Senior Actuary: Modeling, Pricing & Leadership

Jackson; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson is seeking an experienced actuary to lead complex projects in product development, financial modeling, and risk analysis. You will independently apply advanced actuarial principles and collaborate with technical teams to develop models, databases, and methodologies.

The role involves mentoring junior staff, presenting analyses to senior management, and ensuring controls per Model Risk Management policies. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years actuarial experience and FSA or 8+ years actuarial experience and ASA required.
• 7+ years actuarial experience and FSA or 10+ years actuarial experience and ASA preferred.
• Life and annuity experience preferred.
• Continuing efforts to pursue Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in or leads small team meetings, cross-functional team meetings and meetings with senior management.
• Manages own time and works with manager to set priorities, deadlines and share project status.
• Communicates with peers, manager, and senior management orally and in writing, using tools like email and Microsoft Teams.
• Assists in communication with external parties.
• Composes reports presenting analysis to senior management.
• Creates and maintains model documentation per Jackson's Model Risk Management Policy.
• Recommends and provides manager level review of changes to coding and structure of actuarial tools.
• Leads processes for production of actuarial output such as calculated reserves, cash flow projections, product pricing, experience data, etc.
• Analyzes and validates actuarial output.
• Develops improvements in methods and procedures to improve efficiency and controls.
• Leads small team and cross-functional projects, creating project plans and assigning tasks.
• Mentors junior associates on technical topics and trains them to perform processes.
• Serves as an expert resource for regulatory, professional, or technical knowledge.

Skills

Actuarial leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Economics/CS

Tools

SAS

Python

ALFA

Job description

Jackson is seeking an experienced actuary to lead complex projects in product development, financial modeling, and risk analysis. You will independently apply advanced actuarial principles and collaborate with technical teams to develop models, databases, and methodologies.

The role involves mentoring junior staff, presenting analyses to senior management, and ensuring controls per Model Risk Management policies. Strong communication and leadership are essential.