Account Director (Captive Management)

WTW; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

€1,500 health insurance allowance

Life assurance

Future-focused pension contributions

Hybrid working options

Educational support

Employee assistance program

Volunteer day

Job summary

WTW Ireland seeks an experienced Account Director to lead the Captive Management team in Dublin. The role combines strategic oversight, advisory support to multinational captive clients, and governance across underwriting and risk transfer.

You will guide leadership, nurture talent, and build strong stakeholder relationships while developing business opportunities. A hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Relevant years of underwriting experience in commercial insurance, reinsurance or captive insurance.
• Knowledge of Solvency II and the Irish regulatory environment.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• ACII or equivalent professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and manage team members; coach and mentor staff; support recruitment and succession planning.
• Act as lead contact for multinational captive clients; provide strategic underwriting and risk financing advice.
• Provide underwriting governance across client portfolios; review risk exposures, pricing, retentions and policy wordings.
• Design and evaluate reinsurance and alternative risk transfer structures; negotiate with reinsurers and brokers.
• Ensure compliance with Central Bank of Ireland requirements, Solvency II and governance standards.
• Support proposals, tenders and client presentations to win new business; contribute to market thought leadership.
• Use analytics and actuarial modelling to support underwriting decisions and provide data-driven recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Client advisory

Stakeholder management

Underwriting governance

Regulatory knowledge

Education

ACII or equivalent

Job description

Description

Account Director (Captive Management)
We are seeking an experienced Account Director to join our Captive Management team in Dublin. This senior leadership role is responsible for providing strategic oversight and trusted advisory support to a portfolio of captive insurance and reinsurance clients.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with commercial insight to help clients optimise their risk financing strategies, navigate an evolving regulatory environment, and maximise the value of their captive programmes. Working closely with colleagues across Risk, Broking, Actuarial and Analytics teams, you will play a key role in delivering innovative solutions to multinational organisations.

The Role:
Leadership & People Management: Lead, develop and manage team members; set objectives; coach and mentor staff; support recruitment, succession planning and workforce development; contribute to business strategy and KPI delivery.
Client Advisory & Relationship Management: Act as lead contact for multinational captive clients; provide strategic underwriting and risk financing advice; lead client meetings, board presentations and underwriting committees; act as CRO where approved; build strong stakeholder relationships.

Underwriting & Portfolio Oversight: Provide underwriting governance across client portfolios; review risk exposures, pricing, retentions, limits and policy wordings; monitor performance and align underwriting decisions with client strategy and risk appetite.
Reinsurance & Risk Transfer: Design and evaluate reinsurance and alternative risk transfer structures; negotiate with reinsurers and brokers; advise on risk retention and capital efficiency.

Regulatory & Governance: Ensure compliance with Central Bank of Ireland requirements, Solvency II and WTW governance standards; contribute to ORSA, regulatory reporting, audits and risk management activities.
Business Development & Market Engagement: Support proposals, tenders, client presentations and new business opportunities; identify growth opportunities; contribute to thought leadership in the captive market.
Analytics & Strategic Insight: Use analytics, benchmarking and actuarial modelling to support underwriting decisions and deliver data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring

Essential Experience:

• Relevant years of underwriting experience in commercial insurance, reinsurance or captive insurance.
• Strong understanding of captive structures and multinational insurance programmes.
• Experience managing large corporate clients and complex risks.
• Knowledge of Solvency II and the Irish regulatory environment.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• Commercially focused with the ability to align underwriting decisions to client objectives.

Desirable Experience:

• ACII or equivalent professional qualification.
• Capital modelling and actuarial collaboration experience.
• Exposure to integrated risk solutions, analytics-led underwriting and alternative risk transfer.
• Employee Benefits experience

What we offerAt WTW Ireland, your wellbeing comes first. Depending on your role, you'll receive 25 days of annual leave with the option to add 5 extra days—giving you plenty of time to rest and recharge. You'll also benefit from a €1,500 health insurance allowance, life assurance, future-focused pension contributions, hybrid working options, educational support, employee assistance programme and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including our share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental, critical illness protection, enhanced optical cover, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity EmployerWe’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email [e-mail]