Actuary - Personal Lines State Pricing - REMOTE

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Columbus, OH

7d•$138,000 - $206,000•Remote

About The Position

As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. Actuary - Personal Lines Pricing About the Role: Join our dynamic team as an Actuary specializing in Personal Lines Auto & Home Pricing. This pivotal role involves leading & owning state level pricing decisions and collaborating closely with business partners. This is a key member of our leadership team, driving a partnership-driven approach. Our Property and Casualty (P&C) Actuarial team members have opportunities to use state-of-the-art tools, are encouraged to innovate and learn to master actuarial methodologies. If this sounds like a place you could thrive, then we want to know more about you! As an Actuary, you’ll show a mastery of business operations, systems, and actuarial methodologies. You will provide leadership, direction and oversight for the performance of complex actuarial techniques and procedures and risk analysis. In addition, you’ll develop a strategic vision for the team to ensure efficient, consistent and integrated data and analysis. We’ll count on you to provide business recommendations that are crucial to the success of Nationwide and the protection we provide our customers. You’ll need to work independently and may lead others (directly and/or indirectly).

Requirements

ACAS is required; candidates with FCAS are preferred.
Generally, seven or more years of actuarial experience.
Expert knowledge of actuarial business functions, statistical methods of analysis, actuarial models, actuarial software and databases.
Mastery of Microsoft Office products, analytical software and programming languages.
Basic level of organizational agility and conflict management.
Proficient level of command skills, strategic agility, delegation, motivating others, business perspective and accounting.
Mastery level of perspective, problem solving, customer focus, dealing with ambiguity, drive for results, analysis, learning.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.

Nice To Haves

Strong background in pricing and product knowledge, proficiency in SQL and Python are preferred.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment and manage changing priorities effectively.
We seek candidates who are adaptable, proactive, and eager to support a development focused team culture.
The ideal candidate will be a curious consumer of diverse actuarial work products and an effective business partner.

Responsibilities

Lead pricing decisions & ensure alignment with business objectives.
Serve as a mentor and coach to support the career development of the team’s junior actuaries.
Serve as a thought leader on actuarial methodologies, conducting & leading comprehensive analyses & work plans to ensure quality and accuracy.
Engage with business partners to assess and enhance pricing capabilities in the market.
Acts as strategic technical expert of actuarial methodologies allowing the ability to source and manipulate data within standard requirements.
Conducts complex analyses, adhering to actuarial standards, by selecting appropriate data sources, making assumptions, recognizing consideration, and developing recommendations.
Accountable for resolving unreasonable results/non-optimal solutions using experience and professional judgment. Analysis conducted will be used to influence broad strategic vison.
Accurately documents assumptions, methods, sources and considerations in an organized fashion.
Prepares and presents actuarial findings and documents suitable for technical and non-technical audiences at the OCFO leadership level.
May professionally represent company's position with regulators, auditors and external vendors. May negotiate within defined parameters.
Develops cross functional work plans and ensures accurate work product is delivered. Identifies any additional business partners needed for work plan success.
Develops and implements new techniques used in peer reviews. Participates in peer reviews to provide expert guidance, collaboration, ensure quality work and drive innovation.
Builds strategic business relationships at all levels of the organization to drive solution delivery.
Identifies gaps in training for new associates and develops solutions.
Uses data mining techniques to identify new relationships in data and make recommendations based on findings.
Has foundational knowledge of modeling software and the ability to use/teach others. Expert use of predictive modeling. Serves as lead on recommending new software packages that impact long term success of PC actuarial.
Operates as corporate leader to advance and influence the strategic direction within Nationwide.
Consults and provides expert advice on new or enhanced product development opportunities, including discussions on data needed for analysis, coding implication, and opinions on the viability and profitability of the proposals.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

medical/dental/vision
life insurance
short and long term disability coverage
paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
nine 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