[Hiring] Senior Actuary - Annuity Pricing and Product Development @Nationwide

Role Description

Nationwide Financial is seeking a highly technical Senior Actuary to join our Annuity Pricing and Product Development team. This role is ideal for an experienced actuary who brings deep actuarial modeling expertise, strong annuity pricing experience, and the ability to influence product strategy through data-driven decision making.

• Senior actuarial role supporting annuity pricing and product development
• High-impact work on fixed and indexed annuity pricing and actuarial model ownership
• Strong partnership with business leaders, pricing stakeholders, and risk partners
• Opportunity to influence product design, competitiveness, and strategic actuarial recommendations
• Ideal for candidates with AXIS, annuity pricing, fixed indexed annuity, and actuarial model development experience

What you will do:

• Own and enhance the fixed indexed annuity pricing model used to support product development and pricing decisions
• Lead actuarial pricing analysis for new products, product features, and product changes
• Translate business partner needs and market opportunities into actuarial model updates and pricing recommendations
• Evaluate product competitiveness, profitability, assumptions, and risk tradeoffs across annuity products
• Support the full product development and pricing cycle from concept through internal governance and risk committee presentation
• Perform ad hoc product analysis to help the business respond quickly to market and pricing needs
• Present actuarial findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Qualifications

• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)
• Strong actuarial experience in annuity pricing, product development, actuarial modeling, or related actuarial ownership work
• Deep AXIS modeling capability and the ability to work independently in a pricing model environment
• Prior experience owning, updating, or enhancing actuarial models used for pricing or product development
• Ability to assess risk, pricing implications, and business tradeoffs with strong actuarial judgment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively across business, actuarial, and leadership teams

Requirements

• Fixed indexed annuity experience
• Annuity pricing experience
• Product development experience
• Actuarial model development or model ownership experience
• Experience presenting to leadership or governance committees

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Life insurance, short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
• Nine paid holidays
• 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
• 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid pension plan
• Business casual attire
• And more