Group Manager - Actuarials (Unify) GGN - WFO

Wnsglobalservices144; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wnsglobalservices144 seeks an experienced Actuarial Transformation Leader to head Unify-based initiatives across actuarial reporting and modelling. You will bridge actuarial stakeholders with workflow teams, drive automation and governance, and define the future operating model for production and transformation.

The role requires extensive life actuarial experience, leadership in complex programmes and collaboration with UK clients and teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in Life Insurance actuarial functions.
• Minimum 4+ years in leadership and stakeholder management roles.
• Experience across IFRS17, Solvency II, and capital modelling.
• Experience leading actuarial transformation and automation initiatives.
• Experience with UK Life Insurance clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of actuarial SMEs, business analysts and transformation specialists.
• Bridge actuarial stakeholders with workflow development teams.
• Drive Unify workflow design, automation and governance.
• Define future-state operating model for actuarial production and transformation.
• Oversee governance, controls and traceability across projects.
• Collaborate with actuarial, finance, risk and technology teams.

Skills

Actuarial Leadership

Unify Platform

Python

Stakeholder Mgmt

Automation

Governance

Prophet Modeling

IFRS17

UK Client Experience

Team Mentoring

Education

Actuarial Professional Qualification

Tools

Unify

Prophet

Excel

VBA

Job description

Purpose

• Lead delivery of actuarial transformation initiatives leveraging the Unify platform.
• Act as the primary Business & Functional SME bridging actuarial stakeholders and workflow development teams.
• Drive process automation, workflow standardisation, governance and business adoption across actuarial reporting and modelling processes.
• Define and execute the future-state operating model for actuarial production and transformation.

Work Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Life Insurance actuarial functions.
• Minimum 4+ years in leadership and stakeholder management roles.
• Significant experience across actuarial reporting, valuation, capital modelling, Prophet production, IFRS17 and/or Solvency II processes.
• Experience leading actuarial transformation and automation initiatives.
• Experience working directly with UK Life Insurance clients and stakeholders.

People Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of actuarial SMEs, business analysts and transformation specialists.
• Mentor team members on actuarial process design, workflow automation and business analysis techniques.
• Drive capability development in Unify, Python, actuarial production processes and governance frameworks.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment and resource allocation.
• Conduct performance reviews and development discussions.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and automation.

Process Responsibilities - Business SME Leadership

• Provide actuarial production expertise and business domain leadership across Unify initiatives.
• Translate actuarial business requirements into detailed functional specifications for workflow developers.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, actuarial teams and development teams.
• Drive solution design decisions ensuring alignment with actuarial processes, controls and governance requirements.
• Provide oversight and challenge throughout the development lifecycle.

Process Responsibilities - Unify Transformation & Workflow Automation

• Lead design and implementation of Unify workflows supporting actuarial reporting and modelling processes.
• Drive automation of basis production, model execution, result extraction and reporting activities.
• Support migration of legacy Excel/VBA processes into governed Unify and Python-based solutions.
• Define reusable workflow frameworks, templates and development standards.
• Support multi-basis, multi-risk and multi-scenario actuarial production solutions.
• Identify automation opportunities and deliver measurable efficiency improvements.

Process Responsibilities - Requirements & Solution Design

• Lead workshops to gather, document and validate business requirements.
• Develop business process maps, functional specifications and user stories.
• Analyse existing actuarial processes to identify inefficiencies, risks and automation opportunities.
• Design scalable and sustainable future-state solutions.
• Ensure traceability between business requirements and delivered solutions.

Process Responsibilities - Testing & Business Readiness

• Define and execute SIT, UAT and business readiness strategies.
• Coordinate testing activities across actuarial and development teams.
• Ensure solutions meet business requirements, controls and timetable expectations.
• Manage defect prioritisation and resolution activities.
• Support operational readiness and transition into production.

Process Responsibilities - Governance & Controls

• Establish and maintain governance frameworks for Unify solutions.
• Ensure appropriate controls covering input validation, access management, auditability, version control and result validation.
• Lead governance forums and Go/No-Go decision processes.
• Maintain solution documentation, audit trails and operational procedures.
• Support internal audit, regulatory and control reviews.

Process Responsibilities - Actuarial Domain Expertise

• Strong understanding of actuarial production processes including valuation, IFRS17, Solvency II, capital modelling and reporting.
• Experience supporting Prophet model execution and downstream reporting processes.
• Understand data flows, assumptions, basis management and results analysis.
• Provide guidance on actuarial process optimisation and target operating models.
• Support strategic transformation programmes involving actuarial and finance functions.

Process Responsibilities - Automation & Innovation

• Drive adoption of modern technologies including Python, cloud platforms and workflow automation tools.
• Promote standardisation and reusability across actuarial processes.
• Develop dashboards and operational monitoring solutions.
• Support continuous improvement and process modernization initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and automation capabilities.

Project Leadership

• Lead large-scale actuarial transformation and Unify implementation programmes.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate with actuarial, finance, risk, technology and operations teams.
• Support operating model design and roadmap deve