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Senior Life Actuary

Job in New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listing for: Akur8
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-25
Job specializations:
  • Insurance
    Actuary
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 150000 - 210000 USD Yearly USD 150000.00 210000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: New York

Akur8 is a fast-growing Insur Tech scale-up on a mission to redefine insurance pricing and reserving through transparent, high-performance modeling technology.

With the launch of Akur8 Life, we are bringing that same mission to the Life Insurance market, delivering purpose-built solutions for the unique complexity of life, health, and protection risk.

Our SaaS platform uses transparent machine learning and predictive analytics to improve the speed, accuracy, and reliability of actuarial pricing and reserving, addressing the long-term liability horizons, mortality and morbidity modelling challenges, and evolving regulatory expectations that define the Life Insurance landscape.

Built by experienced actuarial, product, and R&D teams, Akur8's proprietary algorithms enable insurers to generate insights up to 10x faster than traditional methods, while maintaining full explainability and the regulatory confidence that frameworks such as Solvency II and IFRS 17 demand.

As our platform expands into Life Insurance, we provide next-generation reserving and pricing capabilities, supporting an end-to-end approach to risk assessment across the full product lifecycle, from term and whole life to annuities and health covers.

Recognized globally, Akur8 has been featured in:

  • CB Insights' Insurtech 50 - Top 50 Insur Tech Companies 2025

  • CNBC's World Top 150 Insur Tech Companies

  • Insur Tech
    100 Global - 100 Most Innovative Insurtech Companies

  • Professional Equality Index (2025 score of 97/100)

With 40+ nationalities across 8 global offices, including our headquarters in Paris, we serve 320+ insurance clients on 4 continents, partnering with insurers in mature and highly regulated markets.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we evaluate all candidates fairly based on skills, experience, and professional merit.

Akur8 is seeking a highly motivated, analytical and collaborative Senior Life Actuary who - via their technical and entrepreneurial skills, will support the expansion of Akur8’s Life & Annuity presence in North America.

Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining SLOPE actuarial models, you will run platform demos to prospects, as well as providing ongoing training & support to clients.

This role is a great fit for actuaries that are passionate about technology and want to be at the forefront of modernizing the actuarial profession in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities include:
  • Be a client-facing subject matter expert providing model best practices guidance, onboarding, issue resolution, and feedback gathering for new and existing customers

  • Run product demos and proof of concept pilots for prospective clients to demonstrate the capabilities and value of the SLOPE platform

  • Perform the design, construction, and maintenance of Life models and reports across a range of Life, Annuity, and Health products

  • Monitor local regulatory updates
    translate to requirements for SLOPE models and reports, and highlight market opportunities for Akur8

  • Contribute to Akur8’s actuarial thought leadership by attending industry conferences and giving presentations and webinars to support marketing efforts

  • Recommend and help prioritize new platform features for the broader Akur8 Life team to incorporate with the goal of providing a superior customer experience

  • Assist in other related areas of the business as necessary

The successful applicant must meet each of the following criteria in order to be considered for this position:
  • Fully qualified actuary (ASA/FSA) or equivalent with 7+ years of relevant actuarial experience with experience across a range of Life and Annuity products and both STAT and GAAP regulations.

  • Hands-on experience working with one or more actuarial modeling platforms (Slope, Axis, ALFA, Prophet, etc.)

  • Experience in Valuation, Product Pricing, and/or Asset/Liability Management

  • Strong modelling skillset and interest in technology and tools (e.g. programming, AI, data visualization, etc.)

  • Able to clearly communicate the expected benefits and values of the software
    , as well as to respond to objections from prospective customers in a sales setting

  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly (e.g. new software, actuarial concepts, etc.)

  • Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to work in a rapidly growing company

  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work on a collaborative team

  • Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to think critically

  • Detail-oriented mindset

  • Fluent English language skills (both written & spoken)

BONUS SKILLS (non-essential, but nice to have):
  • Experience building dashboard and reports using business intelligence / data visualization tools such as Sigma, Tableau, or Power BI

  • Familiarity with SQL and database concepts

  • Experience with Bermuda Reinsurance

  • Experience in automating processes utilizing programming scripts, AI, etc.

  • Ability to speak a 2nd language fluently

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA,…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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