Actuarial Production Consultant (Hybrid)

Securian Financial•Saint Paul, MN

1d•$89,000 - $164,300•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is a high performing hands-on contributor responsible for executing, strengthening, understanding, explaining, and continuously improving actuarial production processes. Working closely with others, in particular our Appointed Actuary, this role plays a critical part in ensuring production processes run smoothly, results are reliable and understood, and we are continuously providing a greater impact for our stakeholders. This role is designed for individuals who enjoy working deeply within processes — understanding how data, models, controls, and outputs connect — and who want to build strong operational, technical, and stakeholder-facing skills. This role is NOT just executing tasks; they are actively driving process improvements, building trusted partnerships, and impacting business outcomes. The scope for this role will be broad and varying, supporting our diverse business across Individual Life, Individual Annuity, Retirement, Group, Affinity, and Assets, primarily for Cash Flow Testing and supporting our Appointed Actuary, but also as a strong independent performer who can be a flex resource across our team as demand and priorities evolve. This role plays an essential part to the understanding of Securian’s business to enable strategic decisions. This position offers the opportunity to: Gain deep, hands-on experience across a wide scope of business, models, and governance. Build relationships with and influence a variety of partners and stakeholders. Identify and deliver on opportunities that lead to impactful outcomes for stakeholders and the organization.

Requirements

Associate or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries designation, or equivalent credentials or experience.
5+ years of relevant industry experience.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort navigating ambiguity.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong organizational and documentation skills with attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting complex actuarial, financial, or data-driven production processes.
Familiarity with life, annuity, retirement, group, affinity or asset products.
Exposure to actuarial modeling, reporting, or governance frameworks.
Experience driving process improvement or control enhancements.
Familiarity with varying tools and technology: Prophet, FactSet, R, Alteryx, or other actuarial modeling, data, and automation tools that can enable operational excellence and enhance stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

Execute production processes, including data preparation, model runs, result reviews, and downstream analysis and deliverables.
Perform baseline testing and ongoing validations to support confidence in production outcomes.
Develop and maintain documentation, testware, and supporting tools that lead to confidence, strong understanding, and explainability.
Identify, investigate, and resolve production issues, inefficiencies, and other opportunities, working with stakeholders and partners as needed.
Drive alignment with actuarial governance policies, controls, and best practices.
Partner across teams to ensure clear handoffs and shared understanding, while proactively addressing emerging issues, dependencies, or changes impacting production.
Seek out and contribute to opportunities beyond immediate scope that support broader team and partner objectives as well as personal growth.

Benefits

Paid time off
Parental leave
Caregiver leave for family members
Bereavement leave
Military leave
Nine company paid holidays
Company-funded pension plan
401(k) retirement plan with company contribution up to 10 percent of eligible earnings
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Volunteer paid time off
Dollar-for-dollar matching gift program