Reserving Transformation Actuary

General Job Title: Reserving Transformation Actuary Division: Finance – Actuarial Reports To: As per Beazley’s organisation chart Key Relationships: Beazley actuaries, Finance, Data Management and Ceded Reinsurance teams, Claims managers, Underwriters and business managers. Job Summary: The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in advancing Beazley’s reserving capability, with a focus on the development and enhancement of reserving processes, tools and methodologies. Working closely with the wider team, they will help shape and embed a modern reserving infrastructure that is robust, scalable and built for the future. Key Responsibilities: Technical Support the ongoing evolution of reserving processes towards automated, scalable and AI-enabled solutions. Develop and enhance reserving processes, tools and methodologies, ensuring they are robust and aligned with business needs. Design, build and maintain reserving workflows and tooling (including Python and Unify), acting as a subject matter expert and supporting adoption across the team. Contribute to ad-hoc projects and initiatives, applying technical expertise to solve complex reserving and data challenges. Provide technical guidance to the wider reserving team, with a focus on workflows, coding best practice, and improving process efficiency. Maintain clear documentation and ensure appropriate governance and sign-off processes are followed. Keep abreast of industry best practice in automation and the application of AI within reserving. Build effective working relationships with key stakeholders across actuarial, finance and technology teams. Contribute to team objectives through effective collaboration and delivery. Undertake applicable professional, technical and career development training (delivered internally and externally) to include attainment of associated qualifications where required. General It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere Beazley’s core values - Being Bold, Striving for Better, and Doing the Right Thing as they contribute to an internal environment of teamwork and promote a positive brand image and experience to our external customers." We also expect Beazley employees to: Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, the Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs Comply with any specific responsibilities necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, the Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas. This may include, amongst others, Beazley’s underwriting control standards, Beazley’s claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management Carry out additional responsibilities as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system. These may include membership of any Beazley committees or working groups Person Specification Essential Criteria Strong programming skills in Python Experience gained within the insurance sector University degree in Mathematics Actuarial Science, Data Science or related field Professional actuarial qualification (or making good progress toward qualification) Skills and Abilities Proficient in SQL (desirable) Experience developing and maintaining Unify workflows (desirable) Experience building Power BI dashboards and data models (desirable) Strong analytical and problem solving skills; high attention to detail Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non technical stakeholders Ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritise effectively and meet deadlines Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team Knowledge and Experience Reserving experience; Lloyd’s market knowledge desirable Understanding of modern reserving processes and automation concepts Experience developing, coding and testing actuarial models, workflows or data processes Understanding of reinsurance Aptitude and Disposition Outcome focused, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic Professional approach to successfully interact with team members and stakeholders Competencies Achievement and solution focused Information seeking Stakeholder focus Using initiative Having integrity Taking responsibility Being reliable