Entry-Level Actuarial Associate – Retirement Pricing

Symetra Financial Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Symetra Financial Corporation is seeking an Actuarial Associate I to support retirement product pricing. This entry-level role offers hands-on experience with pricing models, data analysis, and reporting while interacting with experienced actuaries for guidance and professional development.

You will assist with data gathering, model maintenance, and analyses, with opportunities to learn annuity products and actuarial techniques as you progress toward an actuarial designation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science or a related field.
• 0–2 years of relevant experience.
• Foundational quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel for data organization and analysis.
• Willingness to learn actuarial concepts, modeling tools, and collaborate with the team.

Responsibilities

• Provide actuarial support for recurring retirement product-pricing activities and project work.
• Maintain and update pricing models, spreadsheets, databases, and other analytical tools.
• Gather, organize, validate, and analyze data used in pricing analyses.
• Review model outputs and summarize findings for senior actuarial staff.
• Prepare recurring reports and supporting materials for actuarial and business partners.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Team collaboration

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in actuarial science or related field

Tools

MG-ALFA

SQL

Python

R

VBA

Excel

Job description

Symetra Financial Corporation is seeking an Actuarial Associate I to support retirement product pricing. This entry-level role offers hands-on experience with pricing models, data analysis, and reporting while interacting with experienced actuaries for guidance and professional development.

You will assist with data gathering, model maintenance, and analyses, with opportunities to learn annuity products and actuarial techniques as you progress toward an actuarial designation.