Team Leader/Assistant Manager - Actuarial - Pension Domain - BFS

Position : Team Leader/Assistant Manager

Reporting to : Operations Manager

THE ROLE :

At Mumbai Centre you will have the opportunity to support core valuation projects for diverse plans related to funding and expense valuations for pension and welfare plans, forecasting, accounting for special events, government forms, data reconciliations, responses to auditor's requests, etc.

As a Team Leader you will lead a large number of client projects within an internal service center for the US Retirement Practice. You will effectively manage clients, projects, and team members to meet or exceed client expectations. You will work with client teams across the US Retirement Practice.

You will oversee a diverse team of pension analysts and senior analysts and actuaries, providing technical review of work product along with training and performance guidance as needed and act as a people manager, coach, mentor and role model for junior associates.

Performance Objectives :

Clients :

- Deliver superior, consistent project management for assigned clients:

- Develop and manage project plans and budgets involving multiple workflow streams and client teams

- Serve as the day to day project lead, ensuring the progress of the team against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables and quality standards

- Serve as primary contact to client teams on delivery of services

- Develop a trusted advisor relationship with client teams through effective communication and efficient, quality execution of projects

- Manage client team expectations and raise appropriate issues to Lead Retirement Consultant

Qualifications :

- Experience of performing core retirement work and an in-depth understanding of the funding of and accounting for defined benefit plans and other post retirement benefit plans

- Proven experience successfully managing multiple projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget

- Excellent oral and written communications skills and the ability to communicate effectively with client teams

- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with other team members, and to provide guidance and leadership working with diverse team members.

- Self-starter attitude and ability to work within ambiguity

- Flexibility and proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues

- Strong analytical skills

- Enjoys training/mentoring junior staff