Actuarial Director - Life

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Bristol
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Director
CATEGORY
Insurance
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SKILLS

Life Insurance Actuarial Modeling Financial Risk Management People Management Client Relationship Management Business Development Regulatory Compliance Presentation Skills

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Actuarial Director - Life

Location: Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester
Capability: Advisory
Experience Level: Director
Type: Full Time
Business Area: Financial Risk Management
Contract type: Permanent

Job description

The Team

An opportunity has arisen for a Director to join [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s Life Insurance Actuarial team. The successful candidate will work on the origination and execution of engagements across Life Insurance. Clients will include direct writers and reinsurers both in the UK and across the world. This is an ideal opportunity for a talented candidate to join a growing and ambitious Insurance Consulting team as an insurance specialist.

You will be a core member of the Actuarial leadership team, supporting the partner team with developing and delivering on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Insurance and Actuarial Strategy. This will include leading specific propositions and introducing new business as well as delivering the Actuarial aspects of wider Consulting engagements, for example, as part of deals, risk or finance transformation work and contributing to the development of our actuarial team through training and performance management.

The Role

You will be responsible for:

  • Generating and leading Actuarial projects
  • Proposition development
  • Supporting the wider Insurance practice in generating and delivering wider insurance consulting opportunities
  • Leading the actuarial support for one or more insurance company audits
  • Leading and supporting broader go to market activities with other [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] insurance teams, e.g. Deals, Risk and Regulatory and Finance Transformation
  • Performance management and development of more junior members of the Life actuarial team

As part of this role, you will be expected to introduce new business into [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] individually and collaboratively. You will be expected to build and maintain a network of potential clients and introduce other [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] SME’s into that network as appropriate.

You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s risk and quality processes and any applicable professional or regulatory requirements.

The Person

Candidates will need to have significant experience in Life Insurance for either a Consultancy, an insurer or reinsurer.

To be considered, candidates will also require
- Experience of presenting complex technical information in board level meetings
- Exceptional people management skills with experience of leading and developing teams
- A track record of developing and managing improvements or business propositions from first idea through to full implementation
- It would be an advantageous for candidates to have gained Consulting experience, but this is not essential.
- Ideally candidates will be a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, or equivalent.

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About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

With offices across the UK, we are part of a global network of firms providing Audit, Tax & Law, Consulting, and Technology Services to diverse clients.

Our Values

They provide us with a strong sense of identity, ensuring we can grow stronger. They bind us together, across our different backgrounds and cultures, and are common to each of us.

Flexible hybrid working

From role sharing and flexible start and finish times to home working, we'll try and support the flexible work patterns that best suit you.

Committed to inclusion

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues thrive and reach their full potential, whatever their identity or background.

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