Senior Strategic Risk Consultant - Actuarial Analytics

Willis Towers Watson; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Willis Towers Watson is seeking a Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant to join our Strategic Risk Consulting team in Sydney or Melbourne. The role blends actuarial and quantitative skills to help large corporate clients optimize insurance, risk financing and capital management strategies.

You will lead engagements, build analytical models, present findings to senior stakeholders and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams within WTW's Risk & Analytics network to deliver practical,

Qualifications

• Degree in Actuarial Studies, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or related quantitative field.
• Experience in actuarial consulting or general insurance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data/modelling experience.
• Experience developing strategic recommendations from quantitative analysis.
• Ability to explain complex concepts to senior stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication; client presentations.
• Experience using analytical tools such as Excel, Python, R, Power BI.
• Collaborative across multidisciplinary and global teams.
• Commercial acumen and interest in risk, insurance and capital management.
• Progress towards actuarial qualifications is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver consulting engagements across Australia and New Zealand.
• Design, build and review analytical models for risk retention, insurance program structure, limit adequacy, technical pricing and alternative risk financing strategies.
• Develop strategic recommendations based on quantitative analysis and modelling outputs.
• Present analytical findings and recommendations to clients, including senior executives and C‑suite stakeholders.
• Contribute to business development activities, including client meetings, proposals, pitches and tender responses.
• Collaborate with colleagues across actuarial, catastrophe modelling, climate, alternative risk transfer, risk engineering, forensic accounting and insurance valuation teams to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Work with teams across WTW's global network to deliver consulting engagements and share leading practices, methodologies and insights.
• Mentor and support junior team members and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.

Skills

Quantitative analytics

Client communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Commercial acumen

Problem solving

Education

Actuarial Studies

Mathematics

Statistics

Data Science

Tools

Excel

Python

R

Power BI

Job description

Willis Towers Watson is seeking a Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant to join our Strategic Risk Consulting team in Sydney or Melbourne. The role blends actuarial and quantitative skills to help large corporate clients optimize insurance, risk financing and capital management strategies.

You will lead engagements, build analytical models, present findings to senior stakeholders and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams within WTW's Risk & Analytics network to deliver practical,