Actuary Lead - PC Pricing and Reserving

Why USAA

At USAA our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA where our core values honesty integrity loyalty and service define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

As a Lead Actuary on the Small Business Insurance team at USAA you will play a pivotal role in strengthening actuarial and analytical capabilities. You will provide essential pricing support by developing new rating structures conducting rate indications and collaborating closely with underwriting and product teams to deliver key insights that drive business growth. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on a new business and contribute diverse actuarial expertise across key initiatives

This dedicated credentialed Lead Actuary will leverage expert broad actuarial knowledge in at least one actuarial practice area (pricing reserving modeling catastrophe risk claims analytics product management etc. to identify define and design solutions for complex thoughtprovoking problems that drive business results at the LOB level.

This position can work remotely in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel.

What youll do:

• Apply deep and broad actuarial knowledge to identify define and design solutions to complex problems with ambiguous requirements (e.g. endtoend design of rate level indications process for a new product; independently shapes and transforms all aspects of machine learning and AI for a product: (data selection model selection stakeholder communications performance monitoring etc.; independently runs catastrophe models for advanced adhoc analyses; provides guidance and training to peers for running and validating the catastrophe models; enhances current methodologies to tailor catastrophe model results to better represent USAAs risk; designs and performs broad and complex actuarial analyses that produces actionable insights for companylevel decisionmaking designs reserving methodology and technical platform for new product.
• Utilize advanced actuarial mathematical or statistical techniques to augment actuarial work product methodologies and procedures.
• Lead special actuarial projects such as the development of new pricing methodologies or reporting tools to impact LOBlevel initiatives.
• Provide thought and/or technical expertise on complex topics and influences key stakeholders on business decisions.
• Lead crossfunctional actuarial initiatives.
• Strategically partner with IT to influence the design alignment and implementation of technical business standards.
• Manage USAA vendor relationship(s).
• Assist the business unit with translating strategic objectives into tactical solutions.
• Maintain current knowledge of market trends and emerging risks and proactively develops strategies policies and processes to address them.
• Develop written communication and presentations that effectively to convey datadriven solutions to broad audiences including crossfunctional executive leadership.
• Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified measured monitored and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have:

• Bachelors 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.
• 8 years of Actuarial or analytical business experience Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS) Credential held for 3 years; OR 6 years of Actuarial or analytical business experience Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) Credential.
• Demonstrated expertise with relevant actuarial mathematical and statistical techniques and approaches used to support factbased decisionmaking.
• 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 crossfunctional audiences including executive leadership.

What sets you apart:

• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner
• Experience developing pricing strategy for new products lines
• Strong technical actuarial skills and ability to drive creative analytical solutions
• Experience working with small commercial insurance products

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $164780 $296610.

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy bestinclass benefits to support their physical financial and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical dental and vision plans 401(k) pension life insurance parental benefits adoption assistance paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours and various wellness programs. Additionally our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.