Retirement Pension Consultant

About the role

Marsh is looking for a Consultant for its Wealth team's retirement pension practice, part of the people and investments business. The role is based in Hong Kong and is hybrid, with at least three days a week spent in the office. It suits someone who wants to develop actuarial consulting skills while supporting corporate sponsors with their long-term benefit schemes.

Key responsibilities

• Build and deepen knowledge of valuing liabilities for pension and long-term severance benefits under the Hong Kong regime and similar long-term benefits in other Asian markets such as South Korea and the Philippines.
• Support or lead projects such as M&A due diligence, retirement benefit review and benchmarking, and ad hoc retirement and long-term benefit projects.
• Use technical and actuarial skills and market knowledge to help clients balance cost against adequate coverage of their long-term benefit schemes.
• Carry out research and analytics to form local views on issues of interest to clients, applying findings to recommendations under the guidance of more experienced colleagues.
• Support new business initiatives and development activities.
• Keep up with MPFA regulations affecting the financial planning industry and carry out initiatives such as drafting and managing industry surveys with minimal supervision.
• Mentor junior team members and lead small initiatives with decision-making authority.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a numerical subject such as Actuarial Sciences, Mathematics or Finance (Accounting/Management/Behavioural).
• 7+ years of proven experience in the retirement pension field.
• Strong written and verbal English and Cantonese; Mandarin is an added advantage.
• Self-motivated, curious about financial services, and able to build relationships through effective communication, influence and negotiation.
• Able to plan ahead, manage schedules and estimate task times for senior management reporting.

Required skills

• Actuarial and technical skills, including handling large amounts of data efficiently.
• Ability to explain complex technical information clearly to clients.

What we offer

• Professional development opportunities and supportive leadership.
• A vibrant, inclusive culture and a range of career opportunities.
• Benefits and rewards designed to enhance well-being.