The Fidelis Partnership is a leading privately-owned, Bermuda-based Managing General Underwriter, which, through its subsidiaries, is a global underwriter of property, bespoke and specialty insurance and reinsurance products. The Fidelis Partnership is one of the largest Managing General Underwriters globally and its operations also include outwards reinsurance, claims handling, exposure management and portfolio analytics. The Fidelis Partnership also sponsors and incubates specialist MGAs through its Pine Walk platform. The Fidelis Partnership is separately owned and managed from the ownership and management of Fidelis Insurance Group.
Across product lines and geographies, we focus on three diversified pillars: reinsurance, specialty and bespoke solutions. We are truly diversified. Our long-standing partnerships with capital providers and quota share partners make us nimble. Our breadth of expertise and capabilities deliver outstanding market returns.
The role
The Head of Pricing Platforms will function as the Actuarial Product Owner for Hyperexponential (Hx) Renew. The role sits at the intersection of underwriting & distribution strategy, actuarial insight, and technical delivery. This role leads the evolution of the Hx Renew pricing capability, ensuring that pricing models, workflows, and analytical tools empower underwriters, actuaries, and portfolio teams to make faster, smarter decisions & improve the commercial performance of the business.
You will own the product vision for Hx Renew, translate commercial and actuarial needs into a clear roadmap, and lead the development of high quality pricing models, reusable components using Hyperexponential’s platform. This is both a strategic and hands on role — ideal for someone who thrives on shaping product direction while still building elegant, scalable pricing solutions.
Other platforms include Excel and some in house platforms will need considered planning to progress towards our target state.
Key accountabilities
Product Ownership
Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and success metrics for the Hx Renew pricing capability.
Engage with underwriting, actuarial, portfolio management, and technology stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into actionable product requirements.
Prioritise features and enhancements based on business value, technical feasibility, and strategic alignment.
Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and cross functional delivery ceremonies.
Champion best practice use of the Hx Renew platform across the pricing community.
Improve the standardisation of Excel based pricing models.
Pricing Development Leadership
Serve as the lead developer for pricing models built in Hx Renew, ensuring they are robust, maintainable, and aligned with modelling standards.
Build, optimise, and maintain pricing models, rating algorithms, and underwriting workflows using Hx Renew’s modelling language and tools.
Develop reusable components, libraries, frameworks and standardised model outputs to accelerate model development across lines of business.
Ensure models integrate effectively with data sources, APIs, and up/downstream systems.
Conduct peer reviews, enforce coding standards, and mentor pricing developers and analysts.
Build out standard suite of key pricing metrics and implement to full model inventory ensuring standardised data capture for integration into downstream system
Stakeholder Collaboration
Partner with actuarial teams to embed technical pricing assumptions, exposure measures, and risk factors into models.
Collaborate closely with underwriters to ensure models reflect real-world decision-making and deliver an intuitive user experience.
Collaborate with data engineering and IT teams to ensure data quality, model performance, and platform stability.
Communicate progress, risks, and insights to senior leadership
Governance & Quality Assurance
Maintain documentation, version control, and audit trails in line with model governance frameworks.
Lead testing, validation, and release processes for pricing models and platform enhancements.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal model governance standards.
Skills & experience
Strong experience building models ideally pricing models in Hx Renew or ability to quickly upskill leveraging the Hx training offerings.
Understanding of pricing, underwriting, or actuarial modelling.
Proficiency in modern development practices (Git, CI/CD, modular code design etc).
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Prior leadership or mentoring experience.
Familiarity with API integrations, cloud environments, or data engineering concepts.
Exposure to agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban etc.).
A clear, well communicated product roadmap that aligns with business strategy.
High quality pricing models that are fast, intuitive, and trusted by underwriters.
A scalable development framework that accelerates future model builds.
Strong adoption of Hx Renew across pricing and underwriting teams.
A culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
Actuarial experience (qualified actuarial status is not essential).
Demonstrated ability to apply actuarial expertise with a strong commercial mindset, combining technical knowledge with practical business insight.
Experience with SQL, Python, and R or similar.
Persuasive communication skills and ability to create appropriate slides, memos etc as needed.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel & ability.
Other
The Fidelis Partnership Ethos
At The Fidelis Partnership, we aim to be different while making a difference.
We set the standard for quality in our industry. Guided by our expertise, our clients can take unique and material risks with confidence.
Our approach is tailored and designed to deliver excellence for our clients. We are trailblazers, creating unique solutions in the (re)insurance space.
We are experts. Our brokers and clients value the depth of our knowledge and experience. We leverage state-of-the-art underwriting technology to be a market leader.
We believe sound ethics make for good business. We deliver value for our customers, investors and communities while actively avoid trading with industries that cause harm to people, the environment and animals.
We pride ourselves in creating a workplace that prizes execution, meritocracy, Diversity & Inclusion. Our people herald from countless backgrounds and are united by ambition and the unabashed desire to deliver excellence every day. We provide a competitive environment that helps people cultivate themselves professionally and personally and balance a rigorous workplace with a mindset that prioritises environmental and charitable activities in our communities worldwide
Our ethos dictates our decisions and actions. It unites us as a team of experts and colleagues and provides us with a compass for ensuring we deliver our best to every stakeholder we serve.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace
Insofar as possible, we aim to ensure the composition of our workforce reflects the make-up of the local community
We have specific programmes in all our offices to support diversity within the hiring process, e.g. internship and scholarship award programmes
This is a particular focus in Bermuda, where we engage actively with local organisations to source diverse talent and provide coaching/mentoring for underrepresented groups
We aim to maintain a focus on equal opportunities across all stages of hiring process
We measure and minimise the pay gap where possible.
Bring Your Whole Self to Work
Our vision is for a workplace culture where differences are valued and where diversity of background, experience and thought are welcomed. We want to create an environment where all employees, regardless of who they are, are given equal opportunities for career progression and enjoy fair reward from their and The Fidelis Partnership's successes. This will be driven by a workforce that embraces Diversity & Inclusion at every level, in every department across The Fidelis Partnership.
To ensure that all candidates have a fair opportunity to show their abilities during the recruitment process, adjustments may be required. If your physical or mental health or disability may necessitate an adjustment, please contact fidelis@avenciaconsulting.com to discuss. All information relating to your health or disability will be treated in accordance with our data protection policy.
