The posting
Job Description
Looking for your next career step in a meaningful, fast-paced environment?
Join a purpose-driven organization that’s committed to creating financial freedom for individuals and communities and be part of the team that makes it happen.
We’re looking for a:
Manager Life & Pension Aruba
As the Manager Life & Pension Aruba, you will be responsible for leading and developing the Life & Pensions department, ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction, and profitable business growth. The role plays a critical part in translating strategic objectives into operational execution while fostering a high-performing, customer-centric culture.
What will you do?
Leadership & People Development
- Lead, coach, motivate, and develop a high performing team to achieve departmental objectives.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
- Drive performance management, talent development, succession planning, workforce planning.
Operational Management
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Life & Pension department, including underwriting support, policy administration, customer service, renewals, and claims processes.
- Monitor departmental productivity, service levels, quality standards, and operational performance.
- Ensure efficient utilization of resources and continuous optimization of workflows and processes.
- Drive operational excellence and business continuity initiatives.
Business Performance & Strategy
- Translate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans and measurable targets.
- (double); see above.
- Contribute to forecasting, budgeting, and business planning activities.
- Provide management with periodic and ad hoc reports, insights, and recommendations to support decision-making through analysis of operational and performance metrics.
Product Development & Innovation
- Identify market opportunities for the development and enhancement of Life and Pension products.
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Actuarial, and other stakeholders to bring new products and initiatives to market.
- Support digital transformation and process improvement initiatives to enhance customer and employee experiences.
Customer & Relationship Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, brokers, business partners, and key stakeholders.
- Ensure timely and professional resolution of customer concerns, complaints, and escalations.
- Champion a customer-centric mindset throughout the department.
Governance, Compliance & Risk
- Ensure compliance with insurance regulations, company policies, and internal controls.
- Partner closely with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Audit functions.
- Promote awareness and adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements across the department.
- Support a robust risk management and governance framework.
What makes you the right fit?
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Insurance, Management, Economics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant experience within insurance, financial services, or a comparable environment. Experience in Life Insurance and Pensions is strongly preferred.
- At least 5 years of people leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading operational teams and driving performance improvements.
- Strong understanding of Life Insurance and Pension products.
- Knowledge of insurance operations, customer service, claims, underwriting, and policy administration.
- Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and business performance management.
- Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements within the insurance sector.
Skills & Competencies
- Proven leadership and coaching abilities.
- Strategic thinking and business acumen.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong decision-making and organizational skills.
- Ability to lead change and drive transformation initiatives.
- Results-oriented with a focus on accountability and execution.
- Customer-centric mindset.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Technical Skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with reporting and business intelligence tools is an advantage.
- Ability to interpret and analyze operational and financial data.
Languages
- Fluency in English and Dutch.
- Proficiency in Papiamento and Spanish is considered a strong asset.
Are you the leader we are looking for? We are looking for a leader who combines strong business acumen with exceptional people leadership capabilities and a passion for delivering operational excellence and outstanding customer experiences.
Take the next step in your career and help shape the future of the Life & Pensions business in Aruba.



