Head of Actuarial

Job Description

Who are Admiral Pioneer?

Disruptive. Customer Centric. Transformational.

Admiral Pioneer exists within Admiral Group as a venture studio, providing the greenhouse in which to grow new businesses. We’re leveraging Admiral’s strengths to deliver commercially strong businesses that answer the financial needs of new audiences and respond to emerging opportunities.

We seek to disrupt the markets we enter, taking a truly customer-centric approach. We achieve this by experimenting and proving new products, business models and partnerships through a disciplined, discovery-driven approach.

Shape the Future of Actuarial at Admiral Pioneer

We are looking for a strategic, forward-thinking Head of Actuarial to build, shape, and lead the actuarial function at Admiral Pioneer. This is a critical senior role, accountable for reserving, capital management, pricing oversight, reinsurance strategy, and actuarial governance.

As a growing business, this is a rare opportunity to take ownership of the actuarial agenda, shape how the function evolves, and play a central role in supporting Admiral Pioneer’s growth ambitions. Reporting directly to the CFO, you’ll play a key role in shaping financial performance, strengthening capital efficiency, influencing strategic decisions, and supporting our growth ambitions.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and evolve the actuarial function, establishing strong governance, controls, methodologies, and standards while developing actuarial capability across the business.
• Act as a trusted adviser to the CFO, Executive Committee, and Board, providing insight and challenge to support strategic decision-making.
• Own reserving end-to-end, including Best Estimates, Risk Margins, Solvency II Technical Provisions, reserve analysis, and Board reporting.
• Lead capital modelling, solvency assessment, regulatory capital reporting, and capital planning to support sustainable growth and financial resilience.
• Provide independent oversight and challenge of pricing methodologies, ensuring pricing appropriately reflects risk, delivers fair customer outcomes, and supports capital efficiency and target returns.
• Shape reinsurance strategy and programme design, assessing the impact on capital, earnings volatility, and reserving performance.
• Partner closely with FP&A and business leaders on planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, new product development, MGA partnerships, and broader growth initiatives.
• Lead actuarial support for M&A and corporate development activity, providing insight on opportunities, risks, and value creation.
• Represent Admiral Pioneer across Admiral Group governance forums, regulators, auditors, and external actuarial partners, ensuring alignment with Group standards and regulatory requirements.
• Chair and drive the Admiral Pioneer Reserving Committee and deliver actuarial updates to the Admiral Group Board and Risk Committees.

What You’ll Bring

Essential experience

• Qualified actuary (FIA, FCAS, or equivalent).
• Deep experience within non-life (P&C) insurance, with strong technical expertise across reserving, capital, pricing, and reinsurance.
• The ability to translate complex actuarial issues into clear, actionable insight for senior stakeholders, including Boards and Executive Committees.
• A strategic mindset combined with a willingness to stay close to the detail when needed.
• Experience leading through change, building capability, and influencing across a wide range of stakeholders.
• The confidence and adaptability to thrive in a growing, ambitious business where you’ll have the opportunity to shape how the function evolves.

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.

If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email Daniel.Cavill@admiralgroup.co.uk or contact us on 07502 959750. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.

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