Reporting to the Head of Risk Solutions, The Executive Manager will lead the origination, pricing and execution of new transactions covering asset and longevity risk across EMEA. You will also manage a high-performing team of actuarial professionals and play a key role in developing client relationships and delivering innovative risk transfer solutions.

In the Executive Manager role you will:

• Lead pricing and execution of complex reinsurance transactions, from data and experience analysis through to modelling, capital and risk assessment.
• Originate and develop new business opportunities and present recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Lead treaty negotiations alongside legal teams and support implementation.
• Coach and develop a team of actuarial professionals.

About you:

• Qualified actuary with 10+ years’ relevant experience.
• Strong technical expertise across areas such as longevity, reinsurance pricing, experience analysis, ALM, capital modelling or IFRS 17.
• Commercially minded with strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience across international reinsurance and investment markets.
• Comfortable leading people and managing multiple complex workstreams.

If interested in further information, please get in touch on 01 592 7864 or grace.caraher@raretec.ie for full details.

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This is a rare opportunity to combine people leadership, technical ALM expertise and strategic influence, with direct exposure to senior decision-makers and the opportunity to transform how complex asset and balance sheet information supports commercial decisions.

In the Head of ALM Reporting role you will:

• Build and lead a high-performing ALM Reporting team.
• Shape the operating model, data, systems and reporting framework.
• Lead asset, ALM, capital, liquidity and financial reporting.
• Turn complex data into clear insights for senior management and Board-level committees.
• Partner with Investment, Risk, Finance and Capital leaders to influence strategic decisions.
• Drive simplification, automation and the adoption of AI-enabled approaches to improve reporting and decision-making.

Role Specifications:

• Actuarial qualification and typically 10+ years’ post-qualification experience.
• Strong insurance/reinsurance ALM and investment experience.
• Knowledge of IFRS, Solvency II and/or LICAT.
• Excellent leadership, commercial judgement and stakeholder influence.

Whats on offer:

• Dublin Hybrid – 3 days/week in office
• Competitive salary & bonus
• Strong benefits
• A genuine opportunity to build a function, shape strategy and leave a lasting impact.

If you are an experienced actuarial or ALM leader looking for an opportunity to build a function, influence strategic balance sheet decisions and operate at the intersection of ALM, investment, capital and reinsurance, we’d be keen to hear from you.

Contact Grace on 01 592 7864 or grace.caraher@raretec.ie for further details

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This is a role with real ownership and influence – ideal for a qualified actuary who wants to move beyond the technical pricing piece and have a genuine impact on pricing strategy, underwriting performance and portfolio decision-making.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Actuarial, Underwriting and Exposure Management, with responsibility for developing and enhancing pricing capabilities across the portfolio.

Senior Pricing Actuary Job details:

• Leading the annual pricing exercise and developing pricing models
• Providing actuarial input into large and complex submissions
• Driving pricing adequacy and portfolio performance analysis
• Developing and strengthening pricing governance and controls
• Incorporating claims, exposure, reinsurance, capital and risk considerations into pricing
• Providing insight into catastrophe, large loss and concentration risk
• Supporting underwriting strategy, product development and new cover initiatives
• Contributing to wider actuarial activities including capital, reserving and Solvency II

Qualifications / Skills required:

• A qualified actuary with strong General Insurance pricing experience – commercial Lines preferred.
• Can combine technical actuarial expertise with strong commercial and stakeholder skills.
• Have experience working alongside Underwriting and/or Portfolio Management and comfortable translating complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Comfortable challenging constructively, influencing decisions and taking ownership.

Interested? Drop me a message or get in touch directly for more information.

