Sr Actuarial Analyst

Lyft • NY

218d • $128,000 - $160,000

About The Position

At Lyft, actuaries are more than risk modelers, they are trusted business advisors, with a key voice in our most important decisions. We partner with many groups across the organization to work on core products. Get ready to deploy your actuarial skills in innovative ways and team up with Engineering, Data Science, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Public Policy to solve complex pricing challenges. Our insurance solutions are evolving and the team is growing. We can’t wait to meet you!

Requirements

• Bachelor or equivalent degree in Actuarial Science, Math, Statistics, Data Science, Economics, or similar
• 3+ years of experience in the P&C actuarial field
• Experience with SQL and Python (or R) is required
• Experience in distributed computing (Spark) is a plus
• Working knowledge with Github
• Experience with modeling, pricing or reserving
• Personal or commercial auto insurance experience required
• Great communication and presentation skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Balance attention to detail with fast-pace Lyft environment
• Passionate about actuarial science and eager to learn and grow
• Highly innovative

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain predictive models to solve complex problems in risk segmentation, reserving, claims, and litigation
• Use advanced modeling techniques to evaluate historical loss performance for portfolios, identify key performance indicators, predict future loss cost and develop actionable strategies
• Research on latest modeling techniques and innovative features to improve existing models
• Clearly and effectively communicate actuarial results to external audiences including senior management
• Work with operations and product management teams to ensure risk/insurance aware business decisions
• Pursues professional development in the actuarial profession through rigorous self-study and successful completion of actuarial exams, with advancement toward the ultimate goal of FCAS

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees