Actuarial Associate I

American Equity - West Des Moines, IA

Full-time - Entry Level

West Des Moines, IA

Real Estate

About the position

The Actuarial Associate I position at American Equity is designed for individuals looking to develop their actuarial skills through a structured program that includes rotations across various functional areas. This role emphasizes the importance of technical, management, communication, and leadership skills, preparing participants for a successful career in actuarial science. The position is based in West Des Moines, IA, and involves a hybrid work schedule, allowing for both on-site and remote work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing actuarial models/tools and assist with troubleshooting.
• Participate in ad hoc projects such as automation initiatives and modeling updates.
• Work with IT to integrate inforce data into actuarial environments.
• Develop and maintain validation tools to verify model results.
• Create and maintain proper documentation for actuarial processes.
• Support the group's actuarial initiatives and ongoing business needs.
• Complete assigned projects with impactful outputs.
• Build relationships across different business units and actuarial functions.
• Collaborate with actuarial team members and receive mentorship from senior members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field.
• At least two actuarial exams completed.
• Experience using SQL, RStudio, Python, and VBA preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and effective organizational skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with actuarial and data science software such as MG-ALFA, Python, R, and Tableau.
• Commitment to continuing the actuarial exam process to obtain ASA Certification.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package with salary increases and bonuses upon successful exam completion.
• Social and training opportunities to enhance skills and network with industry professionals.
• Dedicated leaders and mentors to assist with career development.
• Generous study time allowances for each exam sitting.
• Payment and/or reimbursement of actuarial exam fees, materials, review courses, and seminars.