Executive Manager - Risk Solutions

Irish Life Group Services Limited; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salaries and bonuses

Learning & Development support

Defined Contribution pension

Job summary

Canada Life Group Services in Ireland is seeking a senior risk solutions actuary to lead the origination, pricing and execution of new reinsurance transactions across EMEA. You will manage a small actuarial team and provide detailed pricing analyses, reserving and capital modelling to support governance decisions.

The role requires a recognised actuarial qualification with 10+ years of relevant experience, strong numeracy, and deep technical expertise in pricing areas and ALM.

Qualifications

• A recognised actuarial qualification with typically 10+ years relevant experience.
• Highly numerate with deep technical expertise in at least one of: experience analysis, demographic basis setting, biometric (re)insurance pricing, asset intensive (re)insurance pricing, IFRS17 reserving, capital modelling.
• Strong understanding of longevity and/or asset risks, including derivation of mortality improvements, setting inflation and discount rates assumptions, asset reinsurance risks such as credit, currency, liquidity and reinvestment risk.
• Familiarity with asset–liability management principles and asset modelling
• Knowledge of international reinsurance and investment markets, products, and industry trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead the origination, pricing and execution of new transactions reinsuring asset and longevity risk across EMEA.
• Manage a small team of high-performing actuarial professionals and support their ongoing development.
• Oversee the detailed pricing of new transactions (including data analysis, experience analysis and basis setting, modelling of reserves and capital) to produce high-quality risk assessments and pricing recommendations.
• Present new business opportunities internally for governance approval.
• Support new business origination by developing and maintaining client relationships.
• Work alongside legal colleagues on reinsurance treaty negotiation and associated implementation work.

Job description

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• Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices

What we offer
We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.

This is an opportunity to combine deep actuarial and analytical expertise with commercial judgement in a senior transaction-focused role. The team supports a wide range of clients in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Reporting to the Head of Risk Solutions within the Business Development function, the successful candidate will:

• Lead the origination, pricing and execution of new transactions reinsuring asset and longevity risk across EMEA.
• Manage a small team of high-performing actuarial professionals and support their ongoing development.
• Oversee the detailed pricing of new transactions (including data analysis, experience analysis and basis setting, modelling of reserves and capital) to produce high-quality risk assessments and pricing recommendations.
• Present new business opportunities internally for governance approval.
• Support new business origination by developing and maintaining client relationships.
• Work alongside legal colleagues on reinsurance treaty negotiation and associated implementation work.

• A recognised actuarial qualification with typically 10+ years relevant experience.
• Highly numerate with deep technical expertise in at least one of the following areas: experience analysis, demographic basis setting, biometric (re)insurance pricing, asset intensive (re)insurance pricing, IFRS17 reserving, capital modelling.
• Strong understanding of longevity and/or asset risks, including derivation of mortality improvements, setting inflation and discount rates assumptions, asset reinsurance risks such as credit, currency, liquidity and reinvestment risk.
• Familiarity with asset–liability management principles and asset modelling
• Knowledge of international reinsurance and investment markets, products, and industry trends.

The Person

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong actuarial and analytical capability, with the intellectual curiosity and technical judgement to interrogate complex data, assumptions and modelling outputs, identify the key value drivers and form well-reasoned conclusions.
• A proactive and pragmatic mindset, taking ownership of opportunities and issues, anticipating what is needed and driving work forward in a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Sound commercial judgement, balancing technical rigour, risk considerations and client objectives to develop commercially attractive and effective risk transfer solutions.
• Clear and confident communication, including the ability to explain complex actuarial concepts in concise terms to executive, technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, building relationships across actuarial, investment, legal, finance, risk and business development teams.
• Effective leadership of people and work, setting clear direction, maintaining high standards and supporting the development of actuarial professionals.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation, with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams, maintain attention to detail and meet internal and external deadlines.
• A willingness to travel occasionally.

Fitness & Probity

This role is a ‘controlled function’ as defined by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 Regulations 2011. Any appointment will be conditional on the company being satisfied that the appointee meets the requirements as set out in the Fitness and Probity standards issued by the Central Bank. This requires the company to complete prescribed due diligence to assess the appointee’s fitness and probity. Further details on this due diligence process are available from Human Resources.

About us

Canada Life Reinsurance (CL Re) is a division of Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Lifeco) and a leading provider of client focused reinsurance solutions in the United States, Europe and, more recently, Asia. CL Re offers a range of innovative risk and capital management solutions covering mortality, longevity, health, lapse, investment, non-life and P&C risk for insurers, reinsurers, and pension funds. CL Re is continuing to expand the reinsurance solutions it offers to new and existing clients in many global markets.

CL Re has offices in Dublin, Toronto, Philadelphia, Bermuda, Barbados, and Regina. The Dublin office is the base for CL Re’s European and Asian operations as well as the Irish reinsurance entity, Canada Life Re Ireland dac (CLReI). It comprises approximately 160 reinsurance professionals, including 115 actuaries and trainee actuaries. It is a proactive, inspiring, and friendly environment where talent and hard work are recognised and rewarded.

Lifeco and its companies have approximately $3.3 trillion in consolidated assets under administration and a capital ratio (LICAT) of 131% (as at 30/09/2025).

As a Company we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and reach their full potential.

The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Canada Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Canada Life Reinsurance by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Canada Life Group Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported. We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact [e-mail] and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.

CLGS supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.