Job Description

About the role:

The PwC Actuarial practice comprises over 300 partners and staff. With offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and Mumbai, our consultants focus on non-life, life, banking and non-insurance, led by a fifteen strong partner team. We play the leading role in the 1000+ strong actuarial community in PwC worldwide and often work with specialists from other disciplines within PwC. Our team advises clients in the general insurance and non-insurance industries on business risks and regulatory updates from natural catastrophes to mortgage defaults. We develop comprehensive risk analysis and mathematical models to help organisations enhance their business forecasting capabilities, limit their risks, and use their data informatively to make better strategic business decisions. Our clients trust us to provide well informed and insightful challenges to their business, and the models they use to inform decision making. Our practice is market leading in the General Insurance space - offering unparalleled access to solving some of the biggest challenges in the non-life industry today for a vast array of clients - large multi-national composites, Lloyd's & London Market, UK & European Personal & Commercial, and Reinsurance Market including many of the well known brands, from global reinsurers to niche players.

What your days will look like:

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. We'd also expect you to take an active role in the strategic management and running of the practice and take a lead on one of our core product. You'll also have opportunities to be involved as lead actuarial account driver on a number of our UK general insurance clients. On a day-to-day basis, you'll lead, manage and deliver a wide range of concurrent actuarial and multidisciplinary assignments, and act as our clients main point of day-to-day contact on assignments. Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team. Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations. Initiate compassionate but candid coaching conversations at all levels to resolve complex people issues and support our people to reach their potential. Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail. Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required. Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism. Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart. Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements. Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust. Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

This role is for you if:

You will have spent most of your career to date in the general insurance market, either within a company, consultancy or regulatory environment. We are looking for individuals with relevant experience with following key skills: who are able to lead and collaborate well as part of a diverse and inclusive team; who are agile, clear-thinking and commercially astute; who enjoy challenges and complexity and can navigate these effectively, with compassion and empathy; an ability to communicate complex, technical issues to senior management simply and incisively; responsible, self-motivated, and passionate about developing their potential and supporting the development of those around them; a strong non-life network, presence in the actuarial industry (for example, working parties, industry forums and events), or be willing and able to actively pursue these opportunities. Statement of Actuarial Opinion (SAO) and Lloyd's experience would be beneficial You will also have a good understanding of a broad range of commonly used capital modelling and risk management techniques and broader commercial awareness of the key issues faced by the market. Additionally, experience across our wider offering would be viewed favourably (Catastrophe Risk; Reserving & Pricing; Exposure Management; Deals; IFRS17; Audit) as would a focus on new and emerging areas (e.g. Cyber, Climate, ESG).

What you'll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.


We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.