Actuarial & Risk Manager: Pensions & AI-Driven Advisory

GRANT THORNTON; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton in the UK seeks an enthusiastic and commercially minded Manager to join the Actuarial & Risk Modelling team. You will lead pensions actuarial engagements, manage client relationships and coach junior team members, while helping to shape thought leadership and proposals. With a growing team of ~15 professionals, the role offers visibility, progression, and apply AI-enabled techniques to risk modelling and client advisory work.

Qualifications

• Qualified Actuary status is required.
• Experience with Defined Benefit pensions is preferred.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders across projects.
• Strong written and oral communication; reporting skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and exceed client expectations.
• Experience mentoring junior team members.
• Commercial awareness and interest in growing a practice.
• Interest in AI, innovation and data-driven advisory services.
• Flexibility to adapt within a growing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead pensions actuarial engagements.
• Manage client relationships as trusted adviser.
• Review technical work and coach juniors.
• Contribute to proposals and thought leadership.
• Support growth of Actuarial & Risk Modelling practice.

Skills

Qualified Actuary

Defined Benefit pensions

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Deadline-driven

Mentoring juniors

Business development

AI interest

Role adaptability

Job description

Grant Thornton in the UK seeks an enthusiastic and commercially minded Manager to join the Actuarial & Risk Modelling team. You will lead pensions actuarial engagements, manage client relationships and coach junior team members, while helping to shape thought leadership and proposals. With a growing team of ~15 professionals, the role offers visibility, progression, and apply AI-enabled techniques to risk modelling and client advisory work.