Senior Pricing Analyst, Savings and Retirement – 28720

Emerald Group Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in actuarial services is seeking a candidate to take charge of pricing tools and enhance processes. This role requires ownership of existing models and a good understanding of macroeconomic factors affecting pricing. Candidates should be student members of the IFoA or SOA, showcasing strong technical skills in Excel and actuarial software. An opportunity to shape pricing strategies while advancing through professional exams awaits.

Qualifications

• Making progress through professional exams.
• Ability to review and sense-check model outputs.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of existing pricing tools.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements.
• Understand macroeconomic assumptions and produce pricing quotes.

Skills

Technical skills in actuarial models

Understanding of mortality and market risks

Proficiency in Excel

Education

Student member of IFoA or SOA

Tools

Actuarial modelling software (Tyche or similar)

Job description

Overview

Key Duties (Including but not limited to):

• Take ownership of existing pricing tools (Tyche models and Excel models). Responsible for producing pricing quotes and making upgrades and changes to the tools as needed.
• Identify inefficiencies in pricing processes and controls, and implement improvements to enhance processes.
• Understand macroeconomic assumptions (interest rates, credit spreads, FX) and their impact on pricing. Obtain and interpret investment data from Bloomberg and investment teams.

Qualifications required:

• Student member of the IFoA or SOA, making good progress through professional exams.

Experience required:

• Strong technical skills to build and run actuarial models, including pricing tools. Experience in pricing is not necessary, but understanding mortality and market risks is advantageous.
• Ability to review model outputs critically, understand drivers of changes, and sense-check results appropriately.
• Proficiency in Excel and actuarial modelling software (Tyche or similar).