Position:   	Life Insurance Consultant
	
Company:	Consulting Company
	
Location:   	Ontario
	
Job ID:      	19204
	


RESPONSIBILITIES:

- As a Life Insurance Consultant you will work as part of a team on a wide variety of complex projects such as financial modelling, mergers and acquisitions for life insurance firms, developing economic capital frameworks and nested stochastic projections, and variable annuity hedging strategies for embedded guarantees.  
- Deliver superior, consistent project management for assigned clients:
- Draft statements of work, project plans and budgets involving multiple workflow streams and client teams.
- 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 primary, daily contact to clients on delivery of services
- Manage client expectations and raise appropriate issues to Senior Consultants and Client Relationship Managers.
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary consulting or joint client-consultant team to analyze issues and develop value-added solutions.
- Interface with colleagues from other practices and regions on assignments that reflect the client’s broader business issues.
- Develop a trusted advisor relationship with client contacts through effective communication and efficient, quality execution of projects.
- Help the insurance industry clients improve business performance in areas related to their financial, risk, capital and product distribution issues.
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to clients on matters affecting their business such as:  variable annuity markets, corporate restructuring, product development, sales effectiveness, capital efficiency and related topics.
- Contribute to the development of new tools and approaches.
- Meet revenue and billable hour goals as described by manager.
- Support the generation of new business as part of the broader team.
- Develop new business opportunities and enhance existing relationships.
- Directly contribute to clients’ success through applying your technical expertise.
- Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrate natural ease and effectiveness when dealing with clients/colleagues at all levels.
- Serve as mentor to project team associates. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Experience in a consulting firm, financial services organization or life insurance firm.
- Experience or interest in selling projects to insurance / financial institutions.
- Experience in at least one core service area: financial modeling, analysis / management, risk management, embedded value, ALM or Actuarial Software Implementation.
- A track record of performing life insurance work as well as the ability to contribute to cross-practice client engagements.
- Proven experience successfully managing multiple projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget.
- Demonstrated success or strong evidence to support new business generation.
- Strong client relationship, interpersonal and team skills.
- Well-developed verbal communication skills.
- Self-starter attitude and ability to work within ambiguity.
- Flexibility and proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues.
- Strong analytical and creative skills.
- Enjoy training/mentoring junior staff.
- The ability to see the "big picture," leveraging the resources of related practices to address the clients' business challenges.
- Working knowledge of Excel, MS Project, MS Word.
- Availability to travel on an as needed basis.
- ASA is required; FSA credentials are encouraged and a major advantage.
- Axis experience an asset