London

Hove

Qualified

Life

Investments

Health

Pensions

Property & Casualty

Reinsurance

Risk

Python

Data Science

Coding

Bulk Annuities

Pricing

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Azure

Your role at a glanceWe are looking for a Process Improvement Actuary to join our Retirement Division.This role would be ideal for someone with hands on experience in C#, C++, Python (or other equivalent programming languages) who enjoys project &amp; collaboration work.In this role you will be responsible for improving the current technical tools that are used within the Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) business from an efficiency perspective.The main focus is on increasing the computational efficiency of tools and processes across the Pricing and Execution Team; including New Business Pricing and Business Services. You will be able understand and elicit the detailed business requirements and have the skills and expertise to articulate the business logic and calculations.By working in partnership with the developers you will ensure that EUCS are replaced wherever possible, and will be able to develop, often in partnership with the developers, viable, efficient and scalable alternatives through a variety of computational languages and approaches, as appropriate.You will also be part of an existing continuous delivery team (CDM); which champions partnership thinking, continuous delivery practices and plays a key role in working across teams to ensure consistency in approach and timeliness of updates within L&amp;G Retirement. What you'll be doing<ul><li>Working closely with the new business pricing team to identify current processes which can be improved, either from a computational efficiency or mathematical perspective.</li><li>Mapping existing processes which are possible subjects for improvement and to postulate alternatives. Working with the development team where necessary to refine those recommendations into planned improvement processes.</li><li>Supporting the end users of PRT pricing tools, including assisting with communication/training for and providing desktop support for specific queries.</li><li>Maintaining and developing an appropriate test/regression pack to ensure good code coverage and robustness of the review process for tool releases.</li><li>Working closely with the wider Platform and Processes team and developers to ensure that on-desk tool developments are consistent and compatible with the direction of travel for other strategic technologies.</li><li>Assisting ad-hoc exercises on behalf of the Pricing Team to meet the requirements of various risk frameworks (e.g. MRCF, GDPR, Internal Audit ‘Spotlights’, etc)</li><li>Supporting the Pricing Team in the testing of selected pricing developments and completion of other regular tasks as appropriate.</li><li>Considering the needs of the particular target markets for products and tailor the service proposition to meet those needs effectively.</li></ul> What we're looking for<ul><li>A qualified actuary, or similar relevant experience in developing Insurance/Financial models or Pricing models.</li><li>Programming experience is essential - Languages including, but not limited to C#, C++, Python &amp; R.</li><li>Experience with cloud services (e.g. Azure or AWS) and databases (e.g. SQL) is preferred.</li><li>An understanding of occupational pensions or the bulk annuity market (is highly advantageous, but not a requirement)</li><li>Business Test Capability.</li><li>User Story Definition – being able to clearly express and articulate detailed logical business specifications, along with acceptance criteria.</li><li>Ability to clearly communicate and work closely as part of an agile team.</li></ul> BenefitsWhen you commit to Legal &amp; General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave.You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. About L&amp;GThe brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands.We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.At L&amp;G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&amp;G. Will you join us? About the business areaSecuring pensions over the long term can be a challenge for many businesses. Our ambition at Legal &amp; General Retirement Institutional (LGRI) is to help companies and pension scheme trustees honour their defined benefit pension promises to their employees. We’re helping companies settle their pension liabilities so they can focus on growing their businesses, as well as helping to support their members’ financial security in retirement. And we’re investing for the long term to back our pension promises. In the last 30 years we’ve written more UK business than any other insurer, and we currently look after more than half a million pension policyholders. We're the UK’s longest-serving active bulk annuity provider, and a market-leading, multi-award winning business. Our commitment to Equal OpportunitiesGreat minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Description<ul><li>Owning and pro-actively maintaining and improving the team’s pricing tools and processes to optimise efficiency and risk management</li><li>Mitgate and work to reduce operational risk in all areas of the team’s work</li></ul>ResponsibilitiesClient response<ul><li>Ability to manage independently all areas of client responses including ad hoc client work and tender responses.</li><li>This will include production of the required output within agreed timeframes coordinating appropriate levels of peer review, with full and accurate documentation. It will also include where appropriate required communication to the client including the preparation and carrying out of presentations. This refers to clients within SCOR (e.g. the marketing team) and external.</li><li>Agreeing the scope of all work and challenging scope creep with senior and junior team members.</li></ul>Best estimate assumption changes<ul><li>Derivation and proposal of new best estimate assumption guidelines with management of impact testing and implementation on all relevant pricing tools</li></ul>Standardisation and improvement of pricing tools<ul><li>The use of appropriate software and coding techniques to keep the UK pricing process as efficient as possible.</li><li>Identifying and scoping process and tool updates to achieve increased efficiency and reduce operational risk with regard to resource availability (e.g. adopting an MVP mindset)</li><li>Ongoing tool maintenance and improvements to team tools &ndash; scoping, building and designing testing for these improvements</li><li>Integration of ad hoc work into standard pricing tools and processes</li></ul>ERM<ul><li>Self-checking and communication of limitations of work</li><li>Identification and communication of areas where pricing guidelines aren&rsquo;t followed</li><li>Full and appropriate documentation</li><li>Challenging approaches in the team that increase operational risk</li><li>Peer review and documentation on control processes</li></ul>Knowledge sharing<ul><li>Contributing to team meetings and enhancing the knowledge of the team</li><li>Bringing new industry or technical knowledge to the team through contacts within the company or from outside.</li></ul>Management<ul><li>Direct line management including identifying development needs of reports and providing appropriate pathways</li><li>Support and training for all team members to provide a helpful and supportive team</li></ul>Your Qualifications:Experience:<ul><li>Qualified actuary (minimum 4 years post qualified)</li><li>Good knowledge of Python or R</li><li>Familiarity with data visualisation packages such as PowerBi or tableau</li><li>Experience of working both within a team and as a self-motivated individual</li><li>Management experience</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Knowledge of Actuarial Modelling tools</li><li>Familiarity with project management tools e.g. Azure Devops</li></ul>Other Competences: Essential:<ul><li>Knowledge of statistical analysis and data science techniques.</li><li>Ability to take ownership for your own work and time</li><li>Collaboration</li><li>Excellent formal and informal communication skills</li></ul>Required Education<ul><li>FIA &ndash; Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries</li></ul>About usSCOR, the 4th largest reinsurer in the world, provides insurance companies with a diversified and innovative range of solutions and services to control and manage risk.Leveraging experience and expertise to deliver “The Art &amp; Science of Risk”, SCOR provides cutting-edge financial solutions, analytics tools and services in all areas related to risk – from Life &amp; Health and Property &amp; Casualty insurance to Investments. Our specialized teams operate in over 160 countries, fostering long-term relationships with clients.In order to provide our clients with a broad range of innovative reinsurance solutions, SCOR pursues an underwriting policy that is founded on profitability and supported by effective risk management strategy and a prudent investment policy. This approach allows us to offer clients an optimum level of security, to create value for shareholders, and to contribute to the welfare and resilience of society by helping to protect insureds against the risks they face.At SCOR, we believe that employing people from different backgrounds and ensuring inclusivity is a major driving force for the success of the Group. We are committed to fostering a work environment in which all employees are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources, and can contribute fully to SCOR’s success.

