The Strategist - Market Pricing

Actuarial Futures; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurer in the United Kingdom is seeking a part-qualified GI actuary to join their team. This role involves developing predictive models using advanced machine learning techniques and contributing to market pricing transformation. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills in SAS, R, Python, and Matlab, along with experience in price optimisation. This is a permanent position with a hybrid work model, involving remote work with occasional office visits.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified GI actuary with experience in insurance pricing or similar analytical role.
• Hands-on experience with predictive modelling techniques like GLMs, GBMs, etc.
• Strong programming skills in SAS, R, Python, and Matlab.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate predictive models using advanced machine learning techniques.
• Explore new datasets to enhance pricing accuracy and deliver optimisation strategies.
• Present recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

SAS

R

Python

Matlab

Predictive modelling techniques

Price optimisation

Influencing skills

Job description

Are you a part-qualified GI actuary with experience in insurance pricing or gained from a similar analytical role?

Then this is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading insurer where you will help to spearhead a major strategic shift and market pricing transformation.

• South East / remote with 1 day per month in the office
• Permanent
• Non-life

In this varied and highly responsible role, you will develop and validate predictive models using advanced machine learning techniques.

You will also explore new datasets and innovative approaches to enhance pricing accuracy while delivering price optimisation strategies and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.

In addition, you will maintain behavioural models and utilise rates in live rating engines.

With strong programming skills in SAS, R, Python, & Matlab, the successful candidate will possess hands‑on experience with predictive modelling techniques (GLMs, GBMs, Decision Trees, Neural Nets).

A confident influencer, you will also have demonstrable knowledge of price optimisation alongside the ability to translate complex analytics into practical insights.

A fantastic opportunity to influence key decision-makers and contribute to strategic projects across the pricing cycle.