Actuarial Modelling Manager

Aviva plc; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance Bonus

Private medical care

Employee Shares Plan

Wellbeing Leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

Aviva plc, Warsaw-based Modelling team within IWR Finance, leads complex actuarial modelling across UK, Poland and India. You will direct multi-disciplinary squads, shape standards, and drive governance for impactful change.

You will work with stakeholders to translate goals into concrete deliverables, owning roadmaps and ensuring robust controls and documentation. This role blends actuarial mastery with modern engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of actuarial modelling, with hands-on experience leading model development and change.
• Proven leadership of teams across geographies (e.g., UK, Poland, India) and suppliers/partners.
• Ability to shape direction and deliver through others—prioritising, planning and removing blockers.
• Strong stakeholder skills: you listen, challenge constructively, and explain complex modelling concepts in plain language.
• A continuous-improvement mindset with high standards on controls, documentation and testing.
• Familiarity with modern tooling and practices in model engineering (e.g., version control, automated testing, peer review).
• Nice to have (useful but not essential) Knowledge of Protection business lines and associated modelling/reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary modelling squads (UK, Poland, India) to deliver high-impact change across valuation, capital and reporting models.
• Set modelling approach and standards, ensuring robustness, reproducibility and appropriate controls (documentation, testing, governance).
• Own the roadmap and backlog for priority initiatives; translate business goals into clear deliverables and success measures.
• Partner with diverse stakeholders across Finance, Change and Technology; communicate complex ideas simply and influence decisions.
• Coach and develop people, creating a supportive, inclusive environment where teams do their best work.

Skills

Actuarial modelling

Leadership

Cross-geography collaboration

Stakeholder management

Governance and controls

Version control

Automated testing

Peer review

Communication

Tools

Version control

Automated testing

Modeling tools

Job description

Hi, we're glad you're here! We are hiring to our Aviva Services Excellence Centre! Take a look at our job description - maybe it suits you or one of your friends? Our Modelling team is growing to deliver a wave of exciting change across IWR Finance. This new leadership role will strengthen our capacity to deliver complex actuarial modelling projects, partner closely with business stakeholders, and support high-quality, well-controlled model change.

About the team

You will join the Modelling area within IWR Finance, working directly with the Head of Actuarial Development and collaborating day-to-day with senior peers across the function. We work across UK, Poland and India, combining deep actuarial expertise with modern engineering and disciplined delivery.

What will you be doing?

• Lead multi-disciplinary modelling squads (UK, Poland, India) to deliver high-impact change across valuation, capital and reporting models.
• Set modelling approach and standards, ensuring robustness, reproducibility and appropriate controls (documentation, testing, governance).
• Own the roadmap and backlog for priority initiatives; translate business goals into clear deliverables and success measures.
• Partner with diverse stakeholders across Finance, Change and Technology; communicate complex ideas simply and influence decisions.
• Coach and develop people, creating a supportive, inclusive environment where teams do their best work.

What are we looking for?

• Deep knowledge of actuarial modelling, with hands-on experience leading model development and change.
• Proven leadership of teams across geographies (e.g., UK, Poland, India) and suppliers/partners.
• Ability to shape direction and deliver through others—prioritising, planning and removing blockers.
• Strong stakeholder skills: you listen, challenge constructively, and explain complex modelling concepts in plain language.
• A continuous-improvement mindset with high standards on controls, documentation and testing.
• Familiarity with modern tooling and practices in model engineering (e.g., version control, automated testing, peer review).
• Nice to have (useful but not essential) Knowledge of Protection business lines and associated modelling/reporting processes.

In Aviva Services Excellence Centre, we provide:

• Contract of employment
• Performance Bonus
• Private medical care (ENEL-MED)
• Cafeteria system of benefits (e.g. MultiSport card)
• Additional parent privileges:
• baby leave – 6 weeks leave for second parent
• shortened working time after parental leave
• Employer-funded group insurance
• Employee Shares Plan
• Extra day off for birthday
• Paid time off to volunteer
• Additional leave acquired over the years in the company (even 5 days more in a year)
• Wellbeing Leave
• additional two weeks paid leave after 10 years of service
• Psychological support consultations
• Access to the e-learning platforms
• Internal employee referral program
• Hybrid working model from Poland with a few days in Warsaw office per month (team meetings, onboarding, onsite trainings etc).
• Attractive office location in Warsaw
• Gdański Business Center
• Additional entitlements for people with disabilities
• Work Without Barriers
• Work environment that promotes diversity
• Diversity Charter

We do not require from candidates the date of birth, marital status and attached photos to your CV.

We encourage all individuals regardless of gender to apply.

Most of our people are smart working – spending also time in our office - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

We’re inclusive - we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.