Actuarial Director, Pricing

Oliver James Group; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James Group seeks a Director, Actuarial to lead pricing for a portfolio of specialty programs. Hybrid role with in-office collaboration across Chicago, New York, Jersey City, St. Paul and Hartford. Requires 6+ years in P&C actuarial pricing and ACAS/FCAS, plus strong Python/SQL/VBA skills.

You will shape pricing strategies, monitor profitability, and present actionable recommendations to senior leadership while partnering with underwriting and analytics teams. Competitive base plus bonus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant P&C actuarial experience.
• ACAS or FCAS qualification.
• Strong experience in actuarial pricing, portfolio analysis and profitability.
• Exposure to commercial or specialty P&C insurance, ideally including Programs.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, particularly Python, SQL and/or VBA.
• Experience with pricing adequacy, segmentation, rate monitoring and pricing methodology.
• Ability to work closely with Underwriting and senior business stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to provide an actuarial point of view and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Leading portfolio profitability and pricing analysis across your assigned Programs.
• Monitoring rate, pricing adequacy, underwriting mix and segmentation to understand portfolio performance.
• Advising the business on opportunities to grow, maintain, reprice or exit areas of the portfolio.
• Evaluating new specialty Programs and external partnerships from an actuarial and commercial perspective.
• Developing and improving pricing methodologies, segmentation and actuarial approaches.
• Building pricing and portfolio monitoring tools using Python, SQL and VBA.
• Conducting actuarial studies to improve pricing parameters and methodologies.
• Partnering closely with Underwriting, Program Managers and predictive modelling/analytics teams.
• Presenting complex actuarial analysis to senior stakeholders and turning it into clear, actionable commercial recommendations.

Skills

Pricing analysis

Portfolio profitability

Stakeholder influence

Commercial judgement

Communication skills

Education

ACAS or FCAS

Tools

Python

SQL

VBA

Job description

Director, Actuarial | Pricing Locations: Chicago, IL | New York, NY | Jersey City, NJ | St. Paul, MN | Hartford, CT

Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the officeSalary: $130,000-$180,000 base + bonusExperience: 6+ yearsCredentials: ACAS or FCAS A leading global specialty insurance organisation is looking to appoint two Directors, Actuarial to join its growing Programs Pricing function. This is an opportunity for an experienced P&C actuary to take ownership of a portfolio of specialty insurance programs and play a genuine role in shaping business strategy. You'll work closely with underwriting, program management, analytics and senior leadership, providing the actuarial insight that helps determine where the business should grow, maintain, reprice or pull back.

The Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading portfolio profitability and pricing analysis across your assigned Programs.
• Monitoring rate, pricing adequacy, underwriting mix and segmentation to understand portfolio performance.
• Advising the business on opportunities to grow, maintain, reprice or exit areas of the portfolio.
• Evaluating new specialty Programs and external partnerships from an actuarial and commercial perspective.
• Developing and improving pricing methodologies, segmentation and actuarial approaches.
• Building pricing and portfolio monitoring tools using technologies such as Python, SQL and VBA.
• Conducting actuarial studies to improve pricing parameters and methodologies.
• Partnering closely with Underwriting, Program Managers and predictive modelling/analytics teams.
• Presenting complex actuarial analysis to senior stakeholders and turning it into clear, actionable commercial recommendations.

About You

We're looking for an experienced P&C actuary who combines strong technical capability with commercial judgement and excellent communication skills. You'll ideally bring:

• 6+ years of relevant P&C actuarial experience.
• ACAS or FCAS qualification.
• Strong experience in actuarial pricing, portfolio analysis and profitability.
• Exposure to commercial or specialty P&C insurance, ideally including Programs.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, particularly Python, SQL and/or VBA.
• Experience with pricing adequacy, segmentation, rate monitoring and pricing methodology.
• The ability to work closely with Underwriting and senior business stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to provide an actuarial point of view and influence decisions.

We're particularly interested in actuaries who want to move beyond purely technical pricing work and have a genuine interest in the commercial side of insurance.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

You'll be joining a well-established global specialty insurer with a strong actuarial culture and exposure to some genuinely interesting and complex insurance risks. The actuarial function has a meaningful voice within the business, with senior actuarial professionals involved in commercial and underwriting decisions. This gives actuaries the opportunity to influence strategy rather than simply provide supporting analysis. The Programs environment also offers considerable variety. You'll work across multiple specialty portfolios and business models, giving you exposure to different risks and challenges rather than repetitive pricing work. You'll also have the opportunity to work alongside highly experienced actuarial and insurance professionals, develop your commercial expertise and take ownership of significant portfolios.