Hewitt Associates - Senior Retirement Consultant in Vancouver, BC

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Hewitt Associates - Senior Retirement Consultant in Vancouver, BC

With more than 65 years of experience, Hewitt Associates is a global outsourcing and consulting firm delivering a complete range of human capital management services to companies, including HR and Benefits Outsourcing, HR Strategy and Technology, Health Care, Organizational Change, Retirement and Financial Management, and Talent and Reward Strategies.

Do you share our passion for people? Put simply, our business and our passion is people and our mission is to make the world a better place to work. At Hewitt, we have built a world-class company through our ability to solve complex people needs for clients across the globe. And, it's the varied talents of our approximately 22,000 associates in over 30 countries that continue to drive our success and substantial growth.

Today, we seek individuals who thrive on important, challenging and always different work. Come grow with us.

Job Purpose
Associates in this job will use their depth of analytical and communication skills to help clients with the design, financing, and administration of retirement (and other) benefit plans. In addition, the associate is expected to exhibit depth of skill in at least two of the following four areas:
■ Client leadership - have a broad understanding of all services we provide to the client, look for opportunities to make integrated offers to other parts of our business, develop and nurture client relationships, and provide the team with 'line of sight' to the client's needs.
■ Business leadership - focus on financial results, assist in strategizing for pricing and selling new business, help to manage resource allocation in light of business needs, connect with other parts of our business to help guide integration of our business with others, and ensure that the group contributes to the success of the region/firm.
■ Thought leadership - provides specific technical expertise or strategic direction on certain topics which affect our business (either locally or more broadly to the practice), support and encourage new ideas, develop tools and methodologies for transferring thoughts and ideas to others, and analyze/research information to send to clients.
■ People leadership - provide guidance to all junior associates, ensure that coaching/training is occurring and that associates have opportunities to work on various types of projects, and help to engage associates so their work contributes to business strategies and promotes a satisfying work experience.


Specific Accountabilities
■ Highly leveraged, primarily through building business with current clients and developing business with new clients
■ Leads the client relationship on multiple large annuity or targeted clients
■ Manages the client relationship(s), team(s) and assignment(s) in a strategic oversight/review /quality assurance capacity
■ Communicates effectively in most client situations (Board of Directors, HR Lead, Finance Lead, etc.)
■ May team with more experienced consultant(s) on strategic issues or on large opportunities
■ Supports and potentially leads new business development efforts as they become available
■ Manages large complex projects with little oversight
■ Comfortable in non-routine meetings (i.e. discussions on mergers & acquisitions or plan design)
■ Leverages through delegating, training, and coaching less experienced consultants


Technical Competencies/Skills Required
■ Manages all aspects of actuarial valuations
■ Manages plan design strategy meetings, mergers/spinoffs/acquisition strategies, negotiations, accounting, window design/strategy etc.
■ Possesses deep understanding of regulatory and legislative rules
■ Uses Retirement and Financial management delivery models, tools and resources
■ Understands broad market trends and recognizes these issues in the client situation
■ Basic understanding of other lines of businesses, their offers and points of integration


Education/Work Experience Required
The qualified professional will have an academic background in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or other related degree and 5+ years post exams for a fully Qualified Actuary (FCIA). In addition the ideal applicant will have 8+ years of related work experience.



All positions require an applicant who has accepted an offer to undergo a background check. The checks run are based on the nature of the position. Background checks may include some or all of the following: education verification, employment verification, criminal check, Denied Restricted Parties Lists or OFAC lists check, fingerprint verification, credit check, and/or drug test. By applying for a position with Hewitt Associates, you understand that you will be required to undergo a background check should you be made an offer. You also understand that the offer is contingent upon successful completion of the background check and results consistent with Hewitt's employment policies. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.


Hewitt is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Diversity, M/F/D/V


For immediate consideration, please email Carol Piggot at carol.piggot@hewitt.com.