Actuarial Modelling Manager

About the role

Aviva is hiring an Actuarial Modelling Manager for its Services Excellence Centre in Warsaw. The Modelling team is growing to deliver change across IWR Finance, and this leadership role strengthens the capacity to deliver complex actuarial modelling projects, partner closely with business stakeholders and support high-quality, well-controlled model change. You will work directly with the Head of Actuarial Development and collaborate daily with senior peers.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary modelling squads (UK, Poland, India) delivering change across valuation, capital and reporting models.
• Set modelling approach and standards, ensuring robustness, reproducibility and appropriate controls (documentation, testing, governance).
• Own the roadmap and backlog for priority initiatives, translating business goals into clear deliverables and success measures.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Change and Technology, communicating complex ideas simply and influencing decisions.
• Coach and develop people in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Required profile

• Deep knowledge of actuarial modelling, with hands-on experience leading model development and change.
• Proven leadership of teams across geographies (e.g. UK, Poland, India) and suppliers/partners.
• Ability to shape direction and deliver through others, prioritising, planning and removing blockers.
• Strong stakeholder skills: listening, constructive challenge and explaining complex modelling concepts in plain language.
• A continuous-improvement mindset with high standards on controls, documentation and testing.

Required skills

• Familiarity with modern model engineering tooling and practices (version control, automated testing, peer review).
• Nice to have: knowledge of protection business lines and their modelling and reporting processes.

What we offer

• Contract of employment and performance bonus.
• Private medical care, cafeteria-style benefits and employer-funded group insurance.
• Parental leave for the second parent, extra days off for birthdays and volunteering, and additional leave earned over time.
• Wellbeing leave of two extra weeks after 10 years of service, psychological support and access to e-learning platforms.
• Hybrid working from Poland with a few days in the Warsaw office each month, and an attractive office in Gdański Business Center.
• Employee Shares Plan, internal referral programme and additional entitlements for people with disabilities.