[Hiring] Actuarial Analytics Director @Group 1001

Role Description

This is a hands-on, build-it-yourself position for a quantitative professional who is equally comfortable working in an actuarial reserving triangle and in a production data pipeline. This position owns both the analytics and the data foundation the business runs on, designing, building and operating the insurance and reinsurance data pipeline end to end, then using that foundation to develop the pricing, reserving and capital models that inform real decisions.

The modeling work is genuinely consequential:

• Sophisticated models supporting capital optimization, business growth, reinsurance strategy and risk management.
• Direct exposure to the leaders who act on them.

This role will write the code, validate the numbers, and stand behind the output, and in return get end-to-end ownership of an analytics platform.

This position will work across multiple fronts at once, partnering closely with colleagues in Risk Management, the Guarantee business and the Reinsurance business. Exceptional attention to detail and consistently accurate results are non-negotiable. This role may also supervise analysts, offering a path to build and lead a team as the function grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, economics, statistics or related field; advanced degree a plus.
• 7-10 years’ experience in an analytical position, preferably in P&C insurance or reinsurance.
• 2-5 years’ experience of managing a quantitative, actuarial or data team.
• Demonstrated experience building or substantially rebuilding a data pipeline or analytical data platform, rather than solely consuming one.
• Reinsurance, fronting, MGA or program business experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrates initiative, takes ownership and has strong work ethic.
• Ability to conduct in-depth research on business issues and effectively communicate findings in verbal or written format efficiently.
• Ability to train, manage and mentor small teams.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and collaboration skills.
• Strong intellectual curiosity with the ability and drive to learn new subjects, tasks and skills quickly; comfortable asking questions and verifying information and requirements.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of actuarial principles, reserving and pricing technique, compliance requirements, risk management technique and financial modeling (ACAS or FCAS is a plus).
• Excellent skills and experience in data analyses and data management, including comfort with messy, incomplete and inconsistently formatted real-world insurance data, and the judgment to know when to fix it, flag it or work around it.
• Advanced SQL and Python. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and working knowledge of statistical software such as R, STATA or SAS.
• Strong desire to write the query, clean the file, build the model and ship the report personally. This is a builder’s role, not a purely supervisory one.
• Comfortable operating on multiple fronts at once, shifting between strategic modeling work and detailed data remediation without losing momentum.

Benefits

• Employees who meet benefit eligibility guidelines and work 30 hours or more weekly, have the ability to enroll in Group 1001’s benefits package.
• Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the Company’s comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plan options.
• Employees are also eligible for Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability.
• All employees (regardless of hours worked) have immediate access to the Company’s Employee Assistance Program and wellness programs—no enrollment is required.
• Employees may also participate in the Company’s 401K plan, with matching contributions by the Company.