<div>Your role at a glanceWe are looking for a Process Improvement Actuary to join our Retirement Division. This role would be ideal for someone with hands on experience in C#, C++, Python (or other equivalent programming languages) who enjoys project &amp; collaboration work.In this role you will be responsible for improving the current technical tools that are used within the Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) business from an efficiency perspective. The main focus is on increasing the computational efficiency of tools and processes across the Pricing and Execution Team; including New Business Pricing and Business Services. You will be able understand and elicit the detailed business requirements and have the skills and expertise to articulate the business logic and calculations.By working in partnership with the developers you will ensure that EUCS are replaced wherever possible, and will be able to develop, often in partnership with the developers, viable, efficient and scalable alternatives through a variety of computational languages and approaches, as appropriate.You will also be part of an existing continuous delivery team (CDM); which champions partnership thinking, continuous delivery practices and plays a key role in working across teams to ensure consistency in approach and timeliness of updates within L&amp;G Retirement.What you'll be doing<ul><li>Working closely with the new business pricing team to identify current processes which can be improved, either from a computational efficiency or mathematical perspective.</li><li>Mapping existing processes which are possible subjects for improvement and to postulate alternatives. Working with the development team where necessary to refine those recommendations into planned improvement processes.</li><li>Supporting the end users of PRT pricing tools, including assisting with communication/training for and providing desktop support for specific queries.</li><li>Maintaining and developing an appropriate test/regression pack to ensure good code coverage and robustness of the review process for tool releases.</li><li>Working closely with the wider Platform and Processes team and developers to ensure that on-desk tool developments are consistent and compatible with the direction of travel for other strategic technologies.   </li><li>Assisting ad-hoc exercises on behalf of the Pricing Team to meet the requirements of various risk frameworks (e.g. MRCF, GDPR, Internal Audit ‘Spotlights’, etc)</li><li>Supporting the Pricing Team in the testing of selected pricing developments and completion of other regular tasks as appropriate.</li><li>Considering the needs of the particular target markets for products and tailor the service proposition to meet those needs effectively.</li></ul>What we're looking for<ul><li>A qualified actuary, or similar relevant experience in developing Insurance/Financial models or Pricing models.</li>
 <li>Programming experience is essential - Languages including, but not limited to C#, C++, Python &amp; R.</li><li>Experience with cloud services (e.g. Azure or AWS) and databases (e.g. SQL) is preferred.</li><li>An understanding of occupational pensions or the bulk annuity market (is highly advantageous, but not a requirement)</li><li>Business Test Capability.</li>
 <li>User Story Definition – being able to clearly express and articulate detailed logical business specifications, along with acceptance criteria.</li><li>Ability to clearly communicate and work closely as part of an agile team.</li></ul>BenefitsWhen you commit to Legal &amp; General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 30 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You'll receive a car allowance of 12% of your annual salary, and you can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. About L&amp;GThe brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.At L&amp;G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&amp;G. Will you join us?About the business areaSecuring pensions over the long term can be a challenge for many businesses. Our ambition at Legal &amp; General Retirement Institutional (LGRI) is to help companies and pension scheme trustees honour their defined benefit pension promises to their employees. We’re helping companies settle their pension liabilities so they can focus on growing their businesses, as well as helping to support their members’ financial security in retirement. And we’re investing for the long term to back our pension promises. In the last 30 years we’ve written more UK business than any other insurer, and we currently look after more than half a million pension policyholders. We're the UK’s longest-serving active bulk annuity provider, and a market-leading, multi-award winning business.Our commitment to Equal OpportunitiesGreat minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.</div>

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