Life Manager

Raretec Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Raretec Recruitment is seeking a Life Actuarial Manager for a leading global professional services firm in Dublin. You will join the Risk Consulting team to manage actuarial projects and mentor juniors, delivering high-quality client outcomes.

You will work across life and non-life consulting engagements, collaborating with actuarial teams across the UK and Europe, and play a key role in business development and knowledge expansion within the team.

Qualifications

• Qualified Actuary with a minimum of 3 years PQE and over 6 years total life experience
• Experience with IFRS 17 or related life insurance topics
• Strong technical and analytical abilities for complex modelling
• Proficient with actuarial software such as MoSes or Prophet

Responsibilities

• Support delivery and management of actuarial and multidisciplinary projects
• Drive production of client deliverables with emphasis on quality and teamwork
• Assist with management and development of junior colleagues
• Develop areas of technical excellence and contribute to research
• Engage with clients and promote firm strategy, services and values
• Lead client interactions and guide junior team members
• Work on assurance and business consulting projects across lines of service

Skills

Technical skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Actuarial software experience

IFRS 17 knowledge

Education

Qualified Actuary

Tools

MoSes

Prophet

Job description

Our client, a leading global professional services firm with a well-established actuarial practice, is seeking a Life Actuarial Manager to join its Risk Consulting team on a permanent basis.

This role is based in Dublin and offers exposure to a broad range of life and non-life business consulting and audit services, working closely with actuarial teams across the UK and Europe on multi-service line engagements. The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery and management of actuarial projects, while also supporting the development of junior colleagues. This is a strong opportunity to join a growing team of talented and ambitious actuaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the successful delivery and management of actuarial and multidisciplinary projects, including client relationships and internal team performance
• Drive the production of client deliverables with an emphasis on quality and teaming
• Assist with the management and development of junior colleagues
• Develop several areas of technical excellence and contribute to research and development supporting the growth of these fields
• Adopt an account management mindset, identifying client-specific needs and promoting the firm's strategy, services, and values
• Take the lead confidently in both client interactions and with junior colleagues
• Work across a broad range of assurance and business consulting projects, building a network through multi-disciplinary engagements

Requirements

• Qualified Actuary, with a minimum of 3 years PQE and over 6 years' total experience in life insurance, reinsurance, or life consultancy, preferably with IFRS 17 or related experience
• Excellent technical and analytical skills
• IT programming (e.g. asset/liability model development) or actuarial software experience (e.g. MoSes, Prophet)
• Awareness of the challenges facing the life insurance industry
• Previous experience in at least two of the following: IFRS 17, Solvency II, Financial Reporting, Capital and Risk Management
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Professional attitude, confident dealing with clients, and comfortable managing multiple tasks to deadlines