About the role

[https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/fc964a19-e84c-4cf0-aa52-768667eee898/b484ba0b-aadd-4f95-bd42-1d006b52a839/1%20-%20About%20Us.png] Akur8 is a fast-growing InsurTech 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 InsurTech Companies 2025 - CNBC's World Top 150 InsurTech Companies - InsurTech100 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. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/fc964a19-e84c-4cf0-aa52-768667eee898/85fb2d1c-657d-46aa-8bf9-0b7cfaf285c8/2%20-%20Role.png] 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 [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/fc964a19-e84c-4cf0-aa52-768667eee898/29a963f7-756a-46a6-a5d9-76e349e6d6ad/3%20-%20Profile.png] The successful applicant must meet each of the following criter