Grace.caraher@raretec.ie / 01 592 7864

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Key responsibilities

• Evaluate new business opportunities from within the worldwide L&H network
• Set and review pricing assumptions and design bespoke reinsurance solutions
• Manage stakeholder relationships through successful acquisition and onboarding
• Understand the regulatory, accounting and economic impacts of prospective transactions
• Draft and review treaty wordings and transaction summary documentation
• Present pricing developments and complex reinsurance solutions to senior leadership
• Contribute to L&H strategy, client development across Europe, and Group workshops/conferences
• Monitor the regulatory environment (Solvency II/IFRS 17) and its impact on the business

Requirements

• Qualified actuary with 2+ years post qualification experience
• Life reinsurance experience favourable, particularly in a pricing or structuring role
• International experience across regulatory regimes, geographies and product designs beneficial
• Advanced knowledge of European solvency and regulatory requirements
• Strong analytical capability, strategic mindset, and confident independent thinker
• Excellent communicator, collaborative team player, adaptable under pressure

Interested? If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry: 📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie 📞 085 127 9934

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Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of the outward reinsurance strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, underwriting strategy and risk appetite.
• Evaluate proportional, non-proportional and structured reinsurance solutions, providing recommendations on programme design, retention strategies and risk transfer structures.
• Support the design, optimisation and placement of the reinsurance programmes, including annual renewal activities, submission preparation, market presentations and placement negotiations.
• Work with actuarial, portfolio analytics and capital modelling to assess the effectiveness of existing reinsurance arrangements and identify opportunities to improve portfolio outcomes and risk transfer efficiency.
• Monitor reinsurance market conditions, pricing trends, capacity developments and emerging solutions to inform strategic decision-making.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with reinsurance brokers, reinsurers and market participants, coordinating meetings, portfolio reviews and renewal discussions.
• Support the ongoing development of the Portfolio Management Framework (PMF), including scenario analysis and stress testing to support risk transfer decisions.
• Contribute to the development of analytical tools, models and reporting to support portfolio and reinsurance decision-making.
• Produce high-quality reports, presentations and recommendations for senior management, committees and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience within reinsurance, portfolio management, exposure management, underwriting, actuarial or a related analytical discipline.
• Strong understanding of proportional and non-proportional reinsurance structures and their application within specialty insurance portfolios.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate findings into commercial recommendations.
• Experience working with portfolio, underwriting or exposure data to support strategic decision-making.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Commercially minded with the ability to balance risk, growth and profitability considerations.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience producing management information and analytical reporting.

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry 📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie 📞 085 127 9934

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Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to and lead deep dive reserve reviews across Specialty portfolios including Aviation, Financial Lines, Property, Engineering, Marine and Energy.
• Work with underwriting, pricing and claims teams to determine ACE reserves and support Management Best Estimate (MBE) reserves.
• Ensure a consistent flow of reserving insights to Underwriting, Pricing, Claims, Reinsurance Accounting and Finance.
• Maintain a strong feedback loop with Underwriting and Pricing to support forward-looking decisions.
• Support internal and external reporting and contribute to the interpretation and discussion of reserving results.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years post-qualification experience in non-life re/insurance.
• Strong track record and experience in non-life reserving.
• Experience working closely with underwriting teams.
• Experience in Specialty Reinsurance/Insurance preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain actuarial concepts clearly.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Programming/data skills advantageous (VBA, R, Python, Power BI).
• Strong business judgement and ability to solve complex problems pragmatically.
• Highly motivated, adaptable and team-oriented.
• Innovative thinker able to anticipate and respond to change.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High integrity, self-awareness and accountability.
• Fellow or Associate of a recognised actuarial body.

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry

📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie 📞 085 127 9934

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This role is based in Dublin and offers exposure to a broad range of life consulting and audit services, at a time of rapid expansion within the firm’s life practice.

The successful candidate will work closely with actuarial teams across the UK and Europe, often on multi-service line engagements with Risk, Assurance, and Business Consulting colleagues. This is a strong opportunity to join a growing team and develop core technical life actuarial skills alongside broader consulting capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a growing team on a diverse range of client engagements, producing high-quality outputs to meet client needs in a timely fashion
• Develop core technical life actuarial skills, supplemented by general consulting skills through on-the-job training, coaching, and formal learning
• Promote learning and knowledge sharing across the project team and department
• Take a confident, credible lead in both client interactions and with junior colleagues
• Develop a professional network through multi-disciplinary projects across different service lines
• Provide opportunities to travel to assist other offices as necessary

Requirements

• Partly/Nearly Qualified Actuary, with a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in life insurance, reinsurance, or consultancy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Awareness of the challenges facing the life insurance industry
• Previous experience in at least one of the following: IFRS 17, Solvency II, Capital and Risk Management
• Professional attitude, confident dealing with clients, and comfortable managing multiple tasks to deadlines

