Life & Annuities M&A Actuarial Senior Manager

Oliver Wyman; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver Wyman Actuarial – M&A Consulting Actuary – US Life & Annuity seeks a seasoned professional to develop financial models for transactions and lead actuarial due diligence. This hybrid US role involves presenting findings, building executive reports, and collaborating across US and global practices.

The candidate should have 5+ years in financial consulting or insurance, life M&A experience, and strong pricing, risk management, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in financial consulting or insurance
• Prior life insurance M&A and pricing experience is required
• Demonstrated experience in actuarial pricing model development, profitability projections, and data flow management
• Strong background in risk management, sensitivity analysis, and regulatory compliance testing
• Proven experience in product development lifecycle and inforce policy management
• Familiarity with profitability measure calculations and develop sensitivity analyses for life insurance and annuity products
• Exposure to accounting regimes (e.g. US NAIC, Bermuda EBS, US GAAP, IFRS, Solvency II)
• Proficiency in financial modeling, pricing, valuation with a focus on base case profitability and stress analysis
• Ability to lead and manage projects, including delegation and client solution development
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop financial models for mergers, acquisitions, internal and external reinsurance, and other capital markets transactions with minimal oversight
• Manage actuarial due diligence, including review of actuarial appraisals, product features, experience studies/assumptions, and asset portfolio; breakdown of complex datasets into simple narratives and recommendations
• Develop executive level management reports, including development of data visualizations
• Present findings to senior management and C-suite executives
• Develop network of contacts throughout the industry via participation in deals, industry conferences, and other events
• Participate in client sales meetings and proposal development
• Work in partnership with our management consulting and actuarial practices in the US and globally
• Act as a trusted resource for both clients and junior staff for product- and technical-related actuarial questions

Skills

Financial modeling

Pricing model development

Risk management

Regulatory testing

Data analysis

Leadership

Project management

Client communication

Actuarial pricing

Inforce policy management

Product development lifecycle

Presentation to senior management

Education

FSA preferred

Job description

Oliver Wyman Actuarial – M&A Consulting Actuary – US Life & Annuity seeks a seasoned professional to develop financial models for transactions and lead actuarial due diligence. This hybrid US role involves presenting findings, building executive reports, and collaborating across US and global practices.

The candidate should have 5+ years in financial consulting or insurance, life M&A experience, and strong pricing, risk management, and communication skills.