Lead Actuarial Pricing

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016999/HN

Date posted:

Monday, August 10, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Lead the future of General Insurance pricing in a role where your technical expertise, leadership ability, and strategic influence will directly impact business performance. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced actuarial pricing professional to take ownership of a high-performing team while driving pricing excellence, portfolio optimisation, and innovation within a respected financial services environment.

Join a leading organisation where actuarial insight plays a critical role in shaping business strategy and profitability. This opportunity offers the chance to work alongside experienced professionals across Product, Underwriting, Reinsurance, Capital, Finance, Claims, and IT, giving you broad exposure to key business decisions and strategic initiatives.
As the Team Leader: Actuarial Pricing, you will lead a team of pricing specialists, oversee pricing reviews and monitoring activities, provide actuarial guidance to senior stakeholders, and continuously enhance pricing methodologies and reporting frameworks. You will be instrumental in ensuring pricing decisions are data-driven, commercially relevant, and aligned with portfolio performance objectives.
This role is ideal for an accomplished General Insurance pricing professional seeking greater leadership responsibility, strategic exposure, and the opportunity to influence business outcomes in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage the actuarial pricing team, ensuring delivery of work within agreed service levels and project milestones.
Provide expert actuarial support and pricing advice to business stakeholders and senior management.
Analyse pricing performance, identify trends and opportunities, and communicate recommendations to Product and Underwriting teams.
Drive portfolio management initiatives and monitor performance against key business KPIs.
Develop, maintain, and enhance pricing monitoring reports, data sources, and analytical tools.
Ensure modelling standards, governance requirements, and pricing best practices are maintained across the team.
Collaborate with key business areas including Product, Underwriting, Reinsurance, Capital, Reserving, Finance, Claims, Policy Administration, Management Information, and IT.
Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop team members while fostering a high-performance culture.

Job Experience and Skills Required

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science.
Significant progress towards actuarial qualification through recognised actuarial examinations.
Additional relevant actuarial or analytical qualifications will be advantageous.

Experience:

Minimum 4 years' General Insurance pricing experience.
Proven experience providing actuarial insight and advice to senior management.
Demonstrated leadership experience, including planning, prioritisation, resource allocation, and people management.
Experience collaborating across multiple business functions and influencing key stakeholders.
Exposure to Capital Modelling, Reserving, or other actuarial disciplines will be advantageous.
Experience managing a diverse portfolio of work and balancing competing priorities.

Skills:

Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and VBA automation.
Strong SAS experience preferred.
Advanced SQL proficiency.
QlikView experience advantageous.
Experience with pricing software such as WTW, Earnix, Quantee, or similar platforms.
Strong knowledge of General Insurance pricing concepts including GLM Modelling, Segmentation, Large Account Pricing, Rate and Exposure Change, Premium and Loss Ratio Walks, Inflation and Frequency Assumptions.
Strong project management, stakeholder management, planning, and organisational skills.
Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and decision-making abilities.

Other Requirements:

Proven ability to lead and motivate teams.
Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and drive change effectively.
Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset.

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