Call for Interest - Actuarial Specialist Pricing (M/F/D)
MAURITIUS
Job description
The successful candidate will play a key role in planning and delivering models and analysis that underpin the prices we take to market. This work will require a good understanding of both statistical modelling methods and more innovative machine learning techniques.
Required Skill Sets: Technical/ Core Pricing, RADAR, EMBLEM, SAS, Python, GLM, Commercial Property pricing
Experience: 2 to 4yrs
Qualification, Experience and Skills:
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Actuarial Science/Statistics/Mathematics
- Solid knowledge of relevant statistical modelling methods – in particular GLM
- Hands on experience in RADAR and EMBLEM, Radar for pricing modelling and Emblem for demand models build
- Knowledge of relevant machine learning techniques – in particular GBMs
- Proven experience in working with large data sources
- Good command of Python, SQL, SAS, Databricks or similar coding languages
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written (French & English), with ability to interact with customers from different geographical areas
- Good understanding of the various elements of a Technical Price, including business expenses, other costs and actuarial/inflation assumptions
- Good stakeholder management skills, including communication, expectation management and the ability to convey technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships throughout both the Pricing Department and the wider business.
Your role will vary day to day, but here is a bit of what you can expect:
- Assist in planning and carrying out risk model updates – continually looking to improve data and processes
- Work with different teams and stakeholders to achieve an understanding of their needs, data requirements and expected modelling outcomes
- Get hands-on with data from its source right through to modelling and then implementation in rating
- Analyse data, interpret output and communicate results to a non-technical audience
- Build and test Statistical models and machine learning algorithms
- Work with Data Enrichment team to obtain and use third-party and internally-generated data sources to enhance models
- Support the business in the deployment of its data solution
- Assist in coaching and developing other colleagues within the team to ensure constant up-skilling