Portfolio Management Actuary

2 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Swiss RE Full time

**About the Role**:
We are seeking an experienced and client focused Portfolio Management Actuary to join our Portfolio Management team.

The role will see you working to solve a variety of commercial problems to optimise and improve value generation on the in-force portfolio. This role is based in Sydney to support initiatives across the Australia and New Zealand L&H portfolio.

**Core Responsibilities**:

- Portfolio Management;
- Driving initiatives on the in-force portfolio to increase value and manage risk;
- Product upgrades and other treaty changes on the in-force;
- Experience and performance monitoring;
- Product upgrades and other treaty changes on the in-force ; and
- Transactions and governance.

**About the Team**:
The team drives the execution of the technical aspects of leading the liability portfolios in Reinsurance Life & Health in Division Asia (ANZ and Asia), including:

- Driving initiatives on the portfolio to increase value and manage risk. This includes for example: in force pricing changes, recaptures and customer experience initiatives;
- Support for transactions both pre-deal as key business management representatives, and post deal implementation; and
- Monitoring the inforce portfolio and running cross-functional review in the Portfolio Review Group.

**About You**:

- Fellowship-qualified actuary with a recognised Actuarial professional body;
- Minimum 5 years of L&H valuation and pricing experience in reinsurance, primary insurance or actuarial consulting;
- Excellent technical knowledge in all areas of liability portfolio management (e.g. experience studies, product pricing and valuations, business planning, financial performance analysis, embedded value);
- Working knowledge of USGAAP and IFRS17 financial reporting regimes, as well as traditional and market consistent embedded value methods;
- Analytical and technical skills, with a strong foundation in data, systems, actuarial models and financial reporting systems; and
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with proven ability to lead meetings and drive outcomes (for both internal and external stakeholders of ranging seniority).

Experience at a reinsurer or with a direct life office dealing with reinsurance relationships would be highly regarded

Are you focused and committed and enjoy engaging with people across the business? If so, we would love to hear from you

Leadership from Every Seat is our leadership ambition to empower all employees at Swiss Re to act as a leader and take ownership no matter where they sit in the organisation. There are three leadership imperatives that guide us on how we lead at Swiss Re, one of which is to 'Be courageous'. At Swiss Re, this is about taking personal accountability.

We are looking for team members who stand for integrity, improve continually and navigate ambiguity. This means having the courage to be curious and to stretch yourself beyond what you already know. We want team members who drive change fearlessly and don't always opt for the easy option, and can stay calm, focused and resilient during difficult times.

Regardless of what position we have at Swiss Re, all of us can be courageous, which will also help us in our personal and professional growth.

Swiss Re offers modern working arrangements that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences. We currently provide employees with attractive offices, competitive benefits such as 25+ days annual leave, 15 days personal leave, flu vaccinations and annual health checks.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

**About Swiss Re**

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

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