Senior Capital Manager Quant/Actuary

Oliver James Associates Ltd.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurer in London is seeking a Senior Capital Manager to take ownership of internal model development with a focus on credit risk and quant modelling. This high-autonomy role requires strong technical skills in Python and a deep understanding of capital frameworks, offering the opportunity to work closely with a senior team in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Deep quant or actuarial modelling experience (insurance or consulting).
• Strong technical coding skills - Python preferred.
• Experience with internal models, risk modelling, or capital frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance capital models - especially credit, market & operational risk.
• Design, build and refine methodologies in Python.
• Collaborate with investments and wider teams to stress-test models.

Skills

Quant Modelling

Credit Risk

Programming

Technical Skills

Python

R

Matlab

Job description

Senior Capital Manager - Quant Modelling | Insurance

London (3 days in office)
Newly created role | High impact | Technical ownership

Looking to step into a high-autonomy, high-impact modelling role? A major insurer is strengthening its Capital team and hiring a Senior Capital Manager to own key areas of internal model development - with a strong focus on credit risk, programming, and quant modelling.

You'll report to a highly experienced and approachable Head of Capital and work alongside a small, senior team.

What you'll be doing:

• Own and enhance capital models - especially credit, market & operational risk

• Design, build and refine methodologies in Python (R/Matlab also considered)

• Collaborate with investments and wider teams to stress-test models & assumptions

• Manage model maintenance cycles and handle model-user queries

• Stay hands-on with the code - this is not a BAU oversight role

What you bring:

• Deep quant or actuarial modelling experience (insurance or consulting)

• Experience of methodology and development, rather thatn oversight.

• Strong technical coding skills - Python preferred, (R/Matlab considered)

• Experience with internal models, risk modelling, or capital frameworks (Solvency UK)

• Able to translate complex model output into commercial insight

• Actuarial qualification not required - strong technical skills are a must

• Experience with credit risk models a big plus