TheCovid-19 pandemic is creating seismic challenges around the world. Our purpose,to build a better working world, has never been more important. Life at EY hasbeen transformed dramatically but our strong culture of flexible and remoteworking has helped EY people navigate new ways of working and remain connectedwith each other and our clients.

Abetter working world truly starts with the people at EY who are building itevery day. Now more than ever we need talented people from diverse backgroundsto help our clients navigate the complexities of this Transformative Age:people with the passion, curiosity and drive to make things better.

The opportunity

We are looking forDirectors and Senior Managers within the Financial Services Risk Managementteam in our Sydney office. This role is offered on a flexible full-time basis.

As a Director or Senior Manager deliveringEnterprise Risk solutions in the Insurance Sector, your role will be to lead aportfolio of clients and deliver multiple engagements in these areas,leveraging EY’s global network of insurance sector and risk consultingprofessionals.

You can expect to work with senior client personnel to lead large scaleengagements and deliver high-quality client solutions. You will develop andmaintain long-term relationships and networks, build and maintain a highperforming team, generate new business and lead sales pursuits.

The EY Australian Insurance Risk team, works closely with the actuarialand other specialist risk teams, and are market leaders in all aspects ofgovernance, regulatory and risk management, compliance, accountability, conductand culture. Our clients are large multinationals, conglomerate groups anddomestic insurers within the Life, Non-Life, health and government insurancesector. The team delivers sustainable benefits to our clients though enhancing businessdecisions using improved and effective risk management.

Our growing team of professionals come from a diverse background, allcommitted to being long term trusted advisors to our clients.

The insurance CRO agenda is one that is going through seismic change. Asthe outcome of the Royal Commission and other industry reviews are implemented,industry rationalisation takes place and business transformational activitiesare delivered, there is significant opportunity for our staff to support ourclients to clearly articulate their vision for better-practice enterprise riskmanagement across the industry.

Our clients are managing wide-ranging risk transformation and regulatorychange agendas, along with steering the business through COVID-19 impacts. Theserange from organisational culture and design, enhancement of risk appetites,flow of information and risk identification, and how companies respond toinformation received across the entire value chain including sales anddistribution, product and operations, as well as claims handling. It is fromhere that companies can then be advised on specific elements of the frameworkin more detail, from modelling and managing specific risks to designingdetailed management information, ultimately performing a full transformationprogramme for our clients, using all EY’s business consulting services.

Our objective is to be market leading on the CRO agenda and the aim ofthis role is to continue to build and deliver that market leadership in thisarea.

Your key responsibilities

As a Director or Senior Manager within the Risk team your role involvesdeveloping and implementing solutions both within the Risk service line and incollaboration with other services lines.

For businessdevelopment, you will:

Hold lead relationships with insurance CROs and their leadership team
Lead proposals and creating tailored offerings, and taking them successfully to our clients leveraging our global network
Lead the identification and generation of potential business opportunities for EY
Direct pursuits for new client opportunities and growing existing valued relationships
Draw on your knowledge and experience to create practical and innovative insights for clients, contributing to EY thought leadership

On engagements, you will:

Manage teams, as well as senior client stakeholders and be responsible for delivering high quality results and generating effective and impactful solutions
Provide focused and supportive leadership and training to your teams
Be responsible for ensuring all engagement are planned and delivered within budget and on time
Deliver engagements in line with our values and commitment to quality, consistently driving projects to completion and ensuring that work is of high standard

Within the risk practice you will:

Establish, maintain and strengthen all internal and external relationships
Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, mentoring, and leading people initiatives to empower high performing teams

We are looking forindividuals who have a proactive attitude and are seeking the opportunity forpersonal and professional growth working within an Australian practice,leveraging and supporting our global network.

Skills and attributes for success

Deep knowledge and experience of Risk Consulting. Relevant recent Big 4 experience in winning and leading major risk management projects with recognised insurers will be an advantage. This ideally should be complemented by employment experience within the Insurance sector either at an insurer, intermediary or regulator
Successful business development skills in shaping and winning client proposals and generating sales
Innovative problem-solving skills with the ability to understand a client problem and tailor a practical solution right for the client
Strong academic background with a bachelor’s degree ideally business, actuarial or finance related supplemented ideally with a professional qualification
Experience across a number of domains (executive facilitation; strategy, governance and risk management; program, project and change management; service delivery; strategic decision making; executive reporting and monitoring)
Up to date knowledge of the regulatory environment impacting insurers and other financial services organisations

Ideally, you’ll also have

Strong written and verbal communication skills for report writing, industry studies and client presentations
Experience of leading teams to high quality timely delivery, actively building industry relationships and promoting a collaborative culture when working with colleagues
You should be an inspiring and authentic leader who supports their team’s career development

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded foryour performance. In addition, our comprehensive Total Rewards package can be tailored to your individual needs,to give you the freedom to manage your role in a way that’s right for you. Thisincludes;

a variety of flexibleworking and leave arrangements
personalised careerdevelopment including coachingand support to help you build your career and access to formal learning so youcan develop the skills you’ll need to thrive in the future
arange of tools and benefits to guide and support your health and wellbeingthroughout your entire EY career

About EY

At EY, we hold a collective commitment tofoster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practicesare equitable, and everyone experiences a sense of belonging. Through ourinclusive leadership behaviours, a variety of internal networks, flexibleworking and mentoring programs, you will have the support and flexibility tobuild an exceptional career.

EY is committed to removing barriers andimproving the employment prospects of people with disability. If you requireany adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate,we encourage you to advise us at the time of application via contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or phone +61 38650 7788.

We understand the importance of socialdistancing at this time so our recruitment and onboarding process will bemanaged virtually so we can continue to prioritise the safety and wellbeing ofEY people, clients, guests and the broader public.

Theexceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

Apply now.

Thepreferred applicant will be subject to employment screening by EY or by theirexternal third-party provider.

Submission for the position: Senior Manager/Director, Financial Services Risk Management Insurance Sector - (Job Number: SYD0043H)

Senior Manager/Director, Financial Services Risk Management Insurance Sector

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