Manager, Valuation

We’re a global life reinsurer operating in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America, and are part of Pacific Life, a mutual insurance group. Fuelled by our pursuit of excellence and a quest to innovate, we’re proud to do things differently. Our people aren’t afraid to disrupt and challenge industry thinking and provide the best protection, savings and retirement reinsurance products and services possible.

The newly formed global Valuation team at Pacific Life Re is responsible for the actuarial valuation of our diverse lines of business and global markets. The team will run and validate our integrated Tyche models to deliver insights across PL Re. They will support our long-term growth by implementing new business, continuously improving processes and specifying and testing future model changes, working closely with our Actuarial Systems Team who develop and maintain the models. The team will be a key part of PL Re’s Divisional Business Services, interacting with CA teams, Operations, Finance, R&D, and Pricing. Our actuarial models are vital to the way we run our business, and the Valuation team will provide crucial insights across Financial Reporting, Business Planning and other processes. The team is at the start of an exciting transformation journey, driven by project Unify, towards more automated and efficient processes, making this an exciting time to join a new global team.

You will be responsible for providing oversight and guidance to a team of Actuarial analysts and professionals, overseeing project progress and delivery, and ensuring accuracy and compliance of outputs across all regulatory capital bases (including EEC, BMA EBS, LAGIC, KICS, MAS, LIMAT, US Stat). You will work closely with other members of Valuation team to ensure modelling processes are coordinated and carried out effectively for both Financial Reporting and Business Planning processes. The role offers exposure to a wide variety of work, covering all lines of business, regions and legal entities. You will have an exciting opportunity to participate in a period of genuine transformation as the benefits from Unify are delivered into the team. You will act as an advocate for change and foster a culture of continuous improvement around modelling processes. Collaboration with other teams will be crucial, as you will be responsible for preparing modelling insights to a wide range of stakeholders across CA teams. You will contribute expertise and capabilities within the team to ensure that we can respond to the increasingly complex needs of a growing global reinsurer, such as conducting sensitivities and scenarios or modelling new non-proportional retrocession arrangements. The role involves managing a team of 5 as part of a large, global sub-team, and so you will have the opportunity to gain substantial experience in global practices and global team management. You will coordinate efforts across various time zones, ensure effective communication within the sub-team and with others. In addition, you will support a positive working culture and a high performing team.

Role Responsibilities

• People management of a team of analysts and professionals within the Valuation function.
• Interpret, analyse and summarize actuarial model outputs across all regulatory capital bases (including EEC, BMA EBS, LAGIC, KICS, MAS, LIMAT, US Stat) for Financial Reporting and Business Plan, across multiple legal entities.
• Interpret, analyse and summarize insights from the Capital Management and Reporting team, such as modelling potential new Retrocession structures or carrying out stress / scenario modelling runs.
• Produce controls and validation reports to ensure the completeness and accuracy of modelled results.
• Develop and maintain a close working relationship with other CA teams, in particular acting as the point of contact for the Capital Management and Reporting team for model requests, technical queries and model developments.
• Manage model inputs, outputs and other processes related to regulatory capital bases, e.g. QIR updates, yield curve production.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement mindset for modelling processes, including testing and implementation of related deliverables from the Unify programme.
• Specifying model requirements and testing new developments.
• Assisting with model updates and runs on other bases as required.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified actuary with minimum of 5 years’ experience in life insurance or life reinsurance.
• Team management / coaching experience, with ability to manage across multiple locations and time zones preferred.
• Track record of challenging / improving processes and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Experience with actuarial modelling software (Tyche preferred) and proficient with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience overseeing change and the introduction of new processes, controls and systems.
• In-depth understanding of the Corporate Actuarial function.
• Good understanding of capital regimes (for example EEC, BMA EBS, LAGIC, KICS, MAS, LIMAT, US Stat).

Competencies and Behaviours:

• Demonstrated strong technical competency and capable of effectively conveying complex information.
• Ability to work on own initiative and proactively manage a varied and demanding workload.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and people management skills.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proven focus on quality, ensuring deliverables are accurate and fit for purpose.
• Proven ability to work with other functions, developing and maintaining working relationships.
• Ability to understand and apply new concepts quickly, showing initiative, flexibility, and resourcefulness.
• Adaptability to change and evolving environments.
• Pragmatic, able to balance accuracy with effort.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo.

Working For Pacific Life Re

Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. Of course, we take our work seriously and we know our team can operate under great pressure. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too. We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes. Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well being initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.

Benefits (Only for Permanent and Fixed Term Employees)

• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Private Medical Insurance
• Season Ticket Loan
• Eye Care
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Group Income Protection
• Wellness Benefits

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.