SVP & Corporate Actuary - Remote

Symetra • ,

18d • $315,000 - $350,000 • Remote

About The Position

Symetra is seeking an accomplished actuarial executive to provide enterprise leadership across actuarial modeling, statutory valuation, international reporting, and actuarial governance, helping shape the organization’s strategic and financial future. Reporting to the Chief Actuary, the role provides strategic oversight of enterprise modeling, statutory valuation, experience studies, international reporting, and the Office of the Appointed Actuary. It connects actuarial insight to enterprise decision-making, financial strategy, capital management, regulatory compliance, and long-term growth.

The position leads through senior actuarial leaders and partners with executives and teams across Finance, Actuarial, Data & IT, the offshore Bermuda team, Investments, Risk, business divisions, and Sumitomo Life. It champions modernization through automation, advanced analytics, AI, modern data platforms, and modeling technologies. The role also leads a highly visible actuarial organization, strengthens talent and succession planning, supports reporting obligations, and represents corporate actuarial perspectives in governance forums and executive discussions.

Requirements

• 15 or more years of actuarial experience, including significant leadership of senior actuarial professionals.
• Deep expertise in life insurance and annuity actuarial disciplines, including valuation, financial reporting, enterprise modeling, capital management, and regulatory oversight.
• FSA and MAAA credentials.
• A bachelor's degree, typically in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or Finance, or a high school diploma with FSA.
• Deep understanding of U.S. statutory valuation, actuarial reporting requirements, and appointed actuary governance responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate company financial results, balance sheet dynamics, and actuarial implications to executive and non-actuarial audiences.
• Experience leading enterprise actuarial functions within a life insurance and annuity organization.
• Experience building, developing, and empowering high-performing actuarial teams and leading leaders.
• Ability to connect actuarial insights to financial performance, capital management, risk, and business strategy.
• Experience leading modernization, transformation, or large-scale organizational initiatives.
• Ability and interest in using technology, analytics, automation, and AI to drive business value.
• Ability to travel approximately 10–15% annually.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States at hire and maintain work authorization throughout employment; employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided.
• Remote employees must have reliable internet of at least 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload via fiber, cable, or DSL; satellite, cellular broadband, other wireless technology, and wired dial-up are not permitted.

Nice To Haves

• International reporting, parent company relationships, or global actuarial coordination experience.
• Familiarity with Bermuda regulatory frameworks, European Embedded Value, Asset Adequacy Analysis, and international capital standards.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Chief Actuary, CFO, and senior executives on financial performance, risk and capital management, and strategic decisions.
• Connect actuarial insights to long-term value creation and support strategic initiatives such as corporate transactions, capital strategy, and enterprise planning.
• Build partnerships across Finance, Actuarial, Data & IT, the offshore Bermuda team, Investments, Risk, business divisions, and Sumitomo Life.
• Lead the day-to-day actuarial relationship with Sumitomo Life and support international reporting requirements.
• Communicate actuarial, valuation, and capital concepts and their effects on the balance sheet, capital position, earnings, and long-term financial performance to executive and non-actuarial audiences.
• Modernize enterprise actuarial capabilities and operating models, advancing automation, advanced analytics, AI, modern modeling technologies, and scalable technology, data, and process solutions.
• Lead organizational change to improve how actuarial insights are developed, communicated, and applied.
• Lead actuarial professionals through experienced leaders; establish priorities, accountability, and decision-making frameworks; develop future leaders; and promote collaboration across actuarial functions and enterprise stakeholders.
• Oversee enterprise actuarial modeling, statutory valuation, experience studies, international reporting, and the Office of the Appointed Actuary, ensuring high-quality analysis and sound governance.
• Maintain effective controls, actuarial decision support, independence, and accountability, while supporting regulatory, rating agency, and parent company reporting obligations.
• Partner with Finance, Investments, and Risk Management on asset-liability management, capital optimization, financial projections and estimates, and enterprise balance sheet insights.
• Represent corporate actuarial perspectives in governance forums, executive discussions, and key external relationships.

Benefits

• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements.
• 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%.
• Paid vacation and sick time, flex days, and ten paid holidays.
• Company matching to support employees’ community giving.
• Annual bonus program eligibility and a long-term incentive plan.
• Travel and accommodation expenses covered for required in-person leadership development training.

What This Job Offers

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