Lead Actuarial Pricing

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the actuarial pricing team, ensuring delivery of work within agreed service levels and project milestones.
• Provide expert actuarial support and pricing advice to business stakeholders and senior management.
• Analyse pricing performance, identify trends and opportunities, and communicate recommendations to Product and Underwriting teams.
• Drive portfolio management initiatives and monitor performance against key business KPIs.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance pricing monitoring reports, data sources, and analytical tools.
• Ensure modelling standards, governance requirements, and pricing best practices are maintained across the team.
• Collaborate with key business areas including Product, Underwriting, Reinsurance, Capital, Reserving, Finance, Claims, Policy Administration, Management Information, and IT.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop team members while fostering a high-performance culture.

Job Experience and Skills Required

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science.
• Significant progress towards actuarial qualification through recognised actuarial examinations.
• Additional relevant actuarial or analytical qualifications will be advantageous.

Experience:

• Minimum 4 years' General Insurance pricing experience.
• Proven experience providing actuarial insight and advice to senior management.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including planning, prioritisation, resource allocation, and people management.
• Experience collaborating across multiple business functions and influencing key stakeholders.
• Exposure to Capital Modelling, Reserving, or other actuarial disciplines will be advantageous.
• Experience managing a diverse portfolio of work and balancing competing priorities.

Skills:

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and VBA automation.
• Strong SAS experience preferred.
• Advanced SQL proficiency.
• QlikView experience advantageous.
• Experience with pricing software such as WTW, Earnix, Quantee, or similar platforms.
• Strong knowledge of General Insurance pricing concepts including GLM Modelling, Segmentation, Large Account Pricing, Rate and Exposure Change, Premium and Loss Ratio Walks, Inflation and Frequency Assumptions.
• Strong project management, stakeholder management, planning, and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and decision-making abilities.

Other Requirements:

• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and drive change effectively.
• Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset.

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