Actuarial Solution Architect

Salary: £42,000 - 82,000 per year

• Strong knowledge of Solvency II / Internal Models with a proven track record of contributing to change, innovation and optimisation of model components.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high quality outputs under tight time pressure.
• Strong commercial outlook and the ability to balance model rigour with pragmatic solutions that meet business needs.
• Deep understanding of actuarial systems and modelling platforms.
• Proven experience in solution architecture or end-to-end design.
• Strong knowledge of data flows and dependencies, model integration, and reporting frameworks.
• Ability to design across business, modelling and technical layers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language.
• Strong experience engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to facilitate discussions across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Skilled in influencing outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across Finance, Risk, Investments, Product and other areas.
• Experience working collaboratively with second and third line functions such as Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, and Independent Model Validation to address findings, improve methodologies and enhance the control environment.
• Ability to act with integrity and role model company values, building trust and credibility as a subject matter expert.
• Proven track record of delivery under tight time pressure, including the ability to prioritise effectively and manage competing demands.
• Self-motivated, well organised and pragmatic, able to work independently, take ownership of issues and drive them through to resolution.
• Ability to identify opportunities to enhance the Internal Model and its use in decision making, and to recommend and implement improvements in response to regulatory, market and business developments.
• Experience of supporting, guiding or supervising less experienced team members, including review, feedback and on the job coaching.
• Commitment to maintaining up to date knowledge of actuarial, market and regulatory developments relevant to Internal Models and capital management, and to sharing this knowledge within the team.
• Undergraduate degree in Finance or Maths, or equivalent experience.
• Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, or equivalent.

• Lead the end-to-end design of actuarial solutions across methodology, modelling platforms, data, aggregation, reporting and controls.
• Ensure all changes are internally consistent across the actuarial value chain.
• Define target state architectures aligned to strategic objectives.
• Identify dependencies, risks and optimisation opportunities across systems.
• Engage directly with stakeholders to understand business requirements and challenge them to ensure clarity, feasibility and value.
• Translate complex needs into structured, well-defined solution designs.
• Facilitate alignment across multiple stakeholders with differing priorities.
• Produce detailed design documentation and specifications for delivery teams.
• Work closely with development and production teams to ensure clear understanding of requirements, feasible implementation approaches and alignment with architecture standards.
• Provide ongoing guidance during implementation to ensure design intent is realised.
• Define and maintain actuarial architecture principles and standards.
• Drive consistency across model design, data structures and flows, system integrations and reporting frameworks.
• Promote best practices in automation, modular design and scalability.
• Support model change governance processes, including design documentation, change justification and evidence for approvals.
• Ensure solutions meet risk management standards and control requirements.
• Contribute to regulatory engagement, including PRA submissions.
• Ensure appropriate auditability, traceability and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, modernise and optimise actuarial systems.
• Lead or contribute to transformation initiatives and tooling improvements.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, tools and regulatory developments.
• Encourage innovation while maintaining robust control frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to actuarial and delivery teams.
• Foster strong collaboration across actuarial, IT and data functions.
• Support development of team capability in architecture and design thinking.

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We are Canada Life UK, part of Great-West Lifeco, and we have supported the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies in the United Kingdom since 1903. We are transforming into a more customer focused business, operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation with hundreds of respected employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues. In this leadership role within our Modelling & Production function in Finance, we offer a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance, along with training, flexible working and opportunities for professional development. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and creating a workplace where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential, and we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, where required.

last updated 25 week of 2026