Head of Profitability & Financing Pricing Manager Value & Insights Actuary Head of Business Profitability & Financing About the Role This role is responsible for the leadership of the TAL Individual Business Profitability and Finance function, including capital funding and reinsurance. This encompasses the successful development and delivery of TAL Individual’s reinsurance, capital deployment and risk management strategy. Key responsibilities include Development of the TAL’s Individual reinsurance strategy. Manage TAL’s Individual reinsurance profile, appetite and relationships Development of TAL’s Individual capital deployment strategy Development of channel remuneration and financing programs. Provide actuarial and financial management support to the General Manager of Individual Insurance Ensure that the TAL Individual products maintain the appropriate balance capital funding and risk transfer Take an active role in developing the Profitability, Value and Insight team building a strong team culture focussing on inter-departmental collaboration and team based performance About You You will be a qualified actuary with at least 5 years post qualification experience and an in-depth knowledge of the Australian life insurance market. You will possess proven, senior-level, actuarial and business management skills and have demonstrable experience in delivering strategic outcomes on multiple tasks and projects within budget and planned timeframes. You will have strong communication skills and a high level of commercial acumen. You will lead your team by example and have the ability to Influence, communicate and negotiate optimal business outcomes with senior executive and stakeholders Pricing Manager About the Role This role is positioned as the 2IC to the Head of Pricing, and is responsible for assisting in the day to day management of the Pricing function, which encompasses the successful delivery of the actuarial pricing and ongoing profitability management of TAL’s Individual Life product offering. Key responsibilities include Delivering product pricing and actuarial product advice according to agreed business policies Ensuring that TAL’s Individual Life products maintain the appropriate balance of market attractiveness and target profit margins Proactively contributing to the end to end product management lifecycle for the Individual Life business Managing the development and maintenance of pricing models, including their incorporation into Valuation processes Supporting the management of reinsurance profitability and pricing Managing the production of manual quotes and the provision of other ad hoc actuarial calculations to support the business as required Designing and implementing effective channel and sales team remuneration programs Developing a strong team culture focusing on inter-departmental collaboration and team based performance Taking an active role in developing the junior members of the team and coach them in the achievement of business unit goals Assisting and mentoring the junior members of the team About You You will be a qualified actuary with at least 3 years post qualification experience and an in-depth knowledge of the Australian life insurance market. You will possess proven actuarial and business management skills and have demonstrable experience in delivering outcomes on multiple tasks and projects within budget and planned timeframes. You will have strong communication skills and a high level of commercial acumen. You will assist and mentor the junior members of the team and have the ability to influence, communicate and negotiate optimal business outcomes with senior executive and stakeholders Value & Insights Actuary About the Role This role is accountable for the development, support and delivery of TAL’s Individual Business Value and Insights function. This encompasses the development of TAL’s Individual customer value and retention strategy, claims strategy and operational strategy. The Value and Insights Partner is a key business partner with sales, product, marketing, claims, underwriting, customer service and operations and finance responsible for providing value driven insight and advice to create value in all areas of the Individual Life value chain. Key responsibilities include Build retention, claims, operational and distribution programs that align to the objectives and defined strategies and formulate clear performance metrics and success measures. Implement the programs in partnership with sales, product, marketing, customer service, claims, finance and operations. Formulate clear performance metrics for retention, claims, operations and distribution activity. Engage with the Business Intelligence team to develop and improve our ability to understand the causes and changes in core business levers such as claims and lapse and improve the effectiveness of retention activity. Develop and manage a clear and concise value driven reporting function for TAL senior management and business partners. Contribute to a cohesive, objective driven customer and value retention strategy and claims strategy for the Individual business. About You You will possess a tertiary qualification in Actuarial Studies, Finance, Mathematics or Science and have prior experience in either pricing or valuation. Ideally you will have Commercial Actuarial or Life Insurance Knowledge. Prior experience in customer retention claims strategy or project management would be desirable. You will have excellent problem solving and analytical skills and have a high level of commercial acumen About us TAL protects over 2.5 million Australians. Our people are the heart of what we do and our vision is to help Australians sleep better at night. TAL offers a values driven environment, excellent employee benefits and, learning and development opportunities designed to support our people. Our aspiration is to be (Australia’s) leading financial services provider building on our heritage as a life insurance specialist. We were named 2014 Employer of the Year at the Women in Financial Services Awards and awarded the Employer of Choice for Gender Equality Citation by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. To Apply If you wish to apply please visit our careers portal at www.tal.com.au and upload your cover letter and resume. If you wish further information please contact Samantha Byron, Senior Recruitment & Careers Consultant at [email protected]
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