Actuarial Solution Architect

Salary: £42,000 - 82,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of Solvency II / Internal Models with a proven track record of contributing to change, innovation and optimisation of model components.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high quality outputs under tight time pressure.
• Strong commercial outlook and the ability to balance model rigour with pragmatic solutions that meet business needs.
• Deep understanding of actuarial systems and modelling platforms.
• Proven experience in solution architecture or end-to-end design.
• Strong knowledge of data flows and dependencies, model integration, and reporting frameworks.
• Ability to design across business, modelling and technical layers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language.
• Strong experience engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to facilitate discussions across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Skilled in influencing outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across Finance, Risk, Investments, Product and other areas.
• Experience working collaboratively with second and third line functions such as Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, and Independent Model Validation to address findings, improve methodologies and enhance the control environment.
• Ability to act with integrity and role model company values, building trust and credibility as a subject matter expert.
• Proven track record of delivery under tight time pressure, including the ability to prioritise effectively and manage competing demands.
• Self-motivated, well organised and pragmatic, able to work independently, take ownership of issues and drive them through to resolution.
• Ability to identify opportunities to enhance the Internal Model and its use in decision making, and to recommend and implement improvements in response to regulatory, market and business developments.
• Experience of supporting, guiding or supervising less experienced team members, including review, feedback and on the job coaching.
• Commitment to maintaining up to date knowledge of actuarial, market and regulatory developments relevant to Internal Models and capital management, and to sharing this knowledge within the team.
• Undergraduate degree in Finance or Maths, or equivalent experience.
• Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design of actuarial solutions across methodology, modelling platforms, data, aggregation, reporting and controls.
• Ensure all changes are internally consistent across the actuarial value chain.
• Define target state architectures aligned to strategic objectives.
• Identify dependencies, risks and optimisation opportunities across systems.
• Engage directly with stakeholders to understand business requirements and challenge them to ensure clarity, feasibility and value.
• Translate complex needs into structured, well-defined solution designs.
• Facilitate alignment across multiple stakeholders with differing priorities.
• Produce detailed design documentation and specifications for delivery teams.
• Work closely with development and production teams to ensure clear understanding of requirements, feasible implementation approaches and alignment with architecture standards.
• Provide ongoing guidance during implementation to ensure design intent is realised.
• Define and maintain actuarial architecture principles and standards.
• Drive consistency across model design, data structures and flows, system integrations and reporting frameworks.
• Promote best practices in automation, modular design and scalability.
• Support model change governance processes, including design documentation, change justification and evidence for approvals.
• Ensure solutions meet risk management standards and control requirements.
• Contribute to regulatory engagement, including PRA submissions.
• Ensure appropriate auditability, traceability and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, modernise and optimise actuarial systems.
• Lead or contribute to transformation initiatives and tooling improvements.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, tools and regulatory developments.
• Encourage innovation while maintaining robust control frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to actuarial and delivery teams.
• Foster strong collaboration across actuarial, IT and data functions.
• Support development of team capability in architecture and design thinking.

Technologies

• Support LESS Architect E2E

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and creating a workplace where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential, and we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, where required.