Job Details

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Actuary to join our Life Insurance Pricing Team. This role offers the opportunity to lead pricing initiatives, collaborate across departments, and contribute to the development of innovative life insurance products.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead pricing analysis and product development for individual life insurance offerings.
• Collaborate with cross?functional teams including business development, underwriting, marketing, and technology.
• Develop and maintain actuarial models to support pricing decisions and profitability analysis.
• Communicate complex actuarial concepts to both technical and non?technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior actuarial staff and contribute to team development.
• Provides strategic direction and knowledge for the compilation, categorization and analysis of data and financial reporting.
• Constructs sophisticated testing tools and analyzes product calculations.
• Leads, provides expertise and builds strategies for pricing and implementation of products.
• Constructs, maintains and completes Actuarial, Projection & Valuation Models.
• Analyzes risks and reinsurance for lines of business.
• Establishes reserves and other valuation items under multiple accounting regimes (statutory, GAAP and tax) for products.
• Builds cohesive presentations, communication strategies and recommendations of actuarial findings suitable for technical and non?technical audiences at the OCFO leadership level.

Preferred Qualifications

• FSA designation.
• 8+ years of actuarial experience, preferably in life insurance pricing. Long?term care insurance experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem?solving skills.
• Strong proficiency in actuarial modeling software (e.g., ALFA, AXIS) and Excel.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative, cross?functional team.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a forward?thinking actuarial team that values innovation and collaboration.
• Work on impactful projects that shape the future of our life insurance products.
• Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Hybrid/ Flexible Work Options

This role can be staffed fully remote or from any of our office locations.

Job Description Summary

As a Senior Actuary, youll be an expert, providing leadership, direction and oversight for the creation and performance of sophisticated actuarial techniques and procedures and risk analysis. Youll handle research and direct others to ensure efficient, consistent and integrated data and analysis. Well count on you to provide a strategic vision for the team and deliver business recommendations that are crucial to the success of Nationwide and the protection we provide our customers.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to Actuarial leader.

Typical Skills And Experiences

Experienced knowledge of actuarial business functions, statistical methods of analysis, actuarial models, actuarial software and databases; knowledge of company operations, products, systems and actuarial methodologies. Knowledge of industry and regulatory practices is vital. Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (including VBA within Access and Excel), analytical software (such as Tableau) and programming languages. Strong organizational agility, influencing skills, strategic agility, business perspective, and customer focus.

Education

Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or similar quantitative background.

License / Certification / Designation

FSA required.

Experience

Typically, at least eight years of actuarial experience.

Values

Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not eligible). Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Life insurance
• Short and long?term disability coverage
• Paid time off: 18 days for new hires, additional days based on tenure
• 9 paid holidays
• 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
• 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Company?paid pension plan
• Business casual attire and other benefits (consult HR)

Equal Opportunity Statement

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.