Experienced actuary leading pricing and portfolio underwriting initiatives at MSIG USA. Ensuring competitive and profitable pricing across our P&C portfolio.
About the role
- Head of Actuarial Data Solutions focusing on data strategy for pricing, reserving, and risk modelling within insurance sector. Role includes leadership and modernization of data platforms.
Responsibilities
- Set the strategic vision for actuarial data solutions within Finance
- Lead a major modernisation journey, moving from legacy systems (e.g., SAS) to cloud-based platforms like Microsoft Azure
- Design and execute roadmaps for data modernisation, including platform migrations, architecture redesign, and automation of key actuarial processes
- Oversee data integrity and design assurance for actuarial valuation models and reporting systems
- Build, mentor, and inspire a team of data developers and analysts
- Partner across Finance and IT to create integrated, modern data solutions
- Engage with strategic vendors (e.g., Milliman, SAS)
- Influence senior stakeholders, securing buy-in for data initiatives
- Maintain robust governance, ensuring compliance with insurance regulations and data protection standards
- Manage team resources and budgets
- Challenge and shape senior‑level decisions
Requirements
- Extensive experience within the insurance industry
- A proven track record of driving data transformation, ideally including migration from SAS to cloud platforms such as Azure
- Strong expertise in data architecture, engineering, and data assurance—particularly in actuarial or financial environments
- Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience scaling and managing high-performing technical teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing at executive levels
- Experience working with strategic vendors to deliver complex data solutions
- Essential: SAS (Base, Macro, EG, DI Studio)
- Highly Desirable: Azure Data Factory, Python, SQL, Databricks
- Other Tools: Git, DevOps pipelines, Agile delivery tools, JIRA
- Degree in Computer Science, or a related field
- Professional certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., Azure Data Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect)
Benefits
- private medical cover
- 38 days annual leave
- excellent pension
- 12x salary life assurance
- career breaks
- income protection
- 3x volunteering days
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