what we do and help ensure that TPR is well run.

Vision and Values

Our vision is to be a strong, agile, fair, and efficient regulator. Through this we seek to gain the respect of employers, trustees, and other stakeholders.

We are committed to making TPR a great place to work and doing all we can to support our people to reach their full potential.

We hold fast to our values, which are central to delivering this vision. These include being:

• Committed to the pursuit of good outcomes for workplace savers
• Bold and impartial in our decision-making
• Alert and responsive to emerging risks and opportunities
• Supportive of our people
• United as one team

For more information about The Pensions Regulator please visit www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk