Manager, Pricing, Protection, Australia

Job Description

The Role

Working with the VP and AVP of Protection Pricing, Australia this role will be responsible for actuarial pricing for protection business written in Australia by Pacific Life Re Australia ("PLRe Aus").

The role will focus on pricing of Retail and Direct-sold business, with a particular focus on an existing, long-term client. Along with managing the new business and in force pricing processes, this role would also be supporting other projects and initiatives related to the client.

You will work with other teams (Underwriting, Claims, Data Analytics, Marketing, Back-office, and our technology partner UnderwriteMe) and build a relationship directly with the client to ideate and deliver innovative solutions that drive sustainable growth. Your role will cross both reinsurance and direct insurance pricing, and require a deep understanding of the distribution landscape within the Australian Retail market.

You'll lead a team of analysts and actuaries and help them build their technical actuarial skills. You'll be supported by a global Pricing function as well as other pricing teams locally that focus on Group Risk and other Retail business.

You'll be working in a company that values your technical skills, the innovative ideas and solutions you bring into the work you do, and your ability to communicate those ideas effectively.

Pricing Manager Responsibilities

• Manages detailed assessment of opportunities from a pricing and risk perspective, with some considerations on business strategy
• Supports marketing and business development in building and maintaining effective relationships with clients and promoting the business' brand
• Manages projects/quotes with minimal support from more senior Actuarial colleagues in Pricing
• Independently derives assumptions for opportunities, including those for new benefits/risks, applying expert judgement where required
• Provides robust challenge to assumptions within pricing and from other teams (e.g. Marketing, Underwriting, R&D) where there is different view and organise discussions to reach consensus
• Provide leadership and mentoring within the pricing team, ensuring appropriate development for junior team members
• Strong communication skills, ensuring appropriate stakeholder management during the end-to-end quote process including clearly articulated pricing outcomes balancing technical and commercial considerations in papers/presentations, giving confidence to key stakeholders of pricing capability
• Has a deep understanding of the markets that the business operates in and the risks to which it is exposed

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• FIAA or equivalent status
• Prior work experience in reinsurance or direct insurance pricing roles
• Very strong understanding of actuarial principles and processes
• Very strong technical, analytical and communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• High focus on Innovation
• Enthusiastic, with a keen drive and focus

Desirable:

• Experience working on Australian retail and direct-sold protection portfolios (i.e. individual Death, TPD, Critical Illness, and IP)
• Good working knowledge of the Australian market for both Retail and/or Group business, including product terms and pricing approaches
• Experience in systems such as SQL, Tableau, and Python/R will be beneficial, as will strong Excel/VBA skills
• Strong mentoring skills to develop and train junior members of the team
• Project management skills

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

• Group Income Protection

• Subsidised Gym Membership

• Employee Assistance Program (Access EAP)

• Australian Super

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.

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