Director Actuary

remote zest jobs; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

remote zest jobs seeks an actuary with strong life-pricing experience to lead the voluntary benefits division, manage pricing for life products, and ensure profitability. The role oversees a high-performing team and collaborates across sales, marketing, and finance to maintain financial soundness and product viability.

Qualifications include FSA designation, experience with GGY AXIS, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics or actuarial science.

Qualifications

• Experience with GGY AXIS preferred and strong life pricing competency.
• Actuarial pricing design and strategy experience required.
• Math/actuarial degree or equivalent with professional designation.

Responsibilities

• Lead pricing, profitability analyses, and manage pricing for voluntary life products.
• Supervise team, provide training, coaching, and development.
• Collaborate with product, sales, and marketing on financial soundness and product design.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to management and stakeholders.

Skills

Life pricing

Pricing design

Strategic influence

Education

FSA designation

Bachelor's degree in mathematics/actuarial science

Tools

GGY AXIS

Job description

We are seeking a talented actuary with strong life‑pricing experience to join our voluntary benefits division. The role leads a high‑performing team, manages pricing, and ensures the profitability of voluntary life products.

Responsibilities

• Management
  Supervise individual contributors, provide training, development, and coaching. Establish a high‑performing environment that fosters collaboration and aligns workforce needs with corporate expectations.
• Pricing
  Develop and manage pricing for premium rates and fees. Analyze emerging profits versus pricing assumptions and specialize in pricing large cases or unique blocks of business.
• Actuarial/Experience Studies
  Analyze and develop a strong understanding of profitability, risk, customer retention, and expense trends using company, industry, and capital market data. Create and maintain models for analysis, risk management, income projection, and regulatory requirements. Communicate findings to management.
• Product Development
  Collaborate with sales, marketing, and other functional areas on the financial soundness and design of new products or enhancements. Analyze new product profitability in relation to corporate/division income goals.
• Cross Collaboration
  Communicate and collaborate with various departments across the organization to meet business needs. Use data and analysis to provide strategic guidance that influences management decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience
  • Experience with GGY AXIS preferred.
  • Group or Individual Life pricing experience strongly preferred.
  • Prior experience sufficient to have gained a seasoned actuarial perspective, including pricing design and strategy.
  • FSA designation required; Fellowship alone is not sufficient.
  • Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in mathematics, actuarial science, business, or related field preferred.
• Analytical Skills
  • Thinks innovatively and seeks continuous improvement.
  • Provides broad actuarial, financial, and industry expertise combined with unique product line knowledge.
  • Uses skills to achieve company goals and tackles significant issues requiring quantitative, qualitative, and organizational analysis.
• Influence & Communication
  • Communicates and collaborates with various departments to meet business needs.
  • Serves as a subject‑matter expert, negotiates, and influences management decision‑making.
  • Exhibits effective communication and people skills in managing projects, working with stakeholders, and resolving conflicts.