Consulting Actuary – Retirement and Pension
THE POSITION
We are recruiting for a Pension Consulting Actuary with 4-7 years of relevant experience. Are you a data-driven professional interested in working with market leading tools and technology? If you are seeking a role that offers you the opportunity to consult with clients on complex actuarial and retirement consulting projects, consider a career with Odyssey.
THE ROLE
A Consulting Actuary will be responsible for supporting Odyssey’s strategic growth by leading and delivering strategic client engagements, serving as strategic advisor to clients, developing new business and products and assisting a team of actuarial consultants. You’ll also be asked to contribute your thought leadership through newsletters, white papers, case studies and other tools to inform our clients on topical issues.
- Lead and manage multiple client relationships and engagements
- Implement initiatives for Odyssey products, tools and services through training and regular meetings
- New Business Development – Support new business and/or product lines for the organization’s growth
- Establish a trusted advisor role with clients and provide consistent, superior relationship management
- Identify opportunities to cross sell projects and services to current clients
- Contribute to new marketing initiatives to generate sales leads
- Finalize and present quality deliverables to clients
- Provide deep level of technical expertise for client relationships
- Assist actuaries and other financial experts in the delivery of value-added models, projections and analytics
- Mentor others and support their professional growth
Additional Skills are as follows:
- Initiative – Ability to decide in an independent way what actions should be taken
- Effective Communication – Demonstrates the ability to convey thoughts and express ideas effectively, both verbally and written
- Team Player – Builds constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation, and mutual respect
- Time Management – Makes reasonable estimates of resources needed to achieve goals or complete projects. Uses methods to plan and track work and commitment
- Continuous Learning – Displays an ongoing commitment to increasing skills
- Leadership – Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods
- Emotional Intelligence – Consistently exercises sound judgment
- Strategic Thinking – Formulates objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long-term interest of the organization and employees.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Required:
- 4-8 years actuarial experience and success in the design and management of retirement and/or OPEB benefits gained in a consulting environment
- A broad understanding of business strategies & issues to allow better engagement with our clients
- Proven ability to recognize and diagnose issues, work in teams, and leverage the resources of other related practices to address client challenges
- An executive presence with polished and well-developed written and oral communication skills
- Superior ability to influence and collaborate with senior management and work across all levels of an organization
- EA required, Bachelors STEM degree preferred, ASA preferred
- Must be a US Citizen or have US Work Authorization as we do not sponsor for any Visas
You Deeply Identify with Odyssey Advisors Values:
- Efficient & Speedy – you get work done in a fraction of the time as industry peers
- Intellectually Curious – you are thoughtful & inquisitive; people enjoy working with you because they learn from you
- Mission-Driven & Committed – you are passionate about the company’s purpose and are immensely productive
- Team Oriented – you celebrate and take joy in the success of others on the team
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s STEM degree preferred
- Internal or external client management experience
- Advanced experience with Microsoft® Excel and Access
- Expertise in Salesforce
- Experience with LynchVal and ASC
- Strong task management skills; detail orientation and organizational and analytical skills
- Understanding of client business issues
- Ability to work well with other team members, and to provide leadership
- Demonstrate ability to develop relationships within/outside of the Actuarial practice
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