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Director – Life and Annuities Consulting, Canada
Toronto, CA
The individual in this role will work as a leader of several project teams supporting clients on a wide variety of engagements covering topics such as financial modeling, financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, pricing, and product development. Our clients demand leading edge products and expertise, and as a director with our firm, you can expect to gain tremendous exposure to all facets of life and annuity operations. This position comes with significant upwards potential for a successful and motivated candidate.
Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
The Role
- Lead parts of large projects or whole small projects to meet client engagement objectives
- Manage and direct more junior colleagues that perform analysis and develop tools, ensuring a high quality work product has been prepared and will be delivered the client
- Share knowledge and experience with other colleagues
- Mentor junior colleagues
- Work collaboratively with others on a project team
- Review peer work product as a quality control measure
- Lead client correspondence in both written and verbal format
- Lead meetings and interactions with clients, managing expections and raise appropriate issues to Client Relationship Managers
- Contribut to development of intellectual capital that leads to our service offerings such as Predictive Analytics, Financial Modeling, Experience Analysis, Regulation Changes among others
- Support revenue generation for the firm by meeting billable hour expectations and generating new business as part of the broader client relationship management team
- Complete CE requirements to maintain SOA and CIA credentials
The Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in an actuarial role at a life insurance company, consulting firm, or financial services organization
- Strong technical skills, preferably with ability to direct and review work produced in at least one of: Microsoft Excel with VBA, SQL, or R
- Expertise in financial modeling and leading projects using AXIS software is a plus
- Expertise in at least one specific life insurance and/or annuity product line
- Expertise in Canadian financial reporting including IFRS 17.
- Motivated, independent learner willing to share their knowledge with others
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a local team and coordinate teams across multiple offices
- Ability to direct work involving technical issues and requiring problem solving skills
- Ability to effectively assist junior colleagues
- Ability to explain the big picture as to why an assignment needs to be performed, how it fits in to the final objective and ensure that tasks performed are directly linked to client objectives
- Ability to balance supporting and leading multiple projects with multiple clients, including timely communication of project and deliverable status
- Flexibility to put in extra effort to meet client deadlines when necessary
- Strong oral and written communication skills to explain work product, findings, and recommendations to junior colleagues, peers, and clients
- FCIA required
- Prior client-facing, consulting experience preferred
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).
Compensation
The base salary being offered for this role is $225,000. CAD -$300,000 CAD. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.
UNSOLICITEDCONTACT
Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Willis Towers Watson are considered property of Willis Towers Watson and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Willis Towers Watson, any such agency must have an existing formal written agreement signed by an authorized Willis Towers Watson recruiter and an active working relationship with the organization. Resumes must be submitted according to our candidate submission process, which includes being actively engaged on the particular search. Likewise, for our authorized Recruitment Agencies/Search Firms, if the candidate submission process is not followed, no agency fees will be paid by Willis Towers Watson. Willis Towers Watson is an equal opportunity employer. If you would like to have your contact information saved for future consideration, please email: Agency.inquiries@willistowerswatson.com.
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