Selby Jennings
Lead Actuary | Pricing Modernisation & Portfolio Analytics
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Lead Actuary | Pricing Modernisation & Portfolio Analytics
Lead Actuary – Central Actuarial Function
Selby Jennings are partnering with a global commercial insurer to appoint a Lead Actuary into a central actuarial function supporting an international platform.
This role sits close to senior pricing leadership and plays a key part in shaping how pricing is delivered, interpreted, and applied across the business.
Rather than focusing on day-to-day case pricing or a single line of business, the position offers:
- Broad exposure across multiple classes and regions
- Responsibility for translating actuarial insight into meaningful commercial outcomes
The successful hire will work at the intersection of:
- Pricing
- Underwriting
- Analytics Supporting:
- Development of consistent pricing frameworks
- Enhancement of reporting and insight capabilities
- Driving improvements in pricing performance monitoring and management
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The role also involves partnering closely with senior stakeholders to ensure pricing outputs are clearly understood and effectively embedded into decision-making.
Role Requirements
- Qualified actuary (FIA or equivalent)
- Background in general insurance pricing
- Broader interest in portfolio performance and commercial insight
- Experience working with underwriting or portfolio teams in a business-facing environment
- Strong analytical skillset
- Experience working with:
- Data
- Reporting
- Dashboarding tools
- Experience working with:
- Ability to communicate technical outputs clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Interest in improving:
- Processes
- Frameworks
- Overall effectiveness of pricing within a business
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- Experience working across multiple products or regions would be advantageous
What This Opportunity Offers:
- A broad, cross-functional role with exposure across:
- Multiple lines
- Geographies
- Close alignment with senior pricing and underwriting leadership
- Opportunity to influence how pricing insight is used across the business (not just produced)
- Platform to move into more strategic or leadership-focused roles over time
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