Summary: The Actuary (Protection) role is a 12-month contract focused on protection-related projects, requiring strong knowledge in protection products and experience in writing calculation specifications. The position involves investigative work, defining requirements, and ensuring accuracy in calculations and data flows while collaborating with multiple teams. Candidates with migration or reinsurance experience will be favored. The role demands independence and a dynamic approach to problem-solving without direct team management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work on protection-related projects, including writing specifications and supporting testing through build and implementation.
- Engage in investigative work, defining requirements, and ensuring accuracy in calculations and data flows.
- Collaborate with multiple teams and manage ambiguity to contribute to successful delivery.
- Deliver critical outcomes while working independently.
Key Skills:
- Strong protection product knowledge.
- Experience writing calculation specifications and supporting testing.
- Familiarity with migration projects and reinsurance (highly desirable).
- Excellent communication skills; dynamic and pragmatic approach.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate across workstreams.
- P/Q Actuary (qualification not essential).
Salary (Rate): £600 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Actuary (Protection) – 12-month contract
Rate: £600p/d
Location: London, Norwich, Bristol or York
Inside IR35
Are you someone who enjoys investigative work and thrives in dynamic, pragmatic environments? This role is ideal for someone with strong protection knowledge and experience in writing calculation specifications. If you’ve worked on previous migrations or have reinsurance experience, that’s a big plus. You’ll work independently while collaborating with other workstreams to deliver critical outcomes.
A bit about the job: You’ll be part of a delivery-focused team working on protection-related projects, including writing specifications and supporting testing through build and implementation. The role involves investigative work, defining requirements, and ensuring accuracy in calculations and data flows. You’ll engage with multiple teams, manage ambiguity, and contribute to successful delivery without direct team management responsibilities.
Skills and experience we’re looking for:
- Strong protection product knowledge
- Experience writing calculation specifications and supporting testing
- Familiarity with migration projects and reinsurance (highly desirable)
- Excellent communication skills; dynamic and pragmatic approach
- Ability to work independently and collaborate across workstreams
- P/Q Actuary (qualification not essential)
