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Contract TypeFull-time
Workplace typeOn-site
LocationRiyadh

Job Description

About the Role

IGA Talent Solutions is partnering with a global investment group to recruit for their expanding Insurance Solutions team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role offers an actuarial professional the opportunity to transition into a commercial, buy-side position focused on capital optimization, investment structuring, and providing institutional investor solutions across emerging markets. The position allows for the application of actuarial expertise to investment strategy, portfolio construction, and insurance capital solutions within a leading emerging markets investment platform, with direct exposure to investors, deal structuring, and global markets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assume responsibility for risk-based capital and regulatory capital modeling for insurance-backed investment strategies.
  • Provide support for asset-liability management (ALM) analysis, including duration matching, liquidity considerations, and balance-sheet optimization.
  • Collaborate with investment, structuring, and risk teams to evaluate capital efficiency and portfolio suitability for insurer and reinsurer investors.
  • Contribute to investor engagement and marketing discussions with insurance-sector Limited Partners (LPs) as a technical subject-matter expert on capital and regulatory matters.
  • Assist in the development of innovative insurance-focused investment structures across private credit and broader alternative investment strategies.
  • Play a role in stress testing, scenario analysis, and portfolio oversight, influencing investment decisions from a capital and solvency perspective.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Qualified or near-qualified actuary (*, IFoA, SOA, or equivalent).
  • Experience within the insurance, reinsurance, actuarial consulting, or insurance-focused asset management sectors.
  • A strong interest in applying actuarial expertise within a commercial and investment-led environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both investors and non-actuarial stakeholders.

Required Skills

  • Risk-based capital modeling
  • Regulatory capital modeling
  • Asset-liability management (ALM) analysis
  • Balance-sheet optimization
  • Capital efficiency assessment
  • Portfolio suitability assessment
  • Investor engagement
  • Technical subject-matter expertise
  • Insurance-focused investment structures
  • Stress testing and scenario analysis
  • Portfolio oversight
  • Solvency assessment
  • Economic capital modeling
  • Insurance asset-liability management principles
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Experience with Python, R, or VBA is desirable

Work Environment and Details

This is a full-time role based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The position provides a buy-side actuarial opportunity with direct exposure to investment strategy and portfolio construction, moving beyond traditional pricing and reserving work into a more commercial, strategic capacity. The role offers exposure to global emerging markets and complex investment structures within a highly entrepreneurial environment, with close interaction with front-office investment professionals, institutional investors, and senior leadership. The platform combines technical excellence with international growth and long-term strategic ambition. The required experience for this role is 2-5 years.


Requirements

  • Requires 2-5 Years experience

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