Business Development Manager

SCOR’s client relationships are one of the cornerstones of our service offering and the successful candidate will have a proven record of developing and maintaining excellent relationships and providing outstanding service.  SCOR is undergoing a transformation and instilling a culture of genuine innovation using agile methodologies and increasing our technical excellence using all of the latest resources.  We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, passionate individual who can come with us on this journey and add to our continuous improvement in these areas. We are looking for someone with a passion for change and innovation. Experience in agile working, using data visualisation tools, data science tools and an ability to think creatively would be a definite advantage and excellent interpersonal, communication & negotiation skills are a must.

• Client Management

  • Tenders – lead the delivery of tenders to clients following agreed process & client needs

  • Business Implementation – implementation of new business for allocated clients according to agreed process and deadlines, ensuring a smooth operation of reinsurance relationships.

  • Assist in delivery of technical service to clients, such as experience analysis and optimisation.

• Preparation for actuarial presentations to clients & target clients

  • Ensure relevant content & material available for presentations.

• Support the delivery of superior customer service to SCORs client

• Co-ordination of delivery of excellent service to clients

• Management of client expectations

• Treaty Production

  • Management of  version  control for  treaty production  process  and monitoring  of internal sign-offs

  • Production of treaties for allocatedclients.

• Promoting the SCOR brand at Industry events

  • Involvement in industry bodies

  • Presentations at industry events – desirable, not essential

  • Hosting SCOR seminars and marketing events as part of the Marketing Team.

• Research

Production   of  agreed   research   material,   particularly   with  regard   to   market developments or product initiatives.

Experience:

• Proven experience in theUK lifeinsurance / reinsurance market.

• Experience of the pricing and risk factors associated with the major individualprotection benefits available in the UK life insurance market.

• Knowledge of the different types of protection products available in the UK market.

• Knowledge of Data Science applications such as R, Python or Tableau.

• Experience of project management & in particular agile methodology(desirable)

• Direct office experience. (desirable)

Personal Competencies :

• Technical skills – technical skills in the pricing and construction of lifeinsurance products. Experience of using different data visualization tools would be an advantage.

• Problem solving – the abilityto work flexibly to devise practical & innovative solutions for the issues faced by SCORand its client companies.

• Interpersonal skills – theability to develop effective personal relationships with both working colleagues and clients.

• Project management – effective project management skills including time management, personnel management and dispute resolution skills.

• Negotiation Skills – theability to negotiate effectively on behalf of SCOR whendealing with

  clients or other third parties.

• Report writing – production of papers from conception to delivery

• Presentational skills – ability to present services or solutions internally or externally.

• Change management – strong appetite for driving change and continuously improving processes.

• Ability to work autonomously

• Team spirit
   

The following Strategic digital / technical competencies would be an advantage:

• Python coding  - 1 (Novice)
• Agile methodology / SCRUM 1 (Novice)
• Data Science  - 1 (Novice)

Required Education 

Essential:

• Nearly / Newly Qualified Actuary

• Good working knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel packages.

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.