Manager, Individual

Manager, Individual & Flow, Savings and Retirements

**Job Title**
Manager, Individual & Flow, Savings and Retirements

**The Role**

Working with the AVP Individual Retirement Income, this role will be expected to support our strategic new entry into the Individual Retirement Income market. This role will ideally be based in Sydney* to focus on the strategic entry to the global retirement income market.

The role will focus on supporting the proposition development, sales, client relationships, structuring and execution of transactions in the global individual retirement income market and other related projects that arise over time. Other projects will involve supporting the development of wider global funded flow propositions.

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. As a member of the wider Savings and Retirement community the incumbent is expected to help promote a culture across Savings & Retirements consistent with the Pacific Life Re target culture and consistent with the company's Principles and Behaviours.

Within Savings and Retirement we have a vision to be **Partnering with our clients globally to provide stability and confidence in retirement**.

**Duties**
- Develop, manage and secure new business opportunities, including working closely with the Global S&R Insurance and Deal Pricing Teams to deliver timely, high-quality responses to client invitations to tender, meeting internal risk management standards
- Support deal structuring efforts and transaction negotiations, working alongside investment, pricing teams and our internal and external legal counsel. Support the operationalisation of new business flow opportunities and the ongoing management of flow deals once in place.
- Asist in the development of strategy for the global individual retirement income market entry and wider funded flow reinsurance proposition, combining understanding of client needs with Pacific Life group asset skills within the parameters of relevant regulations
- Support the development of innovative new retirement income propositions for the global core markets, including reinsurance pricing tools and potentially education and guidance tools, leveraging where possible global S&R and/or Pacific Life capabilities and technology
- Build and own relationships with our clients, superannuation funds, consultants, advisers and other key parties within the Australian individual retirement market as part of building an entry and growth within this market.

**Qualifications & Expertise**

**Essential**
- FIA, FIAA or equivalent
- Prior work experience in (re)insurance pricing or other technical teams
- Very strong understanding of actuarial principles and processes
- Very strong technical, analytical and communication skills with a proven ability to understand and question pricing and / or capital bases.
- Good organisational and time management skills
- In depth understanding of risk frameworks and controls.
- High focus on Innovation and solution mindset
- Enthusiastic, with a keen drive and focus

**Desirable**
- experience in and understanding of retirement markets including Longevity, Funded Re and individual annuities.
- experience of new business development and transaction negotiation
- knowledge of the local regulatory environment
- strong negotiator and influencer.

**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
- SubsidisedGym 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.

**Pacific Life Re Principles and Behaviours**

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Job ID R13896