Actuarial Lead, Global Capability Center

TalentRecruit Software Private Limited; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 9,000,000 - 15,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PFI Innovation Centre India is hiring an Actuarial Lead to serve as the senior actuarial leader for the Global Capability Center, delivering a broad range of capabilities across pricing, valuation, modeling, and reporting. Based in Gurugram in a hybrid setup, you will partner with US-based leaders and global stakeholders to build a high-performing organization.

You will attract and coach actuarial talent, define workforce plans, manage risk analytics, and drive modernization using Python and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science or related field.
• Fellowship-level actuarial designation required or equivalent.
• 10+ years actuarial experience with 5+ years leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute GCC actuarial strategy and governance.
• Lead actuarial leaders and build career paths.
• Oversee pricing, valuation, forecasting, and reporting.
• Drive automation and modernization using AI-enabled tools.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Actuarial Science

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Fellowship-level actuarial designation

Tools

AXIS

Prophet

MG-ALFA

Polysystems

Python

Job description

Actuarial Lead, Global Capability Center

ID 256

Posted 2 Days ago

Job Location Gurugram (Hybrid)

Job Type Permanent

Job Description

Actuarial Lead, Global Capability Center

PFI Innovation Centre India is an exciting new innovation center. We’re building a future that helps people live better lives longer – and we’re looking for bold thinkers and team players to help us do it.

Here, you’ll tackle complex challenges, collaborate with brilliant minds across the globe, and grow your career while helping millions achieve financial security.

A PURPOSE DRIVEN COMPANY – 150 YEARS

While the PFI Innovation Centre brand is new to India, you’ll be a part of the Prudential Financial, Inc. family.Founded in Newark, NJ, we serve 50 million customers across more than 50 countries. With $1.334 trillion in assets, we’re a global leader in institutional asset management. The 2 nd largest life insurer in the US and the 9 th largest institutional global asset manager.

At the PFI Innovation Centre India, you’ll find high-performance culture that’s flexible, collaborative, and grounded in respect. We engage with candor, take calibrated risks, and hold ourselves accountable – always focused on delivering for our customers. It’s the standard we choose every day as we grow, perform, and win as one team. We offer valuable leadership, mentoring and learning opportunities, paired with flexibility and support to help you thrive.

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to take your next step, we’ll help you grow with purpose and do the best work of your career.

What you will do:

Based in the India Global Capability Center, the Senior Actuarial Lead will serve as the senior actuarial leader for the GCC and establish a high-performing organization capable of delivering a broad range of actuarial capabilities. The role provides enterprise-level technical and people leadership across pricing and product development, valuation and reserving, modeling, forecasting, assumption management, capital and risk analytics, financial reporting, and actuarial transformation, in close partnership with U.S.-based leaders and global stakeholders.

What you can expect:

• Define and execute the GCC actuarial strategy, operating model, capability roadmap, workforce plan, service expectations, decision rights, and handoffs with U.S.-based teams.
• Attract, lead, coach, and retain actuarial leaders and professionals, establishing career paths, succession plans, credentialing support, technical development, and a culture of accountability and operational excellence.
• Provide technical oversight across pricing, product development, valuation, reserving, financial reporting, modeling, forecasting, experience studies, assumption management, capital, risk, asset liability management, and strategic analytics.
• Drive actuarial transformation, automation, process optimization, and modernization using Python, cloud-based tools, advanced analytics, standardized methods, reusable assets, effective data stewardship, and emerging technologies.
• Build trusted relationships across Actuarial, Finance, Risk, Product, Technology, Data, and Audit while maintaining professional standards, governance, documentation, controls, testing evidence, and audit readiness.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Fellowship-level actuarial designation from the Society of Actuaries, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Institute of Actuaries of India, or an equivalent internationally recognized body.
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible actuarial experience across multiple capabilities, with at least five years of leadership experience building, scaling, or transforming teams or capabilities.
• Deep understanding of U.S. life insurance, annuity, retirement, or protection products, along with U.S. GAAP, statutory reporting, actuarial governance, model risk management, and control expectations.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to lead effectively across global businesses, functions, and time zones.

What will set you apart?

• Experience leading a broad actuarial function or serving in a chief actuary, deputy chief actuary, or comparable senior actuarial leadership capacity.
• Experience establishing or expanding actuarial capabilities in a global capability center, shared services organization, center of excellence, or global delivery model.
• Experience across U.S. pricing, product development, valuation, forecasting, experience studies, assumption governance, capital, risk, asset liability management, reinsurance, or hedging.
• Experience with AXIS, Prophet, MG-ALFA, Polysystems, or similar actuarial modeling platforms.
• Experience with Python, process automation, cloud-based data platforms, data pipelines, advanced analytics, or AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Experience leading actuarial transformation, model modernization, integrated modeling, or enterprise forecasting initiatives.

• PFI Innovation Centre India welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.

Skills Actuarial Science Leadership Strategic Planning