Account Director (Captive Management)
WTW · Dublin
Account Director (Captive Management)
We are seeking an experienced Account Director to join our Captive Management team in Dublin. This senior leadership role is responsible for providing strategic oversight and trusted advisory support to a portfolio of captive insurance and reinsurance clients.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with commercial insight to help clients optimise their risk financing strategies, navigate an evolving regulatory environment, and maximise the value of their captive programmes. Working closely with colleagues across Risk, Broking, Actuarial and Analytics teams, you will play a key role in delivering innovative solutions to multinational organisations.
The Role:
Leadership & People Management: Lead, develop and manage team members; set objectives; coach and mentor staff; support recruitment, succession planning and workforce development; contribute to business strategy and KPI delivery.
Client Advisory & Relationship Management: Act as lead contact for multinational captive clients; provide strategic underwriting and risk financing advice; lead client meetings, board presentations and underwriting committees; act as CRO where approved; build strong stakeholder relationships.
Underwriting & Portfolio Oversight: Provide underwriting governance across client portfolios; review risk exposures, pricing, retentions, limits and policy wordings; monitor performance and align underwriting decisions with client strategy and risk appetite.
Reinsurance & Risk Transfer: Design and evaluate reinsurance and alternative risk transfer structures; negotiate with reinsurers and brokers; advise on risk retention and capital efficiency.
Regulatory & Governance: Ensure compliance with Central Bank of Ireland requirements, Solvency II and WTW governance standards; contribute to ORSA, regulatory reporting, audits and risk management activities.
Business Development & Market Engagement: Support proposals, tenders, client presentations and new business opportunities; identify growth opportunities; contribute to thought leadership in the captive market.
Analytics & Strategic Insight: Use analytics, benchmarking and actuarial modelling to support underwriting decisions and deliver data-driven recommendations.