Senior Actuarial Specialist – Short-Term Insurance

Network Recruitment

  • Johannesburg, Gauteng
  • Temporary
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
Senior Actuarial Specialist – Short-Term Insurance (Pricing & Data Science)The Role:
You’ll be responsible for providing specialist actuarial advice, building and refining pricing models, and delivering data-driven insights that support sound commercial and financial decision-making. You’ll work across functions to influence product, risk, and business strategy while ensuring compliance and governance remain at the core.Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop, implement, and refine pricing models for short-term insurance portfolios.
  • Apply advanced data science techniques to drive innovation and efficiency in actuarial processes.
  • Deliver accurate actuarial insights to support product development, business planning, and decision-making.
  • Provide actuarial administrative and operational support within established frameworks and standards.
  • Ensure that all modelling and reporting activities adhere to regulatory, compliance, and risk requirements.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for improved pricing and portfolio management.
What We’re Looking For:
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Business, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 5+ years actuarial experience in short-term insurance.
  • Strong actuarial exam progress with at least 12 exams completed.
  • Proven experience in pricing and applying data science methodologies.
  • Solid technical proficiency (SQL, R, Python or similar) with a strong analytical mindset.
  • Ability to balance technical depth with commercial insight.
Why Apply?:
  • Play a pivotal role in shaping actuarial pricing strategies with real business impact.
  • Join a forward-thinking environment that values innovation and professional growth.
  • Collaborate with dynamic teams while enjoying opportunities for development and advancement.
If you’re ready to bring together actuarial science, data, and strategy to make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.Apply directly toFor more finance jobs, please visit />If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles/positions. We also invite you to contact us to discuss your next career move in finance!For more information contact:
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