Actuarial Manager/Senior Manager

Kshema General Insurance Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kshema General Insurance Limited seeks a Senior Pricing Leader to drive pricing policy, strategies and models in a dynamic market. You will lead pricing for government business, including tenders, and collaborate with reserving, underwriting and product teams to align pricing with risk and growth objectives.

The role requires strong leadership, deep actuarial understanding, and the ability to translate complex pricing concepts for senior management.

Qualifications

• ,5+ years in general insurance pricing or portfolio management with leadership experience.
• Deep understanding of actuarial principles, underwriting, regulatory environment, and product development processes.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing a team and multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in data analysis and open-source coding languages like VBA, SQL & Python.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of pricing policy, strategies and models, ensuring they are competitive, profitable and responsive to internal and external changes.
• Lead the pricing for Government business, including tenders.
• Collaborate with the reserving team to integrate reserving analysis into pricing decisions and ensure alignment with the company's risk appetite.
• Work closely with the underwriting and product development teams to design pricing structures that support product innovation and market expansion.
• Analyse market trends and competitor pricing to ensure Kshema's pricing strategy remains competitive and responsive to market dynamics.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies in pricing process.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the pricing team, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Work closely with data scientists to utilise spatiotemporal data and build granular and dynamic pricing algorithms.
• Communicate complex pricing concepts and strategies to non-technical stakeholders, including senior management and board members.
• Implement new pricing tools, controls and risk management in the pricing function.

Skills

Leadership

Pricing strategy

Communication

Analytical thinking

Market analysis

Tools

VBA

SQL

Python

Power Platform

GPTs

Job description

• Lead the development and implementation of pricing policy, strategies and models, ensuring they are competitive, profitable and responsive to internal and external changes.
• Lead the pricing for Government business, including tenders.
• Collaborate with the reserving team to integrate reserving analysis into pricing decisions and ensure alignment with the company's risk appetite.
• Work closely with the underwriting and product development teams to design pricing structures that support product innovation and market expansion.
• Analyse market trends and competitor pricing to ensure Kshema's pricing strategy remains competitive and responsive to market dynamics.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies in pricing process.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the pricing team, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Work closely with data scientists to utilise spatiotemporal data and build granular and dynamic pricing algorithms.
• Communicate complex pricing concepts and strategies to non-technical stakeholders, including senior management and board members.
• Implement new pricing tools, controls and risk management in the pricing function.

Requirements

• 5+ year of experience in general insurance pricing or portfolio management, including experience in a leadership role.
• Deep understanding of actuarial principles, underwriting, regulatory environment, and product development processes
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing a team and multiple priorities.
• Keen interest in use of emerging technologies like GPTs, Power Platforms etc. in day-to-day work and pricing models.
• Proficiency in data analysis and open-source coding languages like VBA, SQL & Python.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data to make informed decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.