Technical Leader - Team Supervisor - GB Retirement - Pension Valuations (5+ Years)
We are looking for a Technical Leader, where you will need good numerical and communication skills, the ability to plan work effectively and a strong desire to solve technical problems. You will learn what we do for our clients as you build strong working relationships, participate, and actively engage in training sessions, developing valuable skills from day one. You will oversee a diverse team of pension analysts and senior analysts and actuaries, providing technical review of work product along with training and performance guidance as needed and act as a coach, mentor and role model for junior associates. Experience in US/UK Pension Valuations is a must. Should have completed minimum 3 Actuarial Papers.
This is a consulting support role where you will work as part of a team on a wide variety of complex projects serving as a key resource for our diverse UK based client teams.
If this sounds exciting, apply with us!!!
Location Mumbai/Gurgaon
Your future employer:
A leading, global group with a strong foothold in specialty financial services serving millions of customers across the full spectrum.
Responsibilities:
• Deliver superior, consistent project management for assigned clients
• Serve as the day-to-day project lead, ensuring the progress of the team against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables and quality standards
• Serve as technical expert on complex valuations
• Perform technical review of work products
• Contribute to the development of new tools, frameworks and approaches
• Identify opportunities to enhance quality and/or improve processes to reduce costs
• Conduct regular refreshers trainings, provide timely updates and act as a liaison for cascading process/regulatory changes
• Partner with the Team Leader on managing projects, training and supervision of junior associates
• Successfully manage own workload while proactively resolving conflicting priorities or other workload issues within the team.
• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with onshore client teams through effective communication and efficient, quality execution of projects.
• Manage expectations and raise appropriate issues to internal and consulting office project managers.
• Serve as a mentor and provide technical guidance to junior associates.
• Up-skilling the team on taking up reviewer roles and complex valuations/Non-standard projects.
• Responsibility of building the technical competence of the team, pro-actively supporting team members’ learning and career development.
• Primary point of contact for the team with GB based colleagues who support workflow management, responding to all requests and communications effectively and efficiently.
• Providing input to continuous improvement and process confirmation processes.
Training:
· You will participate in a structured development programme where you will be provided with on- the-job training consisting of a mix of classroom sessions, eLearning, webinars, recorded videos, self-study and reading.
Requirements:
· Graduation / Post Graduation Degree required, in a program with heavy emphasis on mathematics, statistics or economics
· 3 - 5 CT exams passed and the recent one with in the last two years with clear progress shown towards becoming an actuary
Experience:
· 5+ years of experience in performing and checking core retirement work in a client-service oriented environment with large corporate defined benefit plans.
· Must have experience with funding valuations, accounting expense valuations or manual calculations
· Experience in checking and providing development feedback to analysts
Skills:
· Good verbal and written communication skills
· Client focus
· Strong analytical and interpretational skills including ability to draw conclusions and identify trends from data in a logical, systematic way
· Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel
· Adept at successfully managing multiple projects within specified guidelines
· Strong leadership qualities
· Ability to prioritize and organize tasks, accomplish within stipulated timelines
Knowledge:
· In-depth knowledge of Retirement
· Good knowledge of valuation tools and systems.
What is in it for you?
Fast track career growth
Market leading remuneration
Liaise extensively with stakeholders
Reach Us:
If you think this is the right opportunity for you, feel free to apply or forward your application with your updated resume at supriya.sharan@crescendogroup.in for further discussions.
Disclaimer:
Crescendo Global is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Leadership Hiring consulting arm of Crescendo Group with expertise in mid to senior level niche recruitment.
We are passionate about empowering job seekers and employers with an engaging memorable job search and leadership hiring experience. Crescendo Global does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
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