Our client, a well-established an international general insurance company, is seeking to appoint a highly experienced and strategic Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for its Irish entity. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior risk professional to step into a pivotal leadership role within a growing organisation operating across multiple jurisdictions. The position offers flexible hybrid working and strong work–life balance, ideal for candidates looking to lead a core governance function while maintaining flexibility. Key Responsibilities Lead the risk management function, ensuring a robust and compliant framework covering all material risks. Provide strategic risk insight and reporting to the Board and Executive Committee, including oversight of risk appetite, stress testing and governance standards. Embed a strong risk culture across the organisation, maintaining risk and control registers and ensuring effective risk processes and controls. Lead the ORSA process, delivering annual and ad hoc ORSAs to regulatory and internal standards, and addressing all CBI feedback. Support M&A activities through risk due diligence, acquisition ORSAs and effective integration of new portfolios into the risk framework. Required Experience & Qualifications Degree in Finance, Risk, Actuarial Science or a related field; professional qualifications (e.g., CFA, FRM) an advantage. Significant senior risk management experience within insurance or financial services, with strong knowledge of Solvency II and CBI regulatory requirements. Proven leadership experience, with the ability to influence Board and Executive stakeholders. Expertise in enterprise risk frameworks, ORSA processes, stress testing and governance. Experience supporting M&A activity, including risk assessment and integration planning. For more details or to apply Candidates interested in this role should contact Grace Caraher: grace.caraher@raretec.ie 01 592 7864 Alternatively, you can call the Raretec main line on 01 531 1400. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A well-established international insurance company in Dublin is seeking a Chief Risk Officer (CRO) to lead the risk management function and provide strategic oversight. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with regulatory standards and embed a robust risk culture across the organization. This key leadership role offers flexible hybrid working arrangements, making it ideal for experienced professionals looking for work-life balance. Candidates should possess significant experience in risk management, particularly within the insurance or financial services sectors. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our client, a leading reinsurer with a growing and diverse portfolio, is seeking to appoint an experienced and motivated Executive Manager – Actuarial Reporting. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior actuarial professional with strong technical expertise and proven leadership capability to step into a pivotal role within a high‑performing organisation. This position offers a permanent hybrid working model and an excellent work–life balance, ideal for candidates looking to further their career in a strategic senior leadership role. Key Responsibilities Lead the consolidation and delivery of actuarial financial reporting, including liabilities and earnings, ensuring high‑quality output and senior sign‑off. Act as the primary business partner for financial reporting, providing clear insights on performance, trends, risks and opportunities. Oversee the integration of new reinsurance transactions into the reporting environment through close collaboration with cross‑functional teams. Manage, mentor and develop a team of actuaries, fostering a high‑performing, collaborative culture. Strengthen governance by owning key relationships with Audit, Risk, Finance and Group Actuarial, and driving continuous process improvement. Required Experience & Qualifications Qualified Actuary with 7+ years’ post‑qualification experience. Deep understanding of actuarial financial reporting within life or reinsurance. Proven people leadership and experience in a senior actuarial role. Strong professional judgement and ability to prioritise in a fast‑paced environment. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with credibility at senior levels. Proactive, enthusiastic and flexible approach. For more details or to apply Candidates interested in this role should contact Grace Caraher: grace.caraher@raretec.ie | 01 592 7864 Alternatively, you can contact the Raretec main line on 01 531 1400. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading reinsurer is seeking an Executive Manager – Actuarial Reporting in Dublin. This pivotal role requires a qualified actuary with over 7 years of experience in financial reporting and proven leadership skills. Candidates will lead a team, ensure high-quality reporting, and act as a business partner. The position offers a permanent hybrid working model and excellent work-life balance, ideal for those aiming for strategic senior leadership in a high-performing organization. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our client, an established organisation in the insurance and financial services sector, is seeking a Senior Manager to join its actuarial team on a fixed-term basis. This role offers the chance to contribute to group-level actuarial work, support key processes and standards, and influence how actuarial insights are applied across the business. You will work closely with a collaborative, high-performing team, engaging with stakeholders, supporting technical discussions, and overseeing actuarial methodologies across various functions. The role provides exposure to both operational and strategic activities, offering a broad view of how actuarial work shapes senior-level decision-making.. Key Responsibilities Support the governance and maintenance of group-wide actuarial methodologies, ensuring approaches are applied consistently and appropriately across the organisation. Contribute to assumption-setting activities, including the review of experience data, market trends, and other key inputs used across various actuarial models. Review technical proposals and changes from different teams, offering challenge, guidance, and clarity on potential impacts to core actuarial outputs and performance metrics. Assist in the coordination of cross-functional projects, helping to align actuarial perspectives with wider business objectives and supporting effective communication among senior leadership. Participate in group initiatives such as process enhancements, methodological updates, and operational improvements within the actuarial function. Provide leadership and mentoring to junior colleagues, helping to foster a supportive environment focused on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement. About You A qualified actuary (or an