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About the Role
As AVP, Client Solutions for PL Re’s Savings & Retirement line of business in Continental Europe, you will lead and expand client relationships, seek innovative solutions for complex reinsurance structures, and play a crucial role in executing strategic objectives. The role offers significant visibility with the S&R Executive Committee and senior global stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Build strong working relationships with key contacts across clients, consultants, brokers, and banks.
- Tailor bespoke client management approaches based on a clear understanding of client needs.
- Maintain cultural alignment by acting as a partner, exercising pragmatism, and being solution-driven.
- Ensure consistent communication through regular catch-ups and multi-disciplinary meetings.
- Manage quote delivery, including setting quote strategy, proposing commercial terms, and managing governance processes.
- Co-ordinate subject matter expert input to solve complex propositional challenges.
- Participate in the Pricing sign-off process, providing market context and constructive challenge.
- Manage the deal pipeline and resourcing decisions with Client Solutions and Pricing representatives.
- Lead contractual structuring, treaty drafting, and negotiation as the subject matter expert.
- Support the design, development, and execution of strategy for asset-intensive and longevity-only reinsurance in Continental Europe.
- Develop and implement a Client Networking strategy to maintain strong client stakeholder connections.
- Support Line of Business efforts to deliver on S&R workstreams aligned with strategic objectives.
- Coach and mentor the Manager, Client Solutions, focusing on development and wellbeing.
- Facilitate lateral information sharing and upskilling across the AVP peer group.
- Encourage deal team cohesion and support quote team individuals, sharing market knowledge and providing constructive challenge.
- Demonstrate strong technical knowledge in regulation, deal structuring, product features, and pricing.
- Develop and share knowledge of the Continental Europe market, clients, and industry trends.
Requirements
- Be a qualified actuary with relevant post-qualified experience.
- Have strong and relevant technical experience in life (re)insurance, life consultancy, and/or pension brokerage/EBC.
- Possess a good understanding of global life (re)insurance market(s), as well as common longevity-only and asset-intensive reinsurance structures.
- Be highly analytical, with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Be a strong negotiator and influencer.
Skills
- Technical ability
- Creativity
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Client management
- Solution mindset
- Analytical skills
- Negotiation skills
- Influencing skills
Location
- Continental Europe
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- AVP
- Post-qualified experience
Education Level
- Qualified actuary
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave with option to buy/sell more days
- Adoption and fertility leave
- Generous enhanced parental leave
- Comprehensive private insurance coverage for employee and dependents
- Group Life Insurance coverage of 9x basic annual salary
- Group Income Protection up to 75% of basic annual salary
- Optical benefits
- 15% combined employee/employer contributions to savings & retirement
- Subsidized gym membership
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Time off for volunteering
- Charitable matching of employee donations
About the Company
- Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step.
- We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too.
- We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.
- Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture.
- We host regular social activities and well being initiatives.
- We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.
- We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities.
- We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
Equal Opportunity
- As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.