Director, Life Reinsurance Operations

The primary location for this position is: Hamilton, Bermuda

Pramerica Services Company Bermuda, LTD., a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial Group ("PFI", fortune 500 Company), is seeking a skilled Director, Life Reinsurance Operations.

This role is ideal for a life reinsurance operations professional who is ready to take ownership of a newly forming operations function. This role will initially focus on designing and implementing the operational framework, and then assume full responsibility for the ongoing administration, governance, and process enhancement across the two reinsurance captives.

The Director will work closely with colleagues in actuarial, finance, legal and IT to ensure efficient and compliant operations across all stages of the reinsurance lifecycle - including treaty onboarding, transaction processing, reporting, and retrocession management.

• Develop and implement all core reinsurance and retrocession operational processes and for the captives, including treaty onboarding, financial settlements, and reporting.
• Establish controls, documentation, and process governance in line with Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) expectations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to define and implement infrastructure that supports internal reinsurance and third-party retrocession, including IT and data integration.
• Support the integration of operations with actuarial valuation, finance, risk management, and governance frameworks.
• Participate in transaction negotiations related to operational arrangements and ensure that negotiated transactions can be seamlessly operationalized

• Lead the ongoing administration of all reinsurance and retrocession arrangements, ensuring data accuracy, timeliness, and audit readiness.
• Oversee the processing of internal reinsurance treaties and coordinate retrocession and settlements with third-party reinsurers.
• Manage relationships with cedants and retrocessionaires for any operational issues
• Manage relationships with any outsourced vendors or service providers supporting operations.
• Collaborate with internal teams on quarterly and annual reporting, including support for financial close, actuarial valuation, and audit.
• Continuously evaluate and improve operational processes for scalability, efficiency, and risk control.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on reinsurance operations

• 7+ years of experience in life reinsurance, ideally with exposure to both operational and technical aspects of treaty administration.
• Bachelor's degree in business, actuarial science, finance, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of reinsurance structures, with specific understanding of internal reinsurance and retrocession to external parties.
• Demonstrated ability to design or improve operational functions, especially in build-out or transformation environments.
• Familiarity with Bermuda's insurance regulatory framework and BMA compliance requirements.
• Strong organizational and project management skills. Agile is a plus.
• Comfortable working in a lean team environment with hands-on responsibilities and cross-functional collaboration.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strongly results-oriented with the desire and drive to accomplish stated objectives