Senior Retirement Actuarial Associate
Company: Mercer
Description:
Senior retirement actuarial associate
We are seeking a talented individual to join our retirement consulting team in the UAE. This is a hybrid role with a requirement to work at least three days a week in the office.
This role offers the opportunity to work on a broad range of actuarial consulting engagements focused on pension and retirement benefits. You will partner closely with clients to provide technical expertise, strategic recommendations, and practical solutions that help address complex retirement challenges. You will also collaborate with colleagues across consulting, risk, and retirement disciplines to deliver high-quality client outcomes and support business growth.
We will count on you to:
Lead and support actuarial consulting engagements related to pension and retirement benefits
Provide actuarial analysis, valuation support, and strategic recommendations for pension funds and retirement plans
Perform calculations and analysis for special retirement projects, including assumption studies, plan design studies, plan terminations, early retirement window studies, post-retirement medical, and acquisition studies
Work closely with clients to deliver high-quality advice and lead client meetings
Contribute to the preparation and review of actuarial reports, presentations, and client deliverables
Manage project timelines while ensuring accuracy, quality, and client satisfaction
Collaborate with internal teams across consulting, risk, and retirement disciplines
Support business development efforts and contribute to client relationship growth
Stay current on actuarial, pension, and retirement industry developments and regulatory changes
What you need to have:
Actuarial degree at bachelor's or master's level
Professional actuarial qualification or progress toward qualification (SOA / IFoA)
Arabic speaking ability is required
Strong knowledge of pension and retirement practices
At least 7+ years of experience working as a pension actuary or with a pension fund
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
What makes you stand out:
Experience advising institutional pension clients or retirement plan sponsors
Familiarity with actuarial modelling, valuations, and pension assumptions
Exposure to regional or international retirement consulting environments
Strong presentation and client-facing skills
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 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.
Marsh is committed to embracing 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, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, 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.