M&A Director | 29775

Emerald Group; England; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerald Group in the United Kingdom seeks a Director-level Life Insurance M&A specialist to lead deal origination, strategy, and multidisciplinary delivery for market-leading propositions. You will drive buy-side/sell-side due diligence, valuations, and regulatory advisory while leveraging client relationships to grow revenue.

The role requires strong leadership, deep UK Life Insurance market knowledge, and the ability to sponsor modelling automation using Python/R/SQL/Alteryx/Power BI.

Qualifications

• Proven Director-level origination and delivery track record in the UK Insurance industry
• Strong relationships across the UK Life Insurance industry and Bermuda (preferable but not essential)
• Strong leadership skills – acts as a senior leader within the Life team, coaching other members, setting quality standards, and building capability in transaction advisory
• Life actuarial M&A background acquired in an actuarial consultancy or (re)insurance company or similar
• Strong understanding of the UK Life Insurance market and M&A landscape with a willingness of applying those principles globally
• High performing self-motivated team player that both leads and works collaboratively
• Ability to sponsor/shape modelling automation and analytics (e.g., Python/R/SQL/Alteryx/Power BI)

Responsibilities

• Building and scaling a market-leading actuarial M&A proposition to generate new sources of revenue for the team
• Owning deal origination, shaping deal strategy and leading multidisciplinary delivery
• Carrying out buy-side / sell-side due diligence covering reserves, capital, pricing, asset/liability risks, model risk etc.
• Performing valuations including consideration of embedded value approaches where relevant, Solvency II own funds, IFRS 17 impact assessments
• Advising on regulatory & restructuring activities e.g., Part VII transfers, FPPP requirements, approvals process, integration readiness etc.
• Assessing and communicating synergies and integration opportunities e.g., operating model, data & systems, governance etc.
• Developing new client relationships, liaising with existing clients & leveraging your existing relationships to generate revenue for the team

Skills

Director-level origination

Leadership

Relationship building

Modelling automation

Python/R/SQL/Alteryx/Power BI

UK Life Insurance market knowledge

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Alteryx

Power BI

Job description

Key responsibilities including however, not limited to the following:

• Building and scaling a market-leading actuarial M&A proposition to generate new sources of revenue for the team
• Owning deal origination, shaping deal strategy and leading multidisciplinary delivery
• Carrying out buy-side / sell-side due diligence covering reserves, capital, pricing, asset/liability risks, model risk etc.
• Performing valuations including consideration of embedded value approaches where relevant, Solvency II own funds, IFRS 17 impact assessments
• Advising on regulatory & restructuring activities e.g., Part VII transfers, FPPP requirements, approvals process, integration readiness etc.
• Assessing and communicating synergies and integration opportunities e.g., operating model, data & systems, governance etc.
• Developing new client relationships, liaising with existing clients & leveraging your existing relationships to generate revenue for the team

Experience required:

• Proven Director-level origination and delivery track record in the UK Insurance industry
• Strong relationships across the UK Life Insurance industry and Bermuda (preferable but not essential)
• Strong leadership skills – acts as a senior leader within the Life team, coaching other members, setting quality standards, and building capability in transaction advisory
• Life actuarial M&A background acquired in an actuarial consultancy or (re)insurance company or similar
• Strong understanding of the UK Life Insurance market and M&A landscape with a willingness of applying those principles globally
• High performing self-motivated team player that both leads and works collaboratively
• Ability to sponsor/shape modelling automation and analytics (e.g., Python/R/SQL/Alteryx/Power BI)