Actuary

USAA•San Antonio, TX

1d•$127,310 - $243,340•Hybrid

About The Position

USAA is seeking an Actuary to lead the future of state-level pricing strategy within its newly formed Go-to-Market Pricing unit. This role involves working with a team of actuaries and analysts to design, tailor, and advance pricing and product strategies across diverse state markets. The position combines technical expertise with strategic influence, requiring collaboration with state product leaders, navigation of regulatory complexities, and the development of innovative actuarial solutions to enhance member impact and competitiveness. This role is remote eligible in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel. However, individuals residing within a 60-mile radius of a USAA office will be expected to work on-site four days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; OR 4 years of related Actuarial/business/analytical experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
4 years of Actuarial or analytical business experience.
Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS) Credential.
Demonstrated advanced skills with relevant actuarial, mathematical, and statistical techniques and approaches used to support fact-based decision-making.
Advanced knowledge of data analysis tools, data visualization, developing analysis queries and procedures in Python, R, SQL, SAS, BI tools or other analysis software, and relevant industry data & methods and ability to connect external insights to business problems.
Demonstrated experience communicating complex solutions and analysis to both technical and nontechnical audiences, including executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

A passion for creative and innovative actuarial work and developing that mindset in less experienced analysts through project leadership and oversight related to this work
Strong Actuarial pricing expertise with experience in using a variety of pricing methodologies and models.
Experience translating detailed analytics into manageable visualizations and communicating/presenting the results concisely to executive leadership.
Experience working on multiple projects, managing competing priorities, and prioritizing workflow through strong partnerships with multiple business partners.
Demonstrable problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytic skills.
Ability to improve existing processes and create new, repeatable workflows to enhance team productivity
US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner

Responsibilities

Applies advanced actuarial knowledge to complete broad and complex projects, such as evaluating and selecting methodologies for pricing new discounts/endorsements, developing alternative methodologies for regulatory compliance, selecting metrics and designing processes to monitor model performance, and translating business problems into technical requirements.
Independently runs catastrophe models, interprets results, and communicates them to support critical business activities, while enhancing the control environment.
Utilizes advanced actuarial, mathematical, or statistical techniques to augment actuarial work product.
Leads special actuarial projects, including the development of new methodologies or reporting tools.
Trains new team members on the theory and mechanics of relevant actuarial methodologies.
Applies deep understanding of products supported, stakeholders’ needs, and industry trends to solve unstructured business problems.
Identifies and anticipates compliance gaps and process improvements, recommending and developing solutions to mitigate risk.
Represents Actuary in cross-functional efforts.
Develops written communication and presentations that effectively convey data-driven solutions to broad audiences, including cross-functional executive leadership.
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.