VP, Actuarial & Risk Strategy

Excela Protect; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid vacation and holidays

Collaborative, customer-first 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 blends executive strategy with direct analytical work.

You will own pricing methodologies, reserve frameworks, and governance, lead enterprise risk initiatives, and partner with underwriting, finance, product, and analytics to drive decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field is required.
• ACAS, ASA, or equivalent credential (FCAS or FSA, or active progression toward it) preferred.
• Executive-level leadership experience with pricing, reserving, rate adequacy, and governance.
• Experience advising senior executives and presenting strategic findings.
• Advanced Excel and SQL; Power BI/Tableau/Python/R are a plus.
• Ability to evaluate insurance economics, capital needs, and reinsurance structures.
• Clear communication and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience in F&I, vehicle protection, warranty, GAP, or P&C insurance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set enterprise actuarial and risk strategy, and own pricing methodologies, reserve frameworks, and governance standards
• Direct reserve adequacy reviews and oversee profitability, loss ratios, claim trends, and concentration risk
• Recommend risk appetite, performance thresholds, and corrective-action triggers
• Lead actuarial due diligence on significant new clients, products, and partnerships
• Partner with Underwriting, Finance, Product, Operations, Analytics, and Business Development on material decisions
• Support planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis
• Help form and grow future insurance structures, including captives, taking on more internal oversight as they mature
• Present findings to executive leadership in clear business terms and serve as our senior actuarial expert with auditors, clients, and other stakeholders

Skills

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Python

R

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or a related quantitative field

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 blends executive strategy with direct analytical work.

You will own pricing methodologies, reserve frameworks, and governance, lead enterprise risk initiatives, and partner with underwriting, finance, product, and analytics to drive decisions.