SVP, Actuary

Guy Carpenter; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy Carpenter in Toronto is seeking a Senior Actuary to join the Global Analytics & Advisory Actuarial team. This hybrid role requires in-office work at least three days a week and offers close collaboration with brokers and clients to deliver advanced analytics.

You will lead day-to-day project pieces, adapt complex pricing and valuation models, and guide junior team members while communicating clearly with clients and senior management.

Qualifications

• ACAS/FCAS or equivalent with strong communication and analytics.
• 7–10 years of actuarial industry experience.
• Pricing, valuation and capital modeling experience.
• Excellent MS Office skills including advanced Excel.
• Proficiency in Power BI/Tableau for visualization.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Coding experience: Alteryx, R, Python, VBA, SQL.
• Comfortable leading project work in cross-functional teams.
• Analytical problem-solving and decision-making ability.

Responsibilities

• Act independently to propose actuarial services and valuations to clients.
• Modify complex specialty models and develop value-added models.
• Expand client services beyond reinsurance to drive business development.
• Direct team to build complex models for pricing and risk assessment.
• Advise senior management on progress and client needs.
• Communicate strategically with brokers, reinsurers, and clients.

Skills

ACAS/FCAS

Experience 7-10y

Communication skills

Leadership

Valuation modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Economics, Math, Statistics, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

R

Python

VBA

SQL

Job description

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Global Analytics & Advisory Actuarial team at Guy Carpenter. This role will be based in Toronto. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

You will be a strategic partner with brokers and clients helping to find the solutions to client problems. The SVP, Actuary needs to be able to work hand in hand with the broking teams to ensure analytics resources are used appropriately, client needs are met, and GC Analytics is supporting and strengthening the relationship with the client.

We will count on you to:

• Act independently to propose actuarial services and valuations to clients on their current and future needs to help them mitigate risk
• Modify complex specialty models, and propose more value-added models to brokers and clients to assess their risk exposure and forecast risks, losses, and financial impact
• Expand client services beyond reinsurance transactions to drive business development
• Direct team to build complex specialty models to assess risk and develop pricing strategies for a range of risk exposures
• Advise senior management on issues, progress, etc., regularly in order to ensure the reinsurance transaction process
• Communicate strategically with brokers, re-insurers, and clients to anticipate clients’ needs and drive usage of reinsurance actuarial services

What you need to have:

• minimum ACAS, preferably FCAS; at least 7-10 years in the industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Economics, Math, Statistics, or related field
• Pricing, valuation and/or capital modeling experience
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office suite
• Visualization skills - Power BI, Tableau or similar
• Excellent communication skills; verbal and written
• Coding experience in programming languages (i.e. Alteryx, R, Python, VBA, SQL)
• Comfortable working in interactive teams with brokers and clients
• Ability to lead day-to-day parts of the project and make decisions to keep projects moving forward
• Strong problem-solving skills

What makes you stand out:

• Reinsurance experience

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.