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry

📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie

📞 085 127 9934

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This role is based in Dublin and offers exposure to a broad range of life and non-life business consulting and audit services, working closely with actuarial teams across the UK and Europe on multi-service line engagements. The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery and management of actuarial projects, while also supporting the development of junior colleagues. This is a strong opportunity to join a growing team of talented and ambitious actuaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the successful delivery and management of actuarial and multidisciplinary projects, including client relationships and internal team performance
• Drive the production of client deliverables with an emphasis on quality and teaming
• Assist with the management and development of junior colleagues
• Develop several areas of technical excellence and contribute to research and development supporting the growth of these fields
• Adopt an account management mindset, identifying client-specific needs and promoting the firm’s strategy, services, and values
• Take the lead confidently in both client interactions and with junior colleagues
• Work across a broad range of assurance and business consulting projects, building a network through multi-disciplinary engagements

Requirements

• Qualified Actuary, with a minimum of 3 years PQE and over 6 years’ total experience in life insurance, reinsurance, or life consultancy, preferably with IFRS 17 or related experience
• Excellent technical and analytical skills
• IT programming (e.g. asset/liability model development) or actuarial software experience (e.g. MoSes, Prophet)
• Awareness of the challenges facing the life insurance industry
• Previous experience in at least two of the following: IFRS 17, Solvency II, Financial Reporting, Capital and Risk Management
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Professional attitude, confident dealing with clients, and comfortable managing multiple tasks to deadlines

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry

📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie | 📞 085 127 9934

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This role is based in Dublin and offers exposure to a broad range of life and non-life consulting and audit services, working closely with actuarial teams across the UK and Europe on multi-disciplinary engagements. The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery and management of actuarial projects, while also supporting the development of junior colleagues. This is a strong opportunity to join a growing team of talented and ambitious actuaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery and management of actuarial and multidisciplinary projects, including client relationships and internal team performance
• Drive the production of client deliverables with an emphasis on quality and teaming
• Assist with the management and development of junior colleagues
• Develop areas of technical excellence and contribute to research and development supporting the growth of these fields
• Adopt an account management mindset, identifying client-specific needs and promoting the firm’s strategy, services, and values
• Take the lead confidently in both client interactions and with junior colleagues
• Work across a broad range of assurance and consulting projects, building a network through multi-disciplinary engagements

Requirements

• Qualified Actuary, with a minimum of 8 years PQE and 11 years’ total experience in life insurance, reinsurance, or life consultancy
• Previous experience managing junior staff and delivering projects
• Excellent technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Awareness of the challenges facing the life insurance industry
• Previous experience in at least two of the following: Solvency II, IFRS 17, Financial Reporting, Capital and Risk Management

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Grace Caraher

📧 grace.caraher@raretec.ie | 📞 01 592 7864

Or contact Kate Henebry 📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie | 📞 085 127 9934

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This hybrid role is based in south Dublin and offers broad exposure across reserving, Solvency II reporting, and IFRS 17 reporting, alongside involvement in the day-to-day operations of the Actuarial team.

The successful candidate will report to a Qualified Actuary and will be supported with study sponsorship towards actuarial qualification. This is a strong opportunity to join a well-established team within a major international financial services group.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply best estimate reserving techniques to prepare quarterly reserve estimates with accompanying narrative explanations
• Support Solvency II analysis, with a particular focus on Technical Provisions calculations
• Provide assistance to the IFRS 17 reporting team
• Support internal projects and initiatives, including granular claims trend investigations and stakeholder engagement on mitigating actions
• Assist with year-end actuarial certification, audit engagement, and Solvency II quarterly and annual regulatory reporting
• Contribute to upgrades and improvements to actuarial software and systems, including reserving software
• Assist in the preparation of materials for quarterly Board and group risk management meetings

Requirements

• 2 to 4/5 years’ experience in an insurance actuarial environment, preferably with non-life experience
• Some knowledge of Solvency II requirements and familiarity with IFRS 17
• Reserving knowledge and experience, ideally with exposure to specialist reserving software (e.g. ResQ)
• Previous fleet motor and/or personal lines motor experience would be an advantage
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and statistics
• Strong time management, organisational skills, and ability to work to strict deadlines
• Ability to communicate well with international teams and non-actuarial stakeholders

