Senior Manager Life Insurance - Actuarial Services, Audit & Assurance / Senior Manageress Life Insurance - Actuarial Services, Audit & Assurance

Location: Zurich

Work Pattern Percentage: 80% - 100%

Help our clients successfully manage global challenges with our expert Actuarial team. We offer a comprehensive range of actuarial support in life, non-life, health insurance, reinsurance, and pension funds. Our team collaborates regularly with other divisions in Audit & Assurance, as well as with Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory, and Technology & Transformation, on large-scale projects.

In this role, you will join an experienced project team from day one, leading projects or workstreams and delivering reliable solutions.

How You Can Make an Impact

• Develop and coach the actuarial team for life insurance.
• Lead business development initiatives for the actuarial team in life and health insurance.
• Collaborate with fellow actuaries and multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects, taking responsibility for workstreams or projects.

What to Expect

• Directly lead a variety of client projects, including actuarial transformation, M&A transactions, audits, or valuations.
• Manage the project lifecycle from proposals and contracting through delivery and invoicing.
• Identify business ideas and opportunities, generating new business with internal and external clients.
• Engage in thought leadership and participate in the development of innovative solutions.
• Oversee all aspects of the employee lifecycle from recruiting and training new talent to conducting performance reviews and promotions.

Who We Are Looking For

• A University degree (ETH or University) in actuarial science, mathematics, physics, economics, or a similar quantitative field.
• Qualified actuary “Actuary SAA” or equivalent.
• Experience in an actuarial position, preferably in Consulting within the Swiss market.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, alongside a willingness to learn and make an impact.
• Fluent communication in German and English with various stakeholders – proficiency in German/Swiss German is essential.
• Proven experience in business development.
• Affinity for technology, such as actuarial modeling tools, AI platforms, and data platforms.

Your Team

Become part of a diverse, multinational, and highly motivated team in our Zurich office. As a new member, you will join a multicultural and team-oriented environment characterized by flat hierarchies. We are committed to your personal and professional growth through training, mentoring programs, and on-the-job learning, as well as opportunities to connect with colleagues across all business lines.

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In Switzerland, we provide industry-specific services in Audit & Assurance, Tax & Legal, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory, and Technology & Transformation. With nearly 3,000 employees across six locations, we serve companies of all sizes in various sectors. We offer a supportive environment where you can thrive and continuously grow, benefiting from flexible and hybrid work conditions, wellbeing and parental programs, and extensive opportunities for collaboration and learning.

Apply Online

To submit your application, please apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Nadia at talent@deloitte.ch.

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We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position.

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