Senior Risk Actuary/ Analyst

We are looking for a Senior Risk Analyst/Actuary to join our Risk Challenge team in London on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong quantitative background who is curious, keen to learn and motivated by adding real value to the business. The role offers exposure across a broad range of risk management activities, providing second line challenge to the business and partnering closely with stakeholders across QBE.

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver insightful risk management activity, being curious and tenacious in identifying insights that support sound business and risk decisions.
• Provide effective second-line challenge to a range of business functions, engaging constructively with stakeholders across QBE.
• Apply actuarial or quantitative expertise to deliver agreed risk management activities, aligned to priorities set with your line manager.
• Support, and where appropriate lead, the delivery of key risk reporting to agreed quality and governance standards.
• Analyse quantitative risk areas including, but not limited to, Insurance Risk, Credit Risk and Market Risk.
• Represent Risk at relevant forums, providing appropriate, proportionate and value-adding challenge.
• Contribute to independent validation activities, such as capital model validation under Solvency II, and risk reviews of the business plan.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across the Risk function and other assurance teams to ensure a joined-up approach.
• Actively role-model strong risk behaviours and promote effective risk management discipline across the business.
• Support people development within the team, including training junior analysts and sharing knowledge across the Risk function.

Skills and Experience You'll Need

• A quantitative background, such as an actuary or accountant (nearly or newly qualified), or similar, with at least 3 years’ experience in insurance.
• Experience working within general insurer writing business through Lloyds is preferred.
• Background in risk, actuarial, finance, reserving or capital modelling is desirable.
• Ability to analyse data and provide clear, actionable insights.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship-management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate key messages clearly.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to operate at pace.
• Knowledge of risk management processes, language, tools and systems.
• Understanding of internal models and related processes is advantageous.
• Report-writing skills and attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel capability.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working – including part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrollment in the QBE pension plan with 10% employer contributions of basic salary.
• Fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all family members.
• Family friendly policies – 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Up to 20 days per year of short-term remote work abroad.
• Sustainable investing support – our pension strategy aligns with net-zero goals, investing more in green businesses than the broader market.
• Cycle-to-Work benefit – up to £5,000 value for bicycle purchase and accessories.

Equal Employment Opportunity

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.