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry

📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie 📞 085 127 9934

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About OAK Global

OAK Global is a leading risk partner, delivering innovative and tailored risk solutions to clients around the world. Rooted in the strength of Lloyd’s and with a mission to underwrite a resilient future, OAK Global aims to deliver innovative risk solutions in a fast-evolving risk landscape. The company prides itself on fostering trusted partnerships and leveraging advanced analytics and underwriting expertise to deliver growth for investors and partners.

Headquartered in London and launched in late 2024, OAK Global offers specialist capability across property, cyber, credit, marine, energy and terrorism, transition and innovation. OAK Global is at an exciting stage of growth; within its first year, the company launched two Syndicates: OAK Global Insurance (Syndicate 2843) offers primary reinsurance while OAK Enterprise (Syndicate 1440) offers retrocession across multiple classes of business. Backed by diverse investors, from private equity to Lloyd’s Names and trade capital, OAK Global is investing heavily in talent and technology to support its growth ambitions.

At the heart of OAK Global is a culture where everyone feels welcome, challenged and connected to our purpose. This culture thrives on collaboration, authenticity and a commitment to help others realise their potential – we value and respect the unique skills of every individual and foster an environment that enables ambition.

The role

Reporting to a Senior Actuary, you’ll support the pricing and actuarial function across OAK Global. This is a broad, hands-on trainee role that offers exposure to underwriting, capital, finance and strategy, alongside the chance to help develop OCEAN, our proprietary underwriting and pricing platform.

We recognise that no one joins knowing everything. You’ll be supported to grow your technical skills, confidence and commercial judgement over time.

Why join OAK Global?

• Early exposure to real commercial decisions
• Strong support for learning, exams and career development
• The chance to help shape tools, processes and ways of working from the ground up

Key Responsibilities

Pricing & underwriting support

• Partner with underwriters across multiple classes to price individual risks accurately and consistently
• Apply approved pricing tools and methodologies, with guidance and peer support
• Clearly document pricing assumptions, rationale and outcomes to an auditable standard
• Help train and support colleagues in the use of pricing tools and models

Model development

• Build, maintain and improve class pricing models
• Document models in line with actuarial and internal standards
• Participate in peer reviews and model validation, learning best practice as you go
• Help keep models up to date through version control and structured change logs

Planning, capital & portfolio insight

• Support business planning through historical analysis and projections
• Contribute market and portfolio insights to planning and SBF submissions
• Assist with capital model inputs and scenario analysis alongside the Capital team
• Help develop clearer portfolio views and management information for decision-makers

Reserving & finance support

• Provide analysis to support reserving and financial reporting cycles, including:
  • Cat and non-cat loss modelling
  • Class-level and portfolio analysis
  • Loss ratio commentary and ceded analysis

Retrocession & risk transfer

• Support analysis of retrocession structures, including scenario testing and ROE impact
• Help assess cost/benefit trade-offs under guidance from senior colleagues

OCEAN platform development

• Contribute ideas, testing and feedback to the ongoing development of OCEAN
• Work with IT and Data colleagues to improve data quality, controls and usability

Strategic projects

• Assist with analysis of new classes, ventures or strategic opportunities
• Support profitability, portfolio and capital impact assessments
• Occasionally contribute to presentations or materials for internal and external use

Learning & development

• Take part in mentoring and development conversations
• Support (and over time help develop) junior colleagues
• Progress exams in line with an agreed study plan

Skills and Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Some exposure to actuarial or pricing work (internship, placement, or early study) is an advantage but not essential
• Excellent analytical skills with a risk-focused mindset
• Curiosity and attention to detail, with a desire to understand the “why” as well as the “how”
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-actuarial stakeholders
• Interest in technology, modelling, and data-driven decision-making
• Proactive and collaborative approach, with confidence to ask questions and challenge thinking
• Forward-thinking mindset, including the ability to horizon scan and think creatively
• Excellent ownership and follow-through, with the ability to see tasks and projects through to completion

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
OAK Global is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Interested?
Candidates interested in this role should contact Kate Henebry at kate.henebry@raretec.ie on 0851279934.

