Actuarial – Life Senior Manager | Contract
Posted 1 day ago by Raretec Recruitment
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: Our client, a prominent organization in the insurance and financial services sector, is looking for a Senior Manager to join its actuarial team on a fixed-term basis. This position involves contributing to group-level actuarial work, supporting key processes, and influencing the application of actuarial insights across the business. The role requires collaboration with a high-performing team and engagement with stakeholders to oversee actuarial methodologies. It offers exposure to both operational and strategic activities, impacting senior-level decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the governance and maintenance of group-wide actuarial methodologies, ensuring approaches are applied consistently and appropriately across the organisation.
- Contribute to assumption-setting activities, including the review of experience data, market trends, and other key inputs used across various actuarial models.
- Review technical proposals and changes from different teams, offering challenge, guidance, and clarity on potential impacts to core actuarial outputs and performance metrics.
- Assist in the coordination of cross-functional projects, helping to align actuarial perspectives with wider business objectives and supporting effective communication among senior leadership.
- Participate in group initiatives such as process enhancements, methodological updates, and operational improvements within the actuarial function.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to junior colleagues, helping to foster a supportive environment focused on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Key Skills:
- A qualified actuary (or an experienced actuarial professional with equivalent expertise) with a strong background in technical actuarial work.
- Good understanding of major regulatory and financial reporting frameworks used in insurance or related sectors.
- Experience in reserving, modelling, or broader actuarial analysis, ideally within a group, corporate, or multi-market setting.
- Familiarity with data tools or programming languages is an advantage.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Our client, an established organisation in the insurance and financial services sector, is seeking a Senior Manager to join its actuarial team on a fixed-term basis. This role offers the chance to contribute to group-level actuarial work, support key processes and standards, and influence how actuarial insights are applied across the business. You will work closely with a collaborative, high-performing team, engaging with stakeholders, supporting technical discussions, and overseeing actuarial methodologies across various functions. The role provides exposure to both operational and strategic activities, offering a broad view of how actuarial work shapes senior-level decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the governance and maintenance of group-wide actuarial methodologies, ensuring approaches are applied consistently and appropriately across the organisation.
- Contribute to assumption-setting activities, including the review of experience data, market trends, and other key inputs used across various actuarial models.
- Review technical proposals and changes from different teams, offering challenge, guidance, and clarity on potential impacts to core actuarial outputs and performance metrics.
- Assist in the coordination of cross-functional projects, helping to align actuarial perspectives with wider business objectives and supporting effective communication among senior leadership.
- Participate in group initiatives such as process enhancements, methodological updates, and operational improvements within the actuarial function.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to junior colleagues, helping to foster a supportive environment focused on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
About You
A qualified actuary (or an experienced actuarial professional with equivalent expertise) with a strong background in technical actuarial work. Good understanding of major regulatory and financial reporting frameworks used in insurance or related sectors. Experience in reserving, modelling, or broader actuarial analysis, ideally within a group, corporate, or multi-market setting. Familiarity with data tools or programming languages is an advantage.
Interested? Reach out today for more details: Grace Caraher | grace.caraher@raretec.ie | 01 592 7864 Or call the Raretec main line: 01 531 1400