Actuarial Manager

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney or Brisbane
• Type: Permanent, full time
• Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Actuarial Manager to support the Actuarial Modelling and Insights team by leading high-quality actuarial analysis and delivering insights that inform business performance, financial reporting, and strategic decision-making.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries, which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time as we’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented, and kind.

Your new role

The role is responsible for managing actuarial deliverables across reserving, planning, and reporting, ensuring strong governance, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement.

It also plays a key role in enabling the actuarial control cycle by strengthening connections with strategic decision-makers, enhancing the relevance, timeliness, and impact of actuarial insights across the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of Actuarial Analysts to deliver high-quality outcomes aligned to business objectives.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear, actionable plans, driving delivery and team performance.
• Deliver actionable actuarial insights that connect reserving outcomes to strategic decision-making and strengthen the actuarial control cycle.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, effectively communicating insights to a range of audiences.
• Ensure robust governance through strong quality controls and standards across actuarial processes and outputs.
• Lead the delivery of regulatory and statutory reporting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Drive process simplification, efficiency, and continuous improvement across actuarial activities.

About you

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a similar Actuarial Manager role with a focus on General Insurance and Reserving. You will also have:

• Tertiary qualification in Mathematics, Science, Data Science, Business, Actuarial Studies, or Computer Science.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and a mindset of improving processes.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven experience of leading and developing teams of Actuarial Analysts.
• Proven record of communicating technical analysis to key stakeholders to make commercial decisions.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee, you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance.
• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest.
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super.
• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods, and services.

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect program.
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion.
• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium-sized program as voted by graduates.

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, apply today. Your career. At the heart of it.

Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police, and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are.

Skills:

Actuarial Science, Analytical Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Financial Products, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Performance Management (PM), Problem Solving, Project Scoping, Risk Management, Sound Judgment, Stakeholder Management, Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), Team Management.

Application Close Date: 05/07/2026 11:59 PM

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.