Leadership Associate Actuary - Risk Minneapolis Selby Jennings Full time

Selby Jennings; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life and annuity insurer in Minneapolis is seeking a Leadership Associate Actuary to join their Risk function. This role offers high visibility and the opportunity to directly impact enterprise decision-making, requiring strong actuarial skills and leadership potential.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Excellent benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 8+ years of actuarial experience, ideally in risk management.
• Strong technical skills with large datasets.
• Proven leadership potential and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Support development and oversight of risk frameworks.
• Collaborate with teams to assess model risk.
• Drive analytics for senior leadership insights.

Skills

Excel

Python

R

Communication

Leadership

Education

Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA)

Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)

Job description

Leadership Associate Actuary - Risk

Selby Jennings Minneapolis, United States

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Posted 13 days ago | Hybrid | Permanent | USD160,000 - USD175,000 per year

About the role

A leading life and annuity insurer is seeking a Leadership Associate Actuary to join their Risk function. This role offers high visibility, cross-functional collaboration, and direct impact on enterprise decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support the development and oversight of risk frameworks, including economic capital, stress testing, and risk appetite.
2. Collaborate with teams across Finance, Investments, and Product to assess model risk, assumption governance, and emerging risk exposures.
3. Drive analytics that inform senior leadership on key risk insights and trends.
4. Lead or contribute to risk-focused projects, with opportunities to present findings to executive stakeholders.

Qualifications:

1. Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA); FSA preferred.
2. 8+ years of actuarial experience, ideally with exposure to risk management, enterprise risk, or model governance.
3. Strong technical skills (e.g., Excel, Python, R, or similar tools) and comfort working with large datasets.
4. Excellent communication skills and ability to synthesize complex findings for non-technical audiences.
5. Proven leadership potential and a proactive, collaborative mindset.

Why Join?

• Strategic, high-impact role within a growing risk function.
• Strong culture of development and internal mobility.
• Competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and flexible work arrangements.

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