20 Oct
The Emerald Group Ltd, Search and Selection
London
They are more than just a conventional actuarial consultancy. While being market leaders in the traditional actuarial areas, such as reserving, pricing and capital modelling, they operate as part of the wider Consulting business and are seen as the heartbeat of the Insurance team and key to unlocking new work for the sector.
These projects cover strategy, risk management, analytics, underwriting and pricing transformation, implementation of technology, and capital optimisation. These projects demand an increased level of classic consulting skills – more intensive client interaction, much wider than actuarial, and up to senior executive and board level.
As they look to strengthen their team at the Manager level,
you would be an integral part of building out the team and delivering on their growth strategy. They are looking for someone with a background in Lloyd’s / London Market pricing as well as the skills and energy to grow as a consultant. They are particularly interested in candidates with in-depth experience of pricing deployment on python-based platforms.
You will have access to a wide range of opportunities to support your growth and develop your wider business knowledge, and to nurture internal and external relationships across disciplines and borders.
They have a culture of innovation and they encourage the team to challenge status quo, you will have the opportunity to be part of their journey to improve the way they deliver to clients.
Your key responsibilities
Manage to completion the technical delivery and reporting for projects (primarily pricing focused supporting their clients on BAU and transformational pricing activities) whilst providing insights to their clients and working with other teams
Develop and support people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring
Lead discussions with client contacts and manage expectations of delivery, content, timescales and cost
Present to clients at senior executive and board levels
Assist in responding to client proposals
Develop strong relationships with your peers across other teams and their clients
Working closely with colleagues you will create a positive learning culture, developing and supporting the team through effective supervising, coaching, and mentoring
Skills and attributes for success
A strong quality ethic, and ability to share knowledge and good practice
Dynamic capability, working with a variety of stakeholders and viewpoints
An ability to manage clients’ expectations in relation to deliverables
Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
Strong levels of organisation
A real desire to work as part of a team, and to be part of a people centric community
Identifies risk on the assignment, involving the Senior Manager/Director/Partner appropriately in its resolution
To qualify for the role you must have
Significant actuarial experience in the Lloyd’s / London Market and will be a qualified actuary or qualified by experience
Strong foundation in London market / reinsurance pricing across multiple lines of business
A track record of transformation project delivery with a particular focus on managing model deployment projects
Experience in development and execution of portfolio steering approaches
Solid understanding of the technology principles underpinning pricing deployment, with hx experience a big advantage
Experience in actuarial process improvement and development work
A full understanding of the links between reserve assessment, pricing, claims and underwriting
You will need to be an effective communicator and able to deal with outward-facing client management on projects