Actuarial Director, Pricing - Specialty Programs Leader

Oliver James Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James Group is seeking a Director, Actuarial to lead pricing strategy for Programs across multiple locations including Chicago, New York, Jersey City, St. Paul and Hartford. The role is hybrid, with 3 office days per week, and offers a base salary in the $130,000–$180,000 range plus bonus.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of P&C actuarial experience and holds ACAS or FCAS qualifications, with strong Python/SQL/VBA skills and a track record in pricing, portfolio analysis and profitability.

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.
• The ability to work closely with Underwriting and senior business stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to provide an actuarial point of view.

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 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.

Skills

Pricing analytics

Portfolio analysis

Actuarial pricing

Education

ACAS

FCAS

Tools

Python

SQL

VBA

Job description

Oliver James Group is seeking a Director, Actuarial to lead pricing strategy for Programs across multiple locations including Chicago, New York, Jersey City, St. Paul and Hartford. The role is hybrid, with 3 office days per week, and offers a base salary in the $130,000–$180,000 range plus bonus.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of P&C actuarial experience and holds ACAS or FCAS qualifications, with strong Python/SQL/VBA skills and a track record in pricing, portfolio analysis and profitability.