Director Financial Risk Management

The Company

A unique opportunity in our Financial Risk Management team to apply your strategic business acumen, technical expertise and strong communication skills to develop guidance and risk advice for senior stakeholders.

Great-West Lifeco is an international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management and reinsurance businesses.

We operate in Canada, the US and Europe under the brands Canada Life, Empower, and Irish Life. At the end of 2019, our companies had approximately 24,000 employees, 197,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners all serving our more than 31 million customer relationships across these regions.

Purpose of the Position

The Financial Risk Management team provides independent advice to senior management and the Board of Directors, and helps to support the oversight of market, credit and liquidity risks, and investment strategies across our group of companies.

Our team is fast-growing and dynamic, enabling you to draw upon a diverse range of knowledge, experience and skills. We will continually encourage you to develop and excel in all areas of your role.

Key Responsibilities

You will play a key role in supporting the development and management of the Company’s enterprise-wide framework for financial risk by :

• Leading a team responsible for delivering quarterly reporting to various committees and regulatory bodies, as well as analytical support related to financial risk measurement methodologies and internal business strategies
• Reviewing credit, market, and liquidity risk reports and streamlining the reporting process
• Applying analytics to generate insights specific to financial risks and global capital markets and to help inform investment and risk strategy
• Preparing executive and Board-level material while effectively communicating technical concepts
• Supervise coordination with cross-functional areas to ensure preparation of executive and Board-level material completed on time and to high degree of quality
• Preparing for regulatory meetings, attending meetings, and coordinating resulting actions
• Evaluating hedging strategies and hedge monitoring for Great-West Lifeco’s product offerings
• Leading key financial risk initiatives related to emerging financial risks, proposed acquisitions, and regulatory change
• Monitoring business activities and external developments that would materially alter the company's risk profile
• Building strong understanding of internal strategies to measure and manage financial risks to effectively challenge and identify opportunities for enhancements
• Forming strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across our global business

The Candidate

Skills and Competencies

Desirable skills

• Qualified Actuary, FSA (Fellow Society of Actuaries), FCIA (Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries), or other relevant degrees or a relevant professional body qualification
• Minimum 10 years relevant work experience
• Knowledge of life insurance product offerings, liability cashflow modeling, asset-liability management (ALM), IFRS 17
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Participates effectively in cross-functional and cross-regional teams
• Proactive and self-directed with the ability to complete several tasks concurrently
• Coaching / mentoring junior co-workers and managing projects to ensure deadlines are met
• Presents complex technical concepts to a range of audiences
• Keen eye for detail and superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• An asset to have knowledge of credit, market, and liquidity risk, investments, LICAT, and ORSA

What's in it for you?

• Rapidly develop your problem solving, leadership, relationship-building, and communication skills
• Work on challenging and innovative projects in a dynamic, collaborative, and fast-growing team
• Competitive and comprehensive rewards program including bonuses and flexible benefits

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