Alternatively, you can call the main Raretec line on 01311400.

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This is a highly visible role with strong cross-functional exposure, offering the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, develop client relationships, and work alongside senior stakeholders across actuarial, finance, consulting, and risk advisory.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and deliver core actuarial advisory projects reserving, product development, peer reviews, risk management, financial reporting, and regulatory reporting (IFRS 17, Solvency II)
• Drive multi-disciplinary engagements spanning ESG, M&A, due diligence, audit, and enterprise risk management
• Contribute to Head of Actuarial Function engagements, including actuarial reserving and review work
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, understanding business needs and ensuring exceptional service delivery
• Support practice growth through external networking, business development, and thought leadership on emerging regulatory trends

Requirements

• Qualified actuary with substantial experience in a senior or leadership role
• Sound knowledge of the non-life (re)insurance industry and the Irish market
• Proven track record managing teams, projects, and senior stakeholders
• Experience of Solvency II and/or IFRS 17 reporting advantageous
• Audit or consulting experience advantageous but not essential

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact:

Grace Caraher

📧 grace.caraher@raretec.ie | 📞 01 592 7864

Alternatively, contact the Raretec team on 01 531 1400

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Key responsibilities

• Support the ongoing development and use of the approved Solvency II internal model, including model code maintenance, parameterisation, and performance testing
• Produce and review model inputs and outputs, ensuring appropriateness for the entity’s risk profile and exposure
• Support the Risk and Actuarial functions in producing internal model-based risk metrics including stress testing for ORSA and ceded reinsurance assessment
• Engage with the Central Bank of Ireland and the wider regulatory college on the ongoing use and development of the capital model
• Prepare written reports and quantitative output to support model communication and validation
• Ensure governance processes are appropriately followed and data quality standards are maintained

Requirements

• Nearly or newly qualified actuary with experience in a P&C insurance environment
• Knowledge and/or experience of Solvency II, with a good working understanding of capital modelling concepts
• Highly numerate and analytical with a strong academic record
• Excellent Excel skills; VBA experience is preferred, and knowledge of R, Python or ReMetrica is a strong advantage
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to a range of audiences

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry:

📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie📞 085 127 9934

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This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative team, gain broad actuarial experience, and work towards full actuarial qualification with the support of a well-established international insurance business.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare quarterly best estimate reserve estimates using established actuarial techniques, with accompanying narrative reporting
• Support Solvency II analysis including Technical Provisions, SCR calculations, ORSA, and QRT reporting to the Central Bank of Ireland
• Assist the IFRS 17 reporting team and contribute to year-end actuarial certification and audit engagement
• Provide actuarial support across internal projects, including granular claims trend analysis and engagement with relevant stakeholders
• Assist with upgrades to reserving software and contribute to the preparation of board and risk management reporting

Requirements

• Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
• 2–5 years of experience in a non-life actuarial role
• Strong academic performance and a genuine interest in the non-life insurance sector
• Intermediate or advanced Excel skills; experience with VBA, R, or SQL is an advantage
• Strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and a collaborative, can-do approach

Salary

The salary for this role is circa €50,000–€60,000, depending on experience.

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry:

📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie📞 085 127 9934

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These full-time hybrid roles are based in Dublin city centre and offer excellent exposure across a range of actuarial disciplines including pricing, financial reporting, risk, operations, and transformation projects. This is a strong opportunity to join a collaborative team and gain experience working on high-impact initiatives within a well-established insurance business.

Key Responsibilities

• Support pricing, valuation, financial reporting, and actuarial modelling activities
• Deliver analysis and insights to support commercial and strategic decision-making
• Contribute to regulatory, business change, and growth-focused projects
• Provide actuarial support to stakeholders across the wider business
• Analyse trends and support the development of innovative insurance solutions

Requirements

• Qualified or Part-Qualified Actuary (or equivalent relevant qualification)
• Experience within life insurance, health insurance, pensions, or broader insurance markets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial mindset with a collaborative, delivery-focused approach

Interested?

If you’d like to discuss these opportunities in confidence, please contact:

Kate Henebry

📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie

📞 085 127 9934

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