Actuary, Strategic Analytics

Actuary, Strategic Analytics

Job Description

Role Purpose: The Actuary, Strategic Analytics will lead and contribute to initiatives leveraging advanced analytics into risk quantification, pricing innovation, underwriting research, and product development. This role plays a key role in leveraging emerging data sources and predictive modelling to enhance how we measure risk and support our clients across Protection and Savings & Retirement.

Key Responsibilities

• Research & Analytics Initiatives:
  • Drive projects that utilise novel datasets (e.g., particularly UnderwriteMe, medical and wellness data) to advance risk modelling and underwriting innovation.
  • Lead and contribute to ideation and execution of advanced analytics and novel data initiatives supporting Protection and Savings & Retirement strategies.
  • Lead and contribute to internal and external projects supporting our pricing, client solutions, and underwriting teams, including client facing initiatives.
• Strategic Analytics Integration:
  • Embed advanced analytics techniques into actuarial processes for quantifying existing and emerging risks.
  • Collaborate with Pricing, Underwriting, and Business Development teams to deliver actionable insights.
• Data & Technology:
  • Support utilisation of the Data Analytics Platform (DAP).
  • Identify and integrate external data sources to improve risk assessment and product propositions.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Partner with internal teams (Pricing, Underwriting, and Client Solutions) and external clients on predictive modelling and innovative data utilisation.
  • Represent the organisation at industry forums and contribute to thought leadership.
• Governance & Reporting:
  • Ensure compliance with internal risk and governance frameworks.
  • Provide project and initiative updates to leadership forums including Data Insight Steering Committee (DISC), Protection Market Leadership Committee’s, and R&D Leadership.

Qualifications & Experience

• Actuarial Credentials:
  • Fully qualified actuary (FIA or equivalent) with strong technical and analytical skills.
• Experience:
  • Minimum 5+ years in actuarial or analytics roles, ideally with exposure to R&D and/or Pricing across lines of business.
  • Proven ability to lead complex projects and stakeholder management of cross-functional teams.
• Technical Skills:
  • Expertise in statistical modelling, predictive analytics, and data science tools (Python, SQL, R – AWS a bonus).
  • Familiarity with insurance risk modelling and underwriting processes (ideal).
• Soft Skills:
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex analytical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
  • Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor, influencing through expertise rather than authority.
  • Ability to translate technical insights into business strategy.

Benefits (Only for Permanent and Fixed Term Employees)

• Leave:
  • 25 days of annual leave with option to buy/sell more days
  • Adoption and fertility leave
  • Generous enhanced parental leave
• Healthcare:
  • Comprehensive private insurance coverage for employee and dependents
  • Group Life Insurance coverage of 9x basic annual salary and Group Income Protection up to 75% of basic annual salary
  • Optical benefits
• Savings & Retirement:
  • 15% combined employee/employer contributions
• Wellness:
  • Subsidized gym membership
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program
  • Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Time off for volunteeringCharitable matching of employee donations

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