DB Operational Development Actuarial Specialist

DB Operational Development Actuarial Specialist

Date Posted: 18/08/2025

Location: Reigate

Job Type: Full time

At Just, we encourage a flexible and agile working environment for the majority of our opportunities. We help people achieve a better later life. That’s our purpose and it’s the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing FTSE 250 company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve.

This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK’s most loved retirement expert.

Purpose

This is a key role in the innovation and development of our actuarial services that focus on our member and operational services. The opportunity this role presents combines the rigour of an actuarial approach and skill set to build an efficient, progressive, and ambitious member operational service provision.

This role provides opportunities to shape, build, and assist in the deployment of longer-term strategic and tactical actuarial and data-led builds to support the growth ambitions of the Defined Benefit (DB) Operational Service Area. Your contributions will enhance the scalability of our operational platforms, supporting the DB team to provide reliable, comprehensive, and market-leading solutions to our clients.

In this role you will:

• Work closely with the DB Member and Operational Serve teams to gather requirements and specifications for platform and tool development, testing, and validation.
• Ensure model developments are embedded effectively.
• Manage the actuarial testing and sign-off for new schemes loaded to existing member options factor automation when required.
• Prepare and/or check internal sign-off documentation for each development as required following the agreed sign-off process.
• Develop a deep knowledge of all systems and tools used by our actuarial and operational teams.
• Proactively drive projects forward to ensure they are progressed in line with expected timescales.
• Actively assist in the development of junior DB team members through training and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with the DB Strategic Development team to ensure the interoperability of the developed tools and platforms.
• Collaborate with the DB Pricing and Proposition Development teams to ensure new or enhanced tools can be supported with our Pricing platform if required.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across DB to ensure that tool and data structure changes flow through effectively to the wider DB ecosystem.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Excel.
• Good interpersonal, team working, and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to present complex financial concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to work without supervision.
• Strong technical skills and deep technical knowledge of actuarial concepts, particularly those underlying bulk annuity pricing.

Qualifications

• Obtained FIA qualification.

Company Benefits

• A competitive salary, pension scheme, and life assurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day for your birthday.
• Private medical cover and income protection.
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme – paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets.
• Opportunity to progress within your career both in-role and within the company.
• Free access to the Headspace App and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline.
• A variety of employee-funded benefits available via our Online Benefits Portal.
• Several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones.

Why Just?

At Just, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career while making a difference to the lives of those around you. You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we’re ambitious, curious, and collaborative.

We’re committed to building a more sustainable business and making progress against our Net Zero targets. We value diversity of thought and foster a sense of belonging, which is critical to our business success.

Our work on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging.

Be Bold. Be Brilliant. Be Just.

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