Actuarial Intern, Consulting Retirement

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider - encompassing physical, mental and financial health - TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

TELUS Health Consulting practice brings over 60 years of experience and innovative thought leadership to pension & savings, actuarial, compensation and overall financial well-being consulting and outsourcing. Our purpose is to improve the financial well-being of individuals and the organizational resilience of employers and fiduciaries. We are also one of the largest pension plan administrators in Canada, serving over five million plan participants. We are a diverse organization with unparallelled capabilities for our clients and their people.

The Defined Benefits and Actuarial Services practice within Consulting is composed of a dedicated group of nation-wide professionals with extensive experience in the fields of pension & savings and actuarial consulting. We specialize in providing strategic guidance, expert analysis, and effective risk management to help our clients offer the best pension plan for their plan members. With a deep understanding of complex mathematical models and statistical analysis, our team excels in assessing and quantifying risks in the retirement landscape. Our Consulting team brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to every engagement.

Internships in 2025

Opportunities for winter, summer, and fall 2025.

Prerequired

Student in a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

Are you highly analytical, savvy with problem solving, detail oriented and a collaborative team player? If so, we are seeking Actuarial Interns to join our team. During your internship, you will have the opportunity to collaborate within our specialized teams in retirement consulting:

- Pension Actuarial Consulting
- Pension Risk Management Consulting
- Pension Risk Transfer Consulting
- Pension Investment Consulting

What does a role look like in the Pension Actuarial Consulting team?
- Pension consulting actuaries ensure the design, funding, compliance, and optimization of pension plans.
- Their expertise allows them to offer personalized solutions and simplify complex concepts, enabling their clients and other stakeholders to make the best decisions regarding their pension plans.
- However, their role goes beyond their expertise: it involves building trust and fostering strong relationships with their clients.
- Joining this team provides for you an excellent opportunity to develop your technical and interpersonal skills while fostering long-term partnerships with clients.

What does a role look like in the Pension Risk Transfer Consulting team?
- The role of pension risk transfer consultants is key in securing individuals’ pension income by supporting their clients in the process of reducing or transferring risks associated with their pension plan.
- They provide strategic advice and support throughout a group annuity purchase process, which is one of the most important decisions for a pension plan. They also facilitate the transfer of responsibility from the plan sponsor to an insurance company for the right price.
- Risk transfer consultants act as intermediaries between insurers and their clients, skillfully navigating the balance between their clients' specific goals and insurers requirements.
- Joining this team provides for you an exciting opportunity to showcase your management and communication skills, strategical thinking and analytical mindset.

What does a role look like in the Pension Risk Management Consulting team?
- Actuaries in the pension risk management team are positioned at the forefront of innovation in addressing the most intricate challenges within the pension industry.
- By harnessing the power of data, actuarial expertise, and financial technology, they actively contribute to the development of cutting-edge solutions in asset-liability management, longevity risk management, and other emerging risks.
- Joining this team provides for you an exciting opportunity to collaborate with talented professionals, working together to develop the most effective tools and strategies to ensure the long-term sustainability of pension plans.

What does a role look like in the Pension Investment Consulting team?
- Actuaries in pension investment consulting play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial stability of pension plans. These plans have the responsibility of funding future benefit payments for their members and their ability to fulfill this responsibility will be strongly influenced by their investment decisions.
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