Actuarial Analyst
Location: Sydney or Melbourne
Permanent Full Time Role
The opportunity
Join our Pricing Team as an Actuarial Analyst and take on an exciting opportunity to turn technical modelling into real impact. We are seeking an experienced and talented individual to contribute to the growth and expansion of our actuarial and pricing function.
Your new role
Reporting to the Pricing Manager you will perform actuarial analysis to assist the relevant business units obtain and manage a profitable business by supporting price changes and recommendations, technical pricing reviews and reporting.
In this position, you will be responsible for:
Knowing and applying actuarial, machine learning and statistical pricing techniques
Independently carrying out data analysis and owning specific processes and outputs
Demonstrating the ability to apply reasonableness checks and sound judgment to analysis and outputs
Assessing the impact of pricing on key profit drivers and performance metrics
End to end rating deployment, across the full pricing cycle, working alongside the Pricing Implementation Team
Taking initiative to recommend changes and improvements to existing pricing processes
Being a part of QBE’s Modernisation journey
About you
Sound knowledge and experience from a General Insurance pricing background or an Actuarial Related Tertiary qualification
Experience with SQL, Python, DataBricks, R and SAS is preferred but not essential
Ability to apply a range of statistical (e.g. GLMs), machine learning (e.g. GBMs) and actuarial techniques (e.g. IBNR modelling) to solve technical pricing problems
Ability to extract, analyse and interpret large datasets of differing formats from several sources using multiple languages/platforms and the ability to perform basic debugging
An interest and passion for technical pricing as well as comfort with continually learning new technologies
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complicated concepts in a simple way
About QBE
We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.
We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners
Rewards & Recognition
We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2023 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
Family First accredited employer since 2021
APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!
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QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at recruitment@qbe.com
Skills:
Actuarial Science, Analytical Thinking, Business Writing, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Data Science, Detail-Oriented, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Stakeholder ManagementApplication Close Date: 02/08/2025 11:59 PMHow to Apply:
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.