Individual Life Actuary at TAL

Job description

TAL is Australia’s largest Life Insurer, currently protecting over 4 million Australians. Our aspiration is to be (Australia’s) leading financial services provider building on our heritage as a life insurance specialist. People are at the heart of what we do - we protect people, not things.

Our parent company, Dai-ichi Life Group, was established in 1902 and is now one of the world’s largest life insurance companies. Headquartered in Japan, the Group has offices, subsidiaries and joint ventures based in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific Region. Dai-ichi Life has an unwavering focus on putting the customer first and we share the mission of standing by our customers and their loved ones, for life.

We have recently established a new office in Cape Town and we have a unique opportunity available for a qualified actuary to join us as Individual Life Actuary (Value Manager).

This newly created position will provide strategic support for TAL’s Individual Life Head of Value Management and assist in day to day management of the Pricing and Value Management function. This function encompasses the delivery of the actuarial pricing support and ongoing profitability management of TAL’s Individual Life product offering, as well as value adding business projects and strategic initiatives.

To be successful in your application we are looking for the following skills and experience:

• Nearly/Newly Qualified actuary with proven senior-level actuarial and business management experience in the life insurance industry
• Ability to develop knowledge of the Australian life insurance market including industry structure and trends, competitors, drivers and profitability
• High level of relationship development skills
• Strategic thinker and commercially driven
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated experience in delivering multiple projects within budget and planned timeframes
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop junior team members

This role is also part of the local office leadership group responsible for playing a hands on in development and leadership of the TAL Cape Town office across multiple functions.

Here at TAL we offer a workplace that’s inclusive and flexible, supporting our people with options that let them make the most of their careers. We don’t just say it; we do it.

We know it’s the people we work with and experiences we share that make work meaningful and fulfilling, and we’d love for you to be part of it.

To read more about TAL visit our website at https://www.tal.com.au/about-us