Senior Director, Corporate Actuarial

Jobtailor; Quebec; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Canada seeks an appointed actuary to lead the corporate actuarial function across the Group, providing strategic leadership and guiding risk assessment, capital management, technical provisions, and reinsurance.

The role ensures compliance with professional standards and regulatory requirements, overseeing analyses of provisions and financial condition while guiding catastrophe risk analyses and reinsurance strategies.

Qualifications

• FCAS designation or a recognized equivalent.
• 10+ years of corporate actuarial experience in property and casualty (P&C) insurance.
• Experience managing professional teams.
• Strong understanding of actuarial, financial, and regulatory issues affecting the insurance industry.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the appointed actuary for all entities within the Group.
• Provide strategic leadership for the corporate actuarial function.
• Contribute to the Group's financial strength by guiding work related to risk assessment, capital management, technical provisions, and reinsurance.
• Ensure actuarial work complies with professional standards and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee analyses related to provisions, financial condition, and capital management.
• Guide reinsurance and retrocession strategies, as well as catastrophe risk analyses.
• Make strategic recommendations to senior management.
• Drive the evolution of actuarial practices, tools, and models.
• Plan and coordinate the department's activities.
• Engage, support, and develop a team of actuarial professionals.
• Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Act as a strategic partner in decisions related to the organization's financial condition and risk management

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Regulatory knowledge

Team management

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science

Job description

• Serve as the appointed actuary for all entities within the Group
• Provide strategic leadership for the corporate actuarial function
• Contribute to the Group's financial strength by guiding work related to risk assessment, capital management, technical provisions, and reinsurance
• Ensure actuarial work complies with professional standards and regulatory requirements
• Oversee analyses related to provisions, financial condition, and capital management
• Guide reinsurance and retrocession strategies, as well as catastrophe risk analyses
• Make strategic recommendations to senior management
• Drive the evolution of actuarial practices, tools, and models
• Plan and coordinate the department's activities
• Engage, support, and develop a team of actuarial professionals
• Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation
• Act as a strategic partner in decisions related to the organization's financial condition and risk management

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science
• Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) designation or a recognized equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate actuarial work within property and casualty (P&C) insurance
• Significant experience managing professional teams
• Excellent understanding of the actuarial, financial, and regulatory issues affecting the insurance industry
• Inspiring leadership
• Strategic vision
• Rigor and sound professional judgment
• Strong analytical skills
• Influence and credibility with business partners
• Collaborative mindset
• Results-oriented approach
• Ability to manage effectively in a complex and evolving environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in actuarial science with a focus on risk assessment, capital management, and compliance with regulatory standards. Proven ability to lead and develop actuarial teams while driving strategic initiatives within the property and casualty insurance sector.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Bachelor's Degree In Actuarial Science
• Fellow Of The Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS)
• 10+ Years Of Experience In Corporate Actuarial Work
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Inspiring Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Risk Assessment
• Capital Management
• Technical Provisions
• Reinsurance Strategies
• Catastrophe Risk Analyses
• Actuarial Practices
• Financial Condition Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance
• Strategic Recommendations
• Team Management

Soft Skills

• Collaborative Mindset
• Results-Oriented Approach
• Influence And Credibility
• Strategic Vision
• Rigor And Sound Professional Judgment

Certifications & Qualifications

• Fellow Of The Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS)

Industry Keywords

• Property And Casualty Insurance
• Actuarial Standards
• Financial Strength
• Professional Standards
• Corporate Actuarial Function