Job TitleAVP, (FSA) Model Risk ManagementJob Description$Pacific Life is seeking an AVP, Model Risk Management to join our team. This role is on-site 4 days per week and work from home 1 day per week in Toronto, ON.This role is a strong fit for a senior life actuary who enjoys technical depth, independent challenge, and practical business impact. You will lead second-line model risk oversight for Life insurance models across Financial Reporting, Product Development, Forecasting, and related model uses.

You will work directly with business leaders, model developers, and risk committees to assess whether models are fit for purpose.This role will report directly to the VP of Model Risk Management and offers broad visibility across Pacific Life’s products and functions.Lead comprehensive reviews of Life models and provide explicit, practical recommendations to owners, senior leaders, and risk committees.Raise the bar on methodologies and assumptions by challenging practices, identifying areas of potential risk and driving for meaningful improvements.Provide expert guidance on efficient modeling techniques and robust governance practices, to bolster model risk management.Collaborate with cross-domain subject experts to understand and impact the business more holistically and help advance Pacific Life’s model risk framework and practices.Stay current on emerging practices, modeling techniques, technologies, and regulatory developments.Deep experience in Life products, in areas of actuarial modeling, financial reporting, forecasting, pricing, or economic valuation.Ability to challenge technical work constructively and influence senior leaders and technical teams.Experience reviewing, validating, developing, or testing complex actuarial models.Strong communication skills,



including the ability to explain complex modeling issues in clear business language.Strong project leadership, judgment, and stakeholder management skills.Experience building validation / replication / challenger models.Working For Pacific Life ReEvery person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well being initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.BenefitsLeave23 days of annual leave (Regular employees) with option to buy or sell more daysFertility leaveGenerous parental leaveHealthcareGroup Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage for all permanent employeesDental & Optical benefitsSavings & RetirementRRSP: company-matched contributionsWellnessEmployee and Family Assistance ProgramSubsidized gym membershipTime off for volunteeringCharitable matching of employee donationsAs part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities.

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📌 AVP, (FSA) Model Risk Management (Toronto)
🏢 Pacific Asset Management
📍 Toronto