Senior Portfolio Management Actuary

We are looking for a commercially minded Senior Portfolio Management Actuary to build and own the portfolio management capability across a diverse and growing range of P&C lines of business, across our Group MGA's, in several European jurisdictions. This is a hands-on, and impactful role that sits at the intersection of actuarial, underwriting, and carrier management. The right person will thrive in a fast-paced environment, be energised by building things from scratch, and able to work well with a wide range of stakeholders.
 
Core Responsibilities

• Design and build portfolio monitoring KPIs and frameworks across a diverse range of lines of business, embedding them into how the MGA runs
• Conduct exposure and mix analyses to understand portfolio movements and their drivers
• Perform claim frequency and severity analyses, and develop the pricing view of ultimate loss ratio
• Assist with the build and digitisation of rating tools, working alongside underwriting and technology teams
• Engage directly with carrier partners on all performance management topics, acting as a credible, trusted counterpart on portfolio performance
• Support business planning, including the modelling of profit commissions and their sensitivity to performance outcomes
• Partner with underwriting teams to refine risk appetite, translating analytical insight into practical underwriting action
• Contribute to the development of MI, data pipelines, and reporting infrastructure as the business scales
• Lead the build of technical price and customer propensity modelling for certain segments of the portfolio
• Support the assessment and due diligence of inorganic (M&A and investment hiring) opportunities as the MGA grows

Personal Attributes

• Highly commercially aware
• Strong relationship-builder, both cross-functionally (underwriting, finance, technology & operations) and externally
• Strong attention to detail
• Showing enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and resilient
• Self-starting, pragmatic and outcome-oriented

Requirements

• Qualified actuary (FIA or equivalent), with relevant experience in a P&C environment
• Strong understanding of portfolio management frameworks and how they drive underwriting performance
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining P&C performance management processes, with a focus on commercial and specialty lines
• Experience across multiple European insurance markets is a plus
• Experience with Python/SQL/R programming as well as WTW software (EMBLEM / Radar / ResQ etc.) is an advantage

Please contact [email protected] or 016099404 for further information.

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