Group Pricing Actuary

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TAL’s Group Life and Investments team in Sydney is seeking an actuarial pricing professional to shape innovative solutions for leading superannuation funds and their members. By combining commercial insight, technical expertise and fresh thinking, you’ll support partnerships that make life insurance more accessible and help Australians build financial confidence across working life and retirement.

You will lead pricing initiatives, deliver profitability analysis and pricing insights, and develop

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in actuarial science, mathematics, business or related field, with Fellowship of the Institute of Actuaries.
• Two to three years + experience in life insurance post qualification, with exposure to group risk pricing or valuation.
• Strong analytical, research and modelling capability, with a practical approach to solving complex problems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with large data sets for statistical analysis.
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical insights to varied audiences.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead actuarial pricing for a large and growing industry fund, supporting sustainable member outcomes.
• Deliver insurance reviews, profitability analysis and pricing insights that strengthen client decisions.
• Shape competitive rerate, tender and new business pricing for industry funds and master trusts.
• Ensure pricing recommendations meet regulatory, governance and delegated authority requirements.
• Enhance pricing and experience models to improve analytical quality, efficiency and data integrity.
• Develop pricing talent through expert review, coaching and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Actuarial pricing

Pricing analysis

Excel skills

Data analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Actuarial Fellowship

Actuarial science degree

Job description

• Shape the future of insurance with innovative ideas and technologies that improve the lives of millions of Australians
• Take advantage of well-being initiatives designed to support your mental and physical health, ensuring a balanced lifestyle
• Work with experienced and skilled colleagues who support and inspire one another to achieve collective success

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer.

Job Description

Join TAL’s Group Life and Investments team in a unique role that helps shape innovative solutions for leading superannuation funds and their members. By bringing together commercial insight, technical expertise and fresh thinking, you’ll support partnerships that make life insurance more accessible and help Australians build greater financial confidence throughout working life and retirement. Your contribution will strengthen and evolve market-leading propositions across a portfolio that protects millions of people, supporting TAL’s purpose of helping Australians live a life filled with choices, options and freedoms. It’s meaningful work with the opportunity to influence the future of life insurance and create lasting value for partners, members and communities.

In this role you will:

• Lead actuarial pricing for a large and growing industry fund, supporting sustainable member outcomes.
• Deliver insurance reviews, profitability analysis and pricing insights that strengthen client decisions.
• Shape competitive rerate, tender and new business pricing for industry funds and master trusts.
• Ensure pricing recommendations meet regulatory, governance and delegated authority requirements.
• Enhance pricing and experience models to improve analytical quality, efficiency and data integrity.
• Develop pricing talent through expert review, coaching and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in actuarial science, mathematics, business or a related field, together with Fellowship of the Institute of Actuaries.
• Two to three years + experience in life insurance post professional qualification, with exposure to group risk pricing or valuation highly regarded.
• Strong analytical, research and modelling capability, with a practical approach to solving complex problems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with large data sets for statistical analysis.
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical insights to varied audiences.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively.

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency from 2014 to 2025 and 2023 to 2026 Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals with disability/ies, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQ+ community.
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here. —we’re here to support you.

You’realwaysaccountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners.Andyou valueworking together to find the best solutions for problems.

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.