HEAD OF R&D | 30119

Emerald Group; Greater London; In loco; GBP 150.000 - 210.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Emerald Group in London is seeking Head of R&D to shape future product strategy, drive commercial growth and bring ideas from concept to market. You will provide strategic leadership across product development, pricing, implementation and innovation, while advising senior stakeholders across the business.

This is a permanent, London-based role demanding senior leadership and deep experience in life insurance/product design.

Competenze

• Significant senior leadership experience in product development or actuarial environments.
• Experience designing and launching complex financial or insurance products.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking capability.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders effectively.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and complex initiatives.
• Experience with life protection products.
• Desirable knowledge of R, Python or SQL.
• Experience in management consulting, strategy or technology-led settings.

Mansioni

• Develop, own and deliver strategy.
• Lead conception, design and evaluation of new product structures.
• Assess and model financial impact of product propositions using actuarial judgement and validated assumptions.
• Present recommendations to senior executives, including ExCo and strategic forums.
• Own and produce end-to-end product specifications for implementation.
• Be in charge of complex design and business definition workshops across digital, IT, operations and change teams.
• Monitor product performance and identify opportunities for optimisation and strategic intervention.
• Identify, evaluate and develop new business line opportunities.
• Provide senior technical and commercial leadership across the organisation.
• Lead and develop teams supporting product development and implementation activities.
• Significant experience operating in a senior leadership capacity.

Conoscenze

Senior leadership

Presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Product strategy

Commercial acumen

Life insurance knowledge

R/Python/SQL

Descrizione del lavoro

This is a rare opportunity to be at the centre of the research, development and innovation agenda, shaping future product strategy, driving commercial growth and bringing new ideas from concept through to market delivery. As Head of R&D, you will provide strategic leadership across product development, pricing, implementation and innovation, while acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders across the business.

• Location: London
• Category: Life Actuarial
• Type: Permanent

Key responsibilities including however, not limited to the following:

• Develop, own and deliver strategy
• Lead the conception, design and evaluation of new product structures
• Assess and model the financial impact of product propositions using actuarial judgement and validated assumptions
• Present recommendations to senior executives, including ExCo and strategic forums
• Own and produce end-to-end product specifications for implementation
• Be in charge of complex design and business definition workshops across digital, IT, operations and change teams
• Monitor product performance and identify opportunities for optimisation and strategic intervention
• Identify, evaluate and develop new business line opportunities
• Provide senior technical and commercial leadership across the organisation
• Lead and develop teams supporting product development and implementation activities
• Significant experience operating in a senior leadership capacity
• Experience developing and launching complex financial or insurance products
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking capability
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills
• Ability to influence and question senior stakeholders effectively
• Experience of conducting cross-functional teams and complex business initiatives
• Experience working with life protection products
• Desirable experience using R, Python or SQL
• Experience within management consulting, strategy or technology-led environments