Permanent Contract

Pricing Team Leader M/F

Modified on 26/03/2024

Dublin - Ireland
Insurance
2024-87687

Job description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Pricing team lead for our partners based in France:

Liaise with our Business Development team to understand our partners’ evolving needs
Monitor and interrogate emerging insurance data to examine trends and ensure that our products provide value and meet the needs of our customers
Build / modify the product offer (contracting, pricing, new guarantees)
Conduct detailed actuarial analyses, make appropriate assumptions, communicate results to the stakeholders (including senior management) and make recommendations in a fast-paced environment
Prepare profitability/stress scenarios to assess the technical feasibility of the proposed marketing solutions
Perform backtesting analyses to confirm the appropriateness of our best estimate assumptions
Contribute towards the development of the software tools used by the underwriting department (mainly pricing tool, business plan tool...)
Support and assist pricing colleagues and Pricing and Underwriting Manager in developing/documenting underwriting guidelines
Participate in ad-hoc technical reports/projects, representing Pricing/Actuarial viewpoint and considerations
Comply with the company’s Underwriting Policy and governance when preparing pricing proposals
Proactively engage with the wider business to ensure optimal impact of Pricing work
Leverage experience and partner knowledge to propose solutions to various queries as they arise, at times in the absence of existing structures

People First:

Recruit and integrate new joiners into the French Pricing Team / CACI
Facilitate the development of Team members through regular feedback, guidance and coaching, to help them reach their potential within CACI
Proactive and continuous performance management to recognise success and help identify areas for further growth
Prioritise and delegate workload and projects to Team members, to ensure a successful delivery of Team’s objectives while following good governance
Promote CACI’s culture within the team, advocating for collaboration and knowledge sharing while contributing to employee engagement
Ensure adherence to all HR policies and procedures within the Team
Represent the French Pricing Team (and their best interests) in various meetings/forums as required

External Relations:

With other Actuarial teams in both CACI / Dublin and CAA / France, Business Development dept., other departments and head office
With management including Pricing and Underwriting Manager, Actuarial and Underwriting, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer
With Auditors, Internal audit, corporate clients & third party administrators
Attend partner committees
Attend other meeting as necessary and/or as delegate of pricing manager (e.g. NAP, Business committee, OAC)

Minimum level of study

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Training / Specialization

Qualification:
Role requires an actuary with a minimum of 4 years’ experience. The role may also be adapted for candidates with strong analytical background and experience in areas covering finance/insurance and statistics/data analytics.

Experience:
Minimum 4 years experience
Pricing background advantageous
People management experience preferred

Minimum experience level

3-5 years

Compétences recherchées

Skills:
High level of numeracy and computer literacy; Visual Basic, excel, SAS, Prophet, SQL, R, etc.
Analytical skills with a high level of problem solving capability
Critical thinking with experience in implementing innovative solutions
Logical, methodical and systematic approach
Ability to meet deadlines and manage stakeholder expectations
Able to manage, prioritize and organize their work and that of the French Pricing Team
Good communication skills (both written and oral)
Fluent French - role will cover French partners primarily through French

Languages

Fluent French - role will cover French partners primarily through French
Crédit Agricole Assurances, France's largest insurance group, unites together Crédit Agricole's insurance subsidiaries. The Group offers a range of savings, retirement, health, personal protection and property insurance products and services. They are distributed by the Crédit Agricole's banks in France and in seven other countries around the world by financial advisers and multi-line insurance agents. The Crédit Agricole Assurances companies serve individuals, professionals, farmers and businesses. At the end of 2022, Crédit Agricole Assurances has 5,700 employees and Its premium income amounted to €35.3 billion (IFRS). As the leader creditor insurance operator in France,the third-biggest European specialist in this segment, the 1rst in France concenrning the death benefit, funeral and dependence insurances , we provide a comprehensive range of financial protection products and services to cover the risks due to death, off work, dependence for families, employees and professionals through multi-channel pathways integrated into our partners' processes : retail banks and specialised financing companies in France and Europe. It represents around 500 employees located in Paris, Lille, Dublin and Milan. By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.