Life-Insurance Technical/Actuarial Project Manager

Employment type
Permanent
Industry
Insurance
Sector
IT
Location
Zurich
Remote from abroad?
No
Home office?
50%
Tasks and responsibilities:
  • Lead and coordinate actuarial/technical workstreams of a multi-year, strategic and complex core system transformation for life insurance subsidiaries
  • Responsible for deliverables such as actuarial requirements for the migration, mapping of products from the old to the new system, testing, etc.
  • Carry out project-specific analyses, concept development and modelling
  • Work closely with the project team, the actuaries in the insurance and finance departments and the IT department
  • Advise the project organisation and develop business recommendations that serve as a basis for decision-making
  • Prepare presentations for various stakeholders, including steering committees and senior management
  • Responsible for stream organisation, planning and controlling, including documentation and project communication
  • Coordinate internal and, if necessary, external resources for successful project execution
Must-have criteria:
  • University degree with a mathematical or technical focus and actuary qualification
  • At least 5 years professional experience in life-insurance including project management skills
  • Excellent knowledge of life-insurance with technical/actuarial background
  • Experience in working with different business units and in structuring complex problems in a solution-orientated way
  • Very good knowledge in creating presentations with Microsoft Powerpoint and reports with Microsoft Excel and Word
  • Experience with agile ways of working, high resilience and good numerical skills with willingness to manage projects and lead teams
Nice-to-have criteria:
  • Project Management related cerifications
Language requirements:
  • German (C1+)
  • English (C1+)