Senior Actuary - Prophet Specialist/ Prophet Model Merger
About The Position
Pacific Life is seeking a Senior Actuary to join its Enterprise Modeling Team as a Prophet Specialist/Prophet Model Merger. The role supports the team responsible for model controls and governance, integration, regression testing, and model defect resolution. The position works with the Model Steward and other Prophet Model Developers and collaborates with actuarial developers, data and IT, valuation, pricing, and modeling teams across the organization. The role executes production aspects of the model development life cycle, including testing valuation and production model implementation and conversion projects such as model merges, library upgrades, and system upgrades. It supports user acceptance testing (UAT), model validation, code changes, and merges into the Master model; helps resolve and mitigate defects; and maintains model documentation and review evidence. The position also helps oversee production-model staging and integration, supports Enterprise Prophet users, and partners with IT and functional teams to improve and automate modeling, review, and testing processes. The position is on-site four days per week and work from home one day per week in Newport Beach, California; Omaha, Nebraska; or Charlotte, North Carolina. Comprehensive relocation assistance is offered to candidates who are not currently located near one of the offices. The actual title will reflect the selected candidate’s experience and exam progress; candidates who meet most, but not all, requirements are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, computer science, finance, mathematics, or a related field.
- Six or more years of actuarial experience.
- FSA designation.
- Four or more years of model development experience in Prophet Professional and Prophet Enterprise.
- Experience coding in Python, Visual Basic, and SQL.
- Ability to develop solutions as a self-starter while collaborating with multiple business partners.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team and manage long-term projects.
- Detail orientation and excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Nice To Haves
- Production and/or project management skills.
- Process improvement and automation experience.
- Cloud experience.
Responsibilities
- Execute production aspects of the model development life cycle, including testing valuation and production model implementation and conversion projects such as model merges, library upgrades, and system upgrades.
- Support appropriate user acceptance testing (UAT), model validation, code changes, and merges into the Master model.
- Support model defect resolution and mitigation.
- Maintain model documentation and collaborate with developers and stakeholders to obtain appropriate review and UAT documentation for model changes, impacts under key reporting bases, and evidence of required approvals.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve model management workflows.
- Help oversee model staging and integration of production models across all use cases in PE.
- Partner with IT and functional areas to develop effective solutions that simplify modeling processes, including model review and testing.
- Provide troubleshooting and user support for Enterprise Prophet users.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Wellbeing Reimbursement Account usable for the employee or eligible dependents.
- Paid time off, holiday schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Adoption assistance program.
- 401(k) savings plan with company match and an additional company contribution regardless of participation.
- Most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.
- Relocation assistance for candidates not currently located near one of the listed offices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
