Why USAA?
At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.
Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.
The Opportunity
As a dedicated Credentialed Actuary Lead you will leverage expert, broad actuarial knowledge in at least one actuarial practice area (pricing, reserving, modeling, catastrophe risk, claims analytics, product management, etc.) to identify, define, and design solutions for complex, thought-provoking problems that drive business results at the LOB level.
This Actuary Lead will be part of the Property Pricing State Team with responsibilities mainly focused on Homeowners pricing efforts including coordinating, preparing, and performing advanced actuarial analyses required to project future results, reprice existing products, and determine financial strength. This individual will have end-to-end Homeowners pricing ownership
This position can work remotely in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel.
What you'll do:
- Apply deep and broad actuarial knowledge to identify, define, and design solutions to complex problems with ambiguous requirements (e.g., end-to-end design of rate level indications process for a new product; independently shapes and transforms all aspects of machine learning and AI for a product: (data selection, model selection, stakeholder communications, performance monitoring, etc.); independently runs catastrophe models for advanced ad-hoc analyses; provides guidance and training to peers for running and validating the catastrophe models; enhances current methodologies to tailor catastrophe model results to better represent USAA’s risk; designs and performs broad and complex actuarial analyses that produces actionable insights for company-level decision-making designs reserving methodology and technical platform for new product.
- Utilize advanced actuarial, mathematical, or statistical techniques to augment actuarial work product, methodologies, and procedures.
- Lead special actuarial projects, such as the development of new pricing methodologies or reporting tools to impact LOB-level initiatives.
- Provide thought and/or technical expertise on complex topics and influences key stakeholders on business decisions.
- Lead cross-functional actuarial initiatives.
- Strategically partner with IT to influence the design, alignment, and implementation of technical business standards.
- Manage USAA vendor relationship(s).
- Assist the business unit with translating strategic objectives into tactical solutions.
- Maintain current knowledge of market trends and emerging risks and proactively develops strategies, policies, and processes to address them.
- Develop written communication and presentations that effectively to convey data-driven solutions to broad audiences including cross-functional executive leadership.
- Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.
What you have:
- Bachelor’s degree; OR 4 years of related Actuarial/business/analytical experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
- 8 years of Actuarial or analytical business experience + Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS) Credential held for 3 years; OR 6 years of Actuarial or analytical business experience + Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) Credential.
- Demonstrated expertise with relevant actuarial, mathematical, and statistical techniques and approaches used to support fact-based decision-making.
- Advanced knowledge of data analysis tools, data visualization, developing analysis queries and procedures in Python, R, SQL, SAS, BI tools or other analysis software, and relevant industry data & methods and ability to connect external insights to business problems.
- Demonstrated experience communicating complex solutions and analysis to cross-functional audiences, including executive leadership.
What sets you apart:
- Property pricing experience
- Rate filing experience in a variety of regulatory environments
- Experience in using a variety of pricing methodologies and models
- Experience leading teams through effective communication, learning, and mentorship
- A passion for creative and innovative actuarial work and developing that mindset in less experienced analysts through projects related to this work
- Experience working on multiple projects, managing competing priorities, and prioritizing workflow through strong partnerships with multiple business partners.
- Expert problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytic skills
- Ability to improve existing processes and create new, repeatable workflows to enhance team productivity
- US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner
Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $164,780 - $314,960.
USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).
Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.
Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.
Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.
USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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