About the team

The Reinsurance team is managing and optimizing reinsurance strategies to mitigate risk and enhance financial stability. The Reinsurance team plays a crucial role in securing partnerships to protect Wakam against large-scale financial exposures.

✎ Missions

Function Overview:

Join Wakam, a modern, innovative insurance company with reinsurance at its core, seeking a Reinsurance Manager to drive the sustainability and growth of the business. As part of the Reinsurance department, you will report directly to the Chief of Reinsurance and play a pivotal role in maintaining as well as enhancing relationships with reinsurers, essential to Wakam's business model.

Key responsibilities:

• Build trust relationships with the company's reinsurance partners and prospect for new ones;
• Define and optimize your scope of reinsurance programs, prepare renewal files, run actuarial analysis, and participate in negotiations for the placement of reinsurance programs;
• Contribute to new partnership assessment and develop reinsurance structures when needed;
• For your scope of treaties, define and revise reinsurance clauses, participate in treaty writing, and ensure there are no undesired protection gaps;
• Ensure your scope of treaties back office is correctly and timely managed and maintain good collaboration with the accounting team.
• Develop performance and accounting monitoring of your treaties to report to reinsurer on a regular basis;
• Maintain reinsurance policy in line with the company's risk appetite and ensure compliance of practices;
• Transform reinsurance processes to improve service quality by leveraging the company's digitalization projects;
• Organize internal communication to raise employee awareness about reinsurance mechanisms.

✯ Profile

• Actuarial, Insurance Business, Management or equivalent degree, with 5 to 7 years of experience acquired in insurance or reinsurance on a similar function
• Good knowledge of P&C insurance product and economics, with an experience in pricing or solvency 2.
• First experience in a fast-paced environment is an advantage
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities
• Collaborative work approach across multiple departments

Working mindset:

• Rigour and autonomy.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Adaptability in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to communicate, both written and spoken.

Hiring Process

1. Interview with Talent Acquisition Expert.
2. Manager interview with Head Of Reinsurance.
3. HR culture fit interview with Head Of Talent.

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Recruitment Agencies:

Wakam has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Wakam does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.
Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact our managers directly.