PRICING ACTUARY, 30062

The Emerald Group Ltd, Search and Selection; Harrow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emerald Group Ltd, Search and Selection is seeking a pricing actuary with strong MA knowledge to support sustainable growth across pricing decisions in the UK. You will act as an expert, design robust pricing models, implement AI-driven automation to streamline analysis, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure accurate, justified pricing assumptions and outputs.

Experience in annuity pricing and investment management is preferred, along with solid communication skills to influence

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Matching Adjustment (MA) portfolios.
• Actuarial qualification with experience in annuity pricing and investment management.
• Inquisitive with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to use AI and automation to improve pricing tasks.
• Basic coding understanding with experience in Python, R, VBA or .Net.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to understand their needs and identify pricing tool opportunities.
• Act as SME to pricing and platform teams, supporting pricing decisions and analysis.
• Set pricing assumptions consistently with reporting and justify them with expert insight.
• Design and implement pricing models and trigger-based assumption reviews.
• Support the pricing framework's implementation and ongoing improvement.

Skills

Matching Adjustment (MA)

Education

Actuary qualification

Tools

Python

R

VBA

Net

Job description

Overview

Key responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Partnering with stakeholders to understand their needs and identify where pricing tools, models and methodologies can best support sustainable growth
• Acting as an SME to commercial pricing & platform teams and proposition projects, supporting pricing decisions and analysis across products
• Effectively and efficiently setting pricing assumptions, maintaining consistency with reporting assumptions where appropriate, applying expert judgement and insight-backed justification
• Designing and implementing innovative, robust and well-controlled solutions that improve pricing capability – this includes pricing models and trigger-based assumption reviews
• Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of the pricing framework.

Qualifications Required

• Strong knowledge of Matching Adjustment (MA) portfolios required

Experience Required

• A good understanding of actuarial concept and techniques, e.g. a qualified Actuary, with experience in annuity pricing and annuity investment management
• Inquisitive with a strong problem-solving background
• Strong technical ability in analysing customer needs, designing and implementing effective solutions
• Able to effectively use AI and automation to simplify work and deliver high quality output at pace
• A basic understanding of coding and model development, ideally with relevant experience in one or more of these software packages (Python, R, VBA, Mo. Net)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Effective influencing and stakeholder management skills