Actuary - Open Products Lead in Cirencester

Posted on: 31/03/2026 – Application Deadline: 18/04/2026

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

• Location: Cirencester Office
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

About the Role

The Group Products team develop and oversee the suite of products and services available to clients of St. James's Place, ensuring they are fairly priced, support business growth and deliver good client outcomes. Within this role you’ll provide actuarial expertise to the Divisional Director of Manufactured Products in developing the range of manufactured wrapper products open to new business. This opportunity will suit a candidate with experience in a product development, pricing or commercial function. You’re likely to be a qualified actuary with experience and knowledge gained from within the financial services sector.

What You’ll Be Doing

• You’ll ensure that the product design and pricing of SJP products and services open to new business complies with all relevant regulations and legislation, including the Consumer Duty.
• Represent the Division on a range of cross-business projects, acting as Subject Matter Expert and monitoring resource to ensure successful implementation. Example projects may include product pricing of a new product or regulatory change impacting our products.
• Contribute to the research, design and development of profitable new products, making recommendations where these will add value.
• Provide actuarial support to various stakeholders including the Partnership, third-party administrators and internal teams across a range of business areas.
• Work including pricing concessions, product functionality, illustrations and other calculations.
• Liaise and maintain relationships with teams across the business and with a range of third-party providers.
• Provide figures and analysis to support business decisions, ensuring accuracy of illustrations, terms and conditions and product documentation.
• Act as a role model to junior actuaries and actuarial analysts, providing guidance and support.

Likely to be a qualified actuary (Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries) with several years post qualification experience in a product development, pricing or commercial function. Excellent knowledge of UK Financial Services marketplace and consumer needs relating to financial products. Ability to acquire strong understanding of regulations and legislation relevant to St. James’s Place products. Excellent Excel and other IT skills. Good understanding of processes such as Key Features Illustrations, charges and costs disclosure requirements and product governance. Ability to work autonomously, managing your time effectively to deliver against responsibilities. Great problem‑solving skills, with the ability to understand and respond to complex issues. Able to find pragmatic solutions when faced with a range of numerical and regulatory constraints. Comfortable representing the Division in cross‑divisional meetings and working groups, requiring strong communication skills and effective collaboration with a range of stakeholders, including to a senior level.

Other: Occasional travel within the UK as required.

What’s in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts. We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

• Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
• Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
• 10% non‑contributory pension (increasing with length of service)

Reasonable Adjustments

We're an equal‑opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at careers@sjp.co.uk. Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career‑break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.

What’s next?

If you’re excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking ‘apply’ below and our team will be in touch. As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.