Actuarial Projects Lead - Modelling

The Actuary; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious life reinsurance platform in the UK is looking for an experienced Actuarial Projects Lead for a 12-month contract. The role involves end-to-end ownership of asset optimisation and ALM tooling implementation, driving delivery across actuarial design and system integration. The ideal candidate is a qualified actuary with strong post-qualification experience and proven delivery in ALM projects. This role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and impactful contributions to pricing and risk outcomes.

Qualifications

• Qualified actuary with strong post-qualification experience.
• Proven delivery experience in ALM and asset optimisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead actuarial design and implementation of asset optimisation workflows.
• Own end-to-end integration across actuarial modelling and optimisation tools.
• Design and execute testing and validation frameworks.

Skills

Strong post-qualification experience

Delivery experience across ALM

Stakeholder management skills

Communication skills

Education

Qualified actuary

Tools

Actuarial modelling platforms

Optimisation tooling

Job description

A prestigious life reinsurance platform is undertaking a high-profile actuarial transformation programme and is seeking an experienced Actuarial Projects Lead on a 12-month contract to drive delivery.

This role offers end-to-end ownership of a major asset optimisation and ALM tooling implementation, sitting at the intersection of Corporate Actuarial, Pricing, Finance and Systems. It’s a senior, hands‑on assignment with genuine influence over actuarial methodology, systems design, governance, and business adoption — ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical depth with delivery leadership.

The role

They are implementing an enterprise-level asset optimisation solution to strengthen funded pricing, capital efficiency and ALM analytics. The successful contractor will lead actuarial design, system integration, testing, controls and transition into BAU, acting as the senior actuarial voice across delivery forums and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead actuarial design and implementation of asset optimisation and ALM workflows

• Own end-to-end integration across actuarial modelling and optimisation tools

• Define assumptions, constraints, reinvestment logic and optimisation methodology

• Design and execute testing, validation and reconciliation frameworks

• Drive governance, controls, documentation and audit readiness

• Act as the actuarial lead across PMO, Finance, IT and vendor teams

• Plan and execute handover into BAU, including runbooks and operating procedures

Experience required

• Qualified actuary with strong post‑qualification experience

• Proven delivery experience across ALM, asset optimisation or actuarial systems projects

• Comfortable leading complex, cross‑functional programmes

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Experience with actuarial modelling platforms and optimisation tooling highly desirable

This is a visible, delivery-focused contract role offering exposure to senior decision‑makers and a tangible impact on pricing, capital and risk outcomes.

Interested in a confidential discussion?
Please contact Bradley Grant on 0207 019 8869 or message directly to explore further.