VP, Actuarial & Risk Management: Strategic Pricing

Excela Protect; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible work schedule

Full benefits: medical, dental, vision

Paid vacation and holidays

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Excela Protect is seeking a VP, Actuarial & Risk Management to build and scale the actuarial function within our specialty warranty and vehicle protection business. This hands-on leadership role reports to the President and combines executive oversight with direct analytical work.

You will set pricing methodologies, reserve frameworks, and governance standards, lead due diligence for new clients and partnerships, and partner with underwriting, finance, product, operations, analytics, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or related quantitative field.
• ACAS, ASA, or equivalent credential; FCAS or FSA preferred or in progress.
• Significant progressive actuarial leadership with enterprise pricing, reserving, and governance accountability.

Responsibilities

• Set enterprise actuarial strategy, pricing methodologies, reserve frameworks, and governance standards.
• Direct reserve adequacy reviews and oversee profitability, loss ratios, claim trends.
• Recommend risk appetite, performance thresholds, and corrective-action triggers.
• Lead actuarial due diligence on new clients, products, and partnerships.
• Collaborate with Underwriting, Finance, Product, Operations, Analytics, and bd on material decisions.
• Present findings to executive leadership and interact with auditors, clients, and stakeholders.
• Help plan forecasting and scenario analysis; contribute to captive structures as maturity grows.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Python

R

Education

ACAS/ASA or equivalent

FCAS or FSA or active progression toward

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science/Mathematics/Statistics/Economics/Finance

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

R

Job description

Excela Protect is seeking a VP, Actuarial & Risk Management to build and scale the actuarial function within our specialty warranty and vehicle protection business. This hands-on leadership role reports to the President and combines executive oversight with direct analytical work.

You will set pricing methodologies, reserve frameworks, and governance standards, lead due diligence for new clients and partnerships, and partner with underwriting, finance, product, operations, analytics, and