experienced actuarial professional with equivalent expertise) with a strong background in technical actuarial work. Good understanding of major regulatory and financial reporting frameworks used in insurance or related sectors. Experience in reserving, modelling, or broader actuarial analysis, ideally within a group, corporate, or multi-market setting. Familiarity with data tools or programming languages is an advantage. Interested? Reach out today for more details: Grace Caraher | grace.caraher@raretec.ie | 01 592 7864 Or call the Raretec main line: 01 531 1400 #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading insurance and financial services organization in Dublin is seeking an experienced Senior Manager to join its actuarial team. This role involves supporting governance in actuarial methodologies, engaging with stakeholders, and participating in strategic activities. The ideal candidate should be a qualified actuary with a strong background in technical actuarial work and experience in reserving or modelling. Reach out for more details. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading global professional services firm in Dublin is seeking an Actuarial Non-Life Assistant Manager/Manager to join their team. This hybrid role offers the chance to lead non-life actuarial engagements and contribute to strategic projects, requiring a qualified actuary with substantial experience. Key responsibilities include managing teams, supporting financial reporting, and growing the practice by engaging with clients and stakeholders. Reach out to Grace Caraher or Kate Henebry for more information. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Oliver James is representing a world‑class reinsurance company who are looking to hire a Qualified Life Actuary to join the Systems and Process development team. As part of this small, high calibre team you will support strategically important projects, all designed to improve processes across the Actuarial function. You will need to be solution oriented and value problem solving and critical thinking. This is the perfect role for a technically strong actuary who is looking to be more involved in more strategic decisions and have a real impact on the business. You should have a good understanding of efficient processes and be able to use your experience to make suggestions for improvements. Strong IT skills are desirable, especially SQL, but you don't need to be a coding SME. This is an integral role in the business and supports projects high on the priority list. You will have great exposure to senior stakeholders. Experience: Qualified Actuary. Ideal experience range 5-10 years (more welcome to apply) Strong technical skills Strong IT/Systems skills - ideally SQL Strong problem solving, critical thinking skills. Confident in presenting solutions. Please apply today or send your CV to Chris.Armstrong@oliverjames.com Oliver James specialise in Actuarial recruitment globally. If you are looking for a new role, but this position doesn't tick your boxes, please make contact to find out about other opportunities! #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our client, a leading global (re)insurance provider, is seeking a Senior Actuary – Process and System Development to join their expanding Dublin-based team. This is an exciting permanent opportunity to play a key role within a firm recognised for delivering innovative risk and capital management solutions across global markets. As part of the Actuarial Function, you’ll help shape and deliver a major transformation initiative aimed at designing, developing, and implementing an integrated suite of actuarial processes and systems. This programme will enhance efficiency, scalability, and governance, enabling the actuarial team to meet its responsibilities with greater precision and impact. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and implementation of efficient, scalable actuarial processes and systems to support reporting, reserving, and analysis Collaborate with data and model development leads to deliver an integrated actuarial reporting suite Manage project plans, timelines, and benefits realisation across multiple stakeholders Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and professional standards Drive innovation and continuous improvement through emerging technologies and smarter ways of working About You Qualified actuary with significant experience in an insurance or reinsurance actuarial environment Strong background in modelling, data management, or process improvement initiatives Proven ability to lead change and deliver complex actuarial or finance system developments Skilled in Excel and analytical tools such as VBA, SQL, R, Prophet, or Power BI Excellent communicator with strong problem-solving, organisational, and stakeholder management skills Interested? Reach out: Grace Caraher | grace.caraher@raretec.ie Or call the Raretec main line: 01 531 1400 #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our client, a leading global professional services firm, is seeking an Actuarial Non-Life Assistant Manager/Manager to join their expanding team in Ireland. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within a firm recognised for delivering excellence across audit, assurance, consulting, and risk advisory services. As part of their Actuarial, Rewards & Analytics practice, you’ll contribute to high-impact projects that combine technical rigour, innovation, and collaboration. The team is at the forefront of actuarial transformation, leveraging technology, data, and multidisciplinary expertise to deliver insights that drive decision-making for a diverse client base across the insurance and financial sectors. This hybrid role offers flexibility, professional growth, and the chance to work within an inclusive culture that supports development, well‑being, and work‑life balance. Key Responsibilities Lead and deliver core non‑life actuarial engagements: reserving, product development, peer reviews, risk management, financial & regulatory reporting (IFRS 17, Solvency II), process reviews, portfolio transfers Contribute to multi‑disciplinary projects: Data & AI strategy, M&A/due diligence, audits, ERM—partnering across audit, finance, consulting and risk Support HoAF reserving/review work and maintain strong client relationships Help grow the practice: recruitment, coaching/mentoring, research, proposals, and thought leadership on emerging topics (e.g., ESG) About you Qualified actuary with substantial experience in Non-Life or Health (re)insurance Proven experience managing teams and/or projects Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Financial reporting experience: Solvency II and/or IFRS 17 (advantageous) Bonus: SAS/SQL/Python and/or credit risk modelling experience Interested? Reach out: Grace Caraher | grace.caraher@raretec.ie Kate Henebry | kate.henebry@raretec.ie Or call the Raretec main line: 01 531 1400 #J-18808-Ljbffr
