Lead Pricing Actuary

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings seeks a Vice President, Actuarial Pricing in New York, hybrid. You will own pricing strategy for a specialty portfolio, influencing underwriting and business decisions, and collaborating with senior leadership and analytics teams to drive profitable growth.

You will build pricing frameworks, tools, and models, leveraging data to inform strategy and reporting. A strong actuarial background and leadership capabilities are essential for success.

Qualifications

• ACAS or FCAS designation is required.
• 5+ years of P&C actuarial pricing experience.
• Experience pricing across commercial lines and specialty insurance is preferred.
• Proven ability to develop pricing models, tools, or portfolio analytics.
• Strong communication skills with non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance, and enhancement of pricing methodologies across multiple specialty products.
• Build and own pricing tools, rating frameworks, and portfolio monitoring capabilities.
• Partner with underwriting leadership to evaluate account opportunities and portfolio performance.
• Conduct profitability analyses and rating adequacy assessments.
• Develop reporting to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support business planning with pricing and portfolio insights.
• Collaborate with underwriting, claims, finance, and data teams to improve decision-making.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Portfolio analytics

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

ACAS/FCAS

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

A rapidly growing specialty insurance platform is seeking a Vice President, Actuarial Pricing to join its Actuarial & Analytics team. This is an opportunity to take ownership of pricing strategy for a unique portfolio of speciality commercial business and play a key role in shaping the future of an expanding organization.

This position is ideal for an actuary who enjoys building rather than maintaining. The successful candidate will have significant influence over pricing methodology, portfolio analytics, underwriting strategy, and business decision-making. You will work directly with senior leadership, underwriting, claims, and analytics teams to develop frameworks that support profitable growth across a diverse and evolving portfolio.

Unlike many actuarial roles, this position offers the opportunity to create and refine pricing approaches in an environment where judgment, creativity, and commercial thinking are just as important as technical expertise.

Responsibilities

Vice President, Actuarial Pricing

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)

A rapidly growing specialty insurance platform is seeking a Vice President, Actuarial Pricing to join its Actuarial & Analytics team. This is an opportunity to take ownership of pricing strategy for a unique portfolio of specialty commercial business and play a key role in shaping the future of an expanding organization.

This position is ideal for an actuary who enjoys building rather than maintaining. The successful candidate will have significant influence over pricing methodology, portfolio analytics, underwriting strategy, and business decision-making. You will work directly with senior leadership, underwriting, claims, and analytics teams to develop frameworks that support profitable growth across a diverse and evolving portfolio.

Unlike many actuarial roles, this position offers the opportunity to create and refine pricing approaches in an environment where judgment, creativity, and commercial thinking are just as important as technical expertise.

• Lead the development, maintenance, and enhancement of pricing methodologies across multiple specialty products
• Build and own pricing tools, rating frameworks, and portfolio monitoring capabilities
• Partner closely with underwriting leadership to evaluate account-level opportunities and portfolio performance
• Perform profitability analyses, rate adequacy assessments, and actual versus expected performance reviews
• Develop reporting and analytics to identify trends, emerging risks, and areas of opportunity
• Support business planning initiatives through pricing and portfolio insights
• Work cross-functionally with underwriting, claims, finance, and data teams to improve decision-making and drive profitable growth
• Leverage internal and external data sources to refine pricing assumptions and business strategy
• Communicate findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders throughout the organization

Qualifications

• ACAS or FCAS designation required
• 5+ years of P&C actuarial experience
• Experience in commercial lines pricing, specialty insurance, excess casualty, professional liability, cyber, E&S, programs, reinsurance, or related lines preferred
• Demonstrated experience developing pricing models, rating tools, or portfolio analytics
• Strong business acumen and ability to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences
• Experience partnering directly with underwriting and business leadership
• Proficiency with actuarial and analytical tools such as SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Tableau, or similar technologies
• Self-starter who thrives in an entrepreneurial and highly collaborative environment

What Makes This Opportunity Different

• Opportunity to build pricing frameworks rather than simply maintain existing models
• Significant visibility with executive leadership and key business stakeholders
• Highly collaborative culture with direct influence on underwriting and portfolio strategy
• Exposure to complex and intellectually challenging specialty insurance risks
• Clear opportunity for growth and increased responsibility as the organization continues to expand