Hiring: Senior Development Actuary in London

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations. AXIS Capital, Senior Portfolio Pricing ActuaryAbout AXISThis is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a leading provider of specialty insurance and global reinsurance.
We give people and organizations the confidence to take necessary risks in the pursuit of their goals and ambitions. Our strength is grounded in our people and culture, which encourages collaboration, diversity, and entrepreneurialism. Hybrid work model: We value work-life balance and offer flexibility to our employees through a hybrid work model
We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for all employees
Career growth opportunities: We are committed to your professional development and offer various opportunities for growth advancement
We believe in making a difference and support various social and environmental causesContactMelissa Shirley Talent Acquisition Partner Melissa.The Pricing function supports underwriters and management in building robust and profitable portfolios by providing objective insights through deep product expertise. Working closely with underwriters, you will provide pricing expertise to assess opportunities, monitor portfolio performance, and support underwriting decisions. Own end to end pricing for complex, high value, multi class portfolio deals, partnering across product teams to assess risk, return, and capital efficiency, and deliver clear recommendations on deal structure, pricing adequacy, and portfolio mix.
Partner with underwriters to design and optimise portfolio structures, including attachment points, limits, and the use of traditional reinsurance and alternative capital solutions, and act as a senior pricing partner across underwriting, exposure, reserving, capital modelling, and finance.
Deliver regular portfolio and product monitoring analyses to identify issues and opportunities, and support the design, execution, and tracking of portfolio action plans with underwriting teams.
Analyse rate change, price adequacy, exposure growth, market conditions, competitive dynamics, and loss trends, clearly articulating drivers of portfolio performance.
Maintain and enhance benchmarks and portfolio metrics, working closely with Product Pricing and Analytics teams, and support the ongoing development of pricing tools, models, data flows, and analytical capabilities.
Derive expected loss ratios for business planning, considering business strategy, market conditions, mix of business, trends, and reinsurance structures.
Contribute to the development and consistency of pricing standards, methodologies, and governance across portfolio business.
Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and informal leadership to Portfolio Pricing Actuaries and Analysts. About You: We are looking for a commercially minded actuary who enjoys operating in complex, evolving environments and wants to influence how portfolios are structured, priced, and managed at scale. Fellow or Associate of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries or equivalent.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility across underwriting, actuarial, and broader business partners.
Ability to communicate complex actuarial analysis clearly to non technical audiences, including senior management.
Exposure to portfolio deals, structured transactions, or delegated authority business.
Strong Excel and SQL skills; VBA, R, or Python advantageous.
An interest in developing junior actuaries. Be in the office 3 days per week.
Occasional broker or client meetings, including outside standard office hours. You will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid annual leave, and much more. In addition, you will be offered competitive target incentive compensation, with awards based on overall corporate and individual performance. On top of this, you will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and much more. SummaryLocation: London - ScalpelType: Full time