AVP, Property & Casualty Pricing Leader - Auto

Nationwide; Kentucky; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking an AVP of Pricing for its Property & Casualty (P&C) product lines. You will lead the pricing team, develop and implement pricing strategies, and ensure profitability while maintaining regulatory compliance.

This role emphasizes strong actuarial modeling, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration across product, finance, analytics, and leadership. You will oversee pricing tools and models, drive strategic pricing decisions, and report to senior management.

Qualifications

• Education: FCAS designation or equivalent
• Experience: 10+ years pricing/actuarial/product
• 5+ years in management leadership roles
• Strong communication and business case development

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement pricing strategies for specific P&C insurance products.
• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the pricing team to meet product line objectives.
• Oversee actuarial models and pricing tools; ensure data analysis supports pricing decisions.
• Collaborate with leaders across product, finance, actuarial, analytics and other departments.
• Monitor pricing performance and regulatory compliance; manage rate reviews and filings.
• Report pricing insights and financial impact to senior management.
• Oversee associate management including performance, salary planning, and development.

Skills

Leadership

Pricing strategy

Team management

Actuarial knowledge

Data analysis

Education

FCAS designation

Job description

As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, "on your side" goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we're looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Please Note: Working conditions for this role are remote within the U.S.; travel to headquarters required on an as-needed basis.

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Job Description Summary

Our Property and Casualty (P&C) Actuarial team members have opportunities to use state-of-the-art tools, are encouraged to innovate and learn to master actuarial methodologies. If this sounds like a place you could thrive, then we want to know more about you!

As an AVP of Pricing for Nationwide, you'll be responsible for leading the development and implementation of pricing strategies across a designated Property & Casualty (P&C) product line(s). You'll oversee the pricing team, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and work closely with senior leadership to achieve the company's financial goals. You'll play a critical role in driving profitability, competitiveness, and innovation within the pricing function.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive pricing strategies for specific P&C insurance product. Align pricing strategies with overall business objectives and market conditions.
• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the pricing team to help ensure that overall product line objectives (DWP, new writings, retention, loss ratio) are achieved.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of actuarial models and pricing tools. Ensure robust data analysis to support pricing decisions and risk assessments. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of pricing models and strategies.
• Partner closely with leaders of product, finance, actuarial, analytics and other departments to ensure cohesive pricing strategies.
• Monitor the financial performance of P&C insurance products to ensure they meet profitability targets. Identify and address any issues impacting the performance of pricing strategies.
• Provide regular performance reports, pricing recommendations, actionable insights, and financial impacts to senior management.
• Ensure all pricing practices comply with state and federal regulatory requirements. Manages all rate reviews, state and countrywide indications. Manage regulatory filings and communications related to pricing.
• Stay informed about changes in insurance regulations and adjust pricing strategies accordingly.
• Support other special projects or ad hoc initiatives (e.g., assisting with strategic partnerships, audits, etc.).
• Oversee associate management including performance management, salary planning and administration, training and development, workflow and organization planning, day-to-day management and escalations, hiring and placement, and disciplinary actions for direct and indirect reports.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to Sr AVP, Strategic Pricing Leader - Personal Lines. Leads a team of 4 direct reports; with up to 8 indirect reports.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

• Education: Undergraduate studies in actuarial science, business, finance, mathematics, economics, or related field with strong quantitative orientation.
• License/Certification/Designation: Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) designation preferred.
• Experience: Typically, ten years related experience (pricing, actuarial, product). Five years prior management experience preferred.
• Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proven ability to identify needs of the organization and develop a multi-year strategic plan. Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and influence to achieve goals. Ability to attract, hire and develop strong talent. Possess strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to build and defend a business case, provide executive level recommendations and reporting. Demonstrated ability to comprehend/explain actuarial concepts and other advanced technical concepts. Ability to assimilate information and make recommendations based on a combination of factors. Foundational knowledge of technology and actuarial data and tools; advanced modeling experience preferred.
• Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Values:

Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

• Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)
• Working Conditions: Remote within the U.S.; travel to headquarters required on an as-needed basis.
• ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this j ob. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assi

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager's leader and HR Business Partner.