Senior Actuarial Expert - Belgian Market

Portage Ventures GP Inc.; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stimulating environment

Innovative working method

Job summary

Portage Ventures GP Inc. is seeking an Insurance Expert to design and price insurance offers while monitoring business risks. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in health insurance products and a strong scientific background. The role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance member experience and support regulatory compliance.

Fluency in English and French/Dutch, along with strong analytical skills, is essential. This is a unique opportunity to influence change in the insurance industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in health insurance products.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable outputs.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo in insurance and healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Design and price insurance offers.
• Monitor business risks.
• Help the team understand insurance subtleties.

Skills

Insurance sector experience

Fluent in English

Fluent in French/Dutch

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Builder mindset

Education

Scientific background (actuarial sciences, statistics, mathematics, or data science)

Job description

Location

Anywhere in Belgium

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Insurance

You. Better. With Alan.

Alan is building a vertically integrated health partner that unites insurance and smart healthcare delivery into one seamless system. Our vision is to make prevention the new norm of care for all.

Our mission: Help people live in good health to 100 while helping employers feel proud, turning health benefits from a cost centre into their most valuable investment.

By connecting all aspects of care (private, public, and direct to consumer) we create the most member-centric healthcare experience, reducing claims costs while generating new monetization opportunities.

We partner with tens of thousands of companies across France, Spain, Belgium, and Canada, serving over a million members.

How we work: our Leadership Principles

• Mission is the Boss — We think long-term and are methodical optimists who take risks, seeking our mission's success above all else.

• Distributed Ownership — Accountable enlightened despots: everyone owns their decisions and results.

• Radical Transparency — All information is accessible and written-first, so everyone can make the best decisions asynchronously.

• Always Growing — Direct, positive, and caring feedback, combined with self-growth ownership.

The Insurance Team

Being part of Alan's insurance community is a great opportunity to have a significant impact on people's health and wellbeing in our multiple countries of operation.

• We are at the heart of Alan's mission, bringing to the team our technical leadership and expertise on healthcare and death & disability insurance.

• We work hand in hand with our data scientists, designers, engineers and product managers to build the most differentiating products and provide a delightful experience at a fair price.

• We build and manage offers for large companies and public institutions with our sales and account management teams.

• We make sure our portfolio is closely monitored and risks are effectively managed.

• We also manage our capital, steer our reinsurance strategy and maintain a trusting relationship with our insurance regulators.

The Insurance Expert role in Belgium

The role of an Insurance Expert at Alan is to:

• Design and price insurance offers,

• Monitor the business and the risks,

• Help the rest of the team understand the subtleties of healthcare and insurance.

Being an Insurance Expert at Alan in Belgium means:

• Being part of a talented team working to deliver the best experience to our members.

• Recent missions include:

  • Build winning products and pricing strategies to unlock new segments

  • Bring insurance expertise to help us sign the largest customers in Belgium

  • Enter new segments like public sector to unlock new growth in Belgium

  • Enhance our portfolio monitoring as it grows in scale and complexity

  • Strengthen our relationship with regulatory bodies and improve our compliance

  • Work with engineers to build tools to create tailored insurance offers at scale

• Being part of an insurance community at the global level, with an impact on our organisation, hiring and training across multiple countries.

Is it you we're looking for?

You may be a great fit for the role if:

• You have 5+ years of experience in the insurance sector, with meaningful exposure to health insurance products (hospitalisation, group insurance, disability or dental)

• You are fluent in English and French/Dutch

• You combine a scientific background (actuarial sciences, statistics, mathematics or data science) with practical experience in insurance (product, pricing, regulatory or analytics)

• You have strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex data, business and legal questions into actionable outputs

• You have a builder mindset: you continuously identify opportunities to improve and scale processes and systems

• You are willing to deeply change the insurance and healthcare industry and challenge the status quo

• You communicate in a clear, structured and to-the-point way (written and spoken)

Note: we are not looking for risk/finance actuaries focused on Solvency 2, IFRS 17, ALM or asset management expertise.

For this role, we are looking to hire within the D-F level range.

Important note: we hire people, not roles.

If you're excited about this opportunity but don't check every box, we'd love to hear from you. Everyone, no matter how underrepresented, should feel free to apply, as it can only bring learnings or success.

If you identify yourself as a woman: Did you know that research shows women often apply only when meeting 100% of requirements?

Remember, this is just a guide, not a checklist. We'll be thrilled to receive your application!

You want to know more about Alan?

• Perks & Benefits: Alaners are provided with a stimulating environment and perks ensuring they are happy, efficient and spend only high-quality time with co-workers.

• A strong culture: People joining Alan are often surprised and delighted by our innovative working method. We have a set of cultural values that guide our approach to work