Director of Actuarial Pricing & Programs

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

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.