Actuarial Data & AI Solutions Director

Nationwide; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 122,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking a seasoned Financial Technical Director - Actuarial to guide data and analytics across the Actuarial organization. You will lead enterprise-scale modernization, design cloud-native data platforms, and drive AI adoption while partnering with business stakeholders and technology teams.

The role emphasizes governance, strategy, and practical leadership to influence investments and outcomes across data, platform engineering, security, and actuarial models.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of actuarial or similar experience.
• Proven knowledge of actuarial business functions, statistical methods, and data systems.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation and AI adoption.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic data and analytics direction for actuarial initiatives.
• Lead discovery, architecture reviews, and solution design sessions.
• Develop roadmaps and governance for data platforms and AI projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business priorities into scalable technology.
• Oversee pricing, risk analysis, and valuation model development.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

AI adoption

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

Actuarial science / math background

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Job description

Nationwide is seeking a seasoned Financial Technical Director - Actuarial to guide data and analytics across the Actuarial organization. You will lead enterprise-scale modernization, design cloud-native data platforms, and drive AI adoption while partnering with business stakeholders and technology teams.

The role emphasizes governance, strategy, and practical leadership to influence investments and outcomes across data, platform engineering, security, and actuarial models.