Manager – Data Engineering (PwC Acceleration Center Kuala Lumpur)
PwC
Kuala Lumpur
Permanent
Full-time
1 month ago
Job Description & Summary A career within Actuarial Services, will provide you with the opportunity to contribute general insurance advice and consulting services to clients such as insurers, banks, regulators, and third party administrators. You'll provide advice covering solvency, economic capital, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, company restructuring and risk control, financial modelling, underwriting, new legislation, and the efficiency of claims or reporting processes. Simply put, you might help analyse the impact that new regulation will have on an insurance company's balance sheet or you could be revising businesses' projections and making sure they have adequate reserves. To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future. As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: Develop new skills outside of comfort zone. Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively. Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development. Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations. Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations. Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations. Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making. Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients. Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties. Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points. Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct. You will play an integral role in serving multiple insurance and non-insurance clients which includes the following but are not limited to: Assisting insurers modernize their processes by leveraging new technology and methods to simplify their processes, improve their ability to gain insights from their data, and reduce their costs Helping insurers improve the predictive ability of their models harnessing their data and leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence. Using the same techniques to assist insures and other financial services companies in optimizing their balance sheet and risk profiles Supporting financial services and other multinational companies assess the impact of climate change on their business. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: Participating in a wide range of projects and collaborating across multiple work streams or teams consistently demonstrating creative thinking, individual initiative and timely completion of assigned work. Consistently demonstrating teamwork dynamics by working as a team member: understanding personal and team roles contributing to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback. Ability to prepare deliverables within stringent deadlines. Keep up to date with local, national and international business and economic issues. Contribute to the development of your own and team's technical acumen. Serve as participant on communications with numerous Engagement teams A career in this practice will provide you the opportunity to help organizations by providing technical actuarial services. You will have the opportunity to specialize in some of the following: Demonstrating extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success, as both an individual contributor and team member with identifying and addressing client needs by: Demonstrating understanding of financial stochastic models and producing optimized code efficiently Demonstrating understanding of database architecture and data manipulation, knowledge of statistics, regression models, predictive analytics techniques Communicating complex financial concepts in a clear, concise and understandable form tailored to the background and capabilities of the audience Creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members Delivering clear requests for information Providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner Keeping leadership informed of progress, issues, or potential conflicts. Requirements: Master's / Bachelor's in Data Processing or Data Science / Operations Management or Research / Mathematical Statistics / Applied Mathematics / Financial Mathematics / Actuarial Science or other related fields of study Work Experience required - 5 years and above for the members / associate of Actuarial Institutions Advance knowledge on Microsoft Office especially Excel An additional knowledge of either of the following would be needed: Proficient in Python and financial engineering or numerical libraries (numpy, pandas) Proficient in SQL knowledge and database structure Knowledge of BI (Tableau, PowerBI, QuickSight) An additional knowledge of either of the following would be preferred: Data visualization skills (Python dash or plotly, Tableau, Excel) AWS / Azure experience, web development (Python / C#) experience Proficient written and verbal English communication skills Commitment to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes Team player - committed to providing high quality and maintaining timeliness Demonstrated self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personal growth and development. Additional application instructions Please attach the following documents along with your CV when you submit an online application: Academic Certificates and Transcripts, from SPM onwards (or equivalent) A copy of your NRIC or passport Recent passport size photo Click on this to know more about PwC's Acceleration Centers. Education Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications Required Skills Optional Skills Desired Languages Travel Requirements Available for Work Visa Sponsorship Government Clearance Required
