Director, Actuary Group Disability

Prudential Financial • Newark, NJ

27d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Actuary Group Disability role is a senior individual contributor position supporting the growth and profitability of Prudential’s group disability products. This role will have ownership for analyzing disability claim experience, developing insights that directly inform pricing decisions, and advancing analytical approaches to better understand emerging trends and drivers of results. This position requires strong actuarial judgment, collaborative technical work, data-driven storytelling, and analytical leadership to answer complex business problems. The current employee work arrangement for this position is hybrid or virtual and may require your on-site presence on a reoccurring basis as determined by your business, dependent on the candidate's location. Your manager will provide additional details relative to the specific number of days you are expected to be on-site.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
• 7+ years of actuarial experience.
• Associate or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries designation.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience analyzing disability insurance experience data and translating findings into actionable business insight.
• Experience working independently and managing multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex actuarial concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with predictive analytics, statistical modeling, or other advanced analytical methods.
• Proficiency in tools such as Excel, SQL, R, Python, Power BI, or other relevant actuarial and analytical tools.
• Experience presenting findings and recommendations to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of disability experience trends to identify key drivers, emerging patterns, and business implications, with a focus on recommended pricing decisions.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance pricing methodologies, models, and analytical tools used to evaluate disability experience, with a focus on process improvement and efficiency.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to connect findings to business actions and strategic priorities.
• Provide thoughtful recommendations supported by sound actuarial analysis and clear rationale.
• Monitor results and explain drivers of financials through ongoing analysis and reporting, collaborating with other finance professionals.
• Serve as a technical resource and subject matter expert, supporting other areas like underwriting, product teams and operations.

Benefits

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).
• Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior