Job Description

Company:

Mercer

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Global Wealth IT team at Marsh. This role can be based in Lisbon or Porto.

Our team works on the provision and operational management of systems and tools that support the Wealth business in many geographies. Qualified pension actuaries or senior actuarial students with experience in the UK and/or Germany markets who are interested in development and support of the most important systems for the Wealth retirement business are invited to apply.

We will count on you to:

• Turn high level requirements into solutions and detailed specifications, including actuarial calculations. Imaginative approaches to addressing complex problems will be required. Conduct analysis of feasibility of new solutions and their potential effect on existing functionality;
• Ensure development and quality assurance (QA) teams have a clear and complete understanding of the requirements;
• Develop detailed test plans and carry out unit/system testing to ensure quality of new functionality;
• Support the GSD Wealth Actuarial team and Consulting Offices through the user acceptance testing process;
• Produce detailed help, release notes and training materials, delivering training as necessary;
• Provide day-to-day actuarial support in response to queries raised by business users in the GSD Wealth Actuarial team and Consulting Offices.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Maths, Engineering, Economics or similar;
• Detailed knowledge and experience of pensions and actuarial practices in UK and/or Germany, strong experience in all phases of valuation process;
• Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Well organized, able to work independently and manage own efforts on multiple concurrent projects;
• Strong team player able to work with colleagues in different groups such as development and QA teams, Wealth business in different countries;
• Proficient with Microsoft Office;
• Fluent English proficiency.

What makes you stand out:

• Strong user of pension actuarial applications, e.g., Retirement Studio, ATS, TIME, Mercer Globe;
• Passes in the Core (CP, CS, CM, CB) and SP4 (Pensions) exams of the IFOA;
• Programming aptitude (able to follow basic code or pseudo-code).

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit corporate.marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.