Senior Actuarial Associate

 

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week 

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 180 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

 

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities.  You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

 

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly. 

 

 Join Corporate Finance where expertise meets strategic impact. Partner with diverse business units, providing financial insights and guiding sound decision-making. You'll work collaboratively to ensure data accuracy, implement robust controls and safeguard policy owners’ interests. Become part of a team dedicated to financial stewardship, enabling business performance and paving the way for a secure future for generations to come.

 

New York Life is on a journey to transform its Finance organization into a modern, insight-driven, and AI-enabled strategic partner. As part of this evolution, we are seeking a Senior Associate, Data Visualization & Analytics to join our FP&A Transformation & Finance Data Strategy team. This individual will play a key role in shaping the way Finance visualizes and interacts with data, builds analytical tools, and delivers insights that drive smarter business decisions.

 

This is a highly visible role with significant opportunities to work across Finance alongside NYL’s Strategic Capabilities teams, as well as to engage with advanced analytical tooling

 

What You’ll Do:

• Design and develop advanced interactive dashboards and visual analytics to support FP&A, Actuarial, and broader Finance teams.
• Translate complex data and analytical outputs into clear, intuitive, and actionable visual stories for business and Finance stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and iterate on high-impact use cases (e.g., reserve sensitivity, lapse analytics, expense drivers).
• Act as a subject matter expert in modern BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, QuickSight) and visualization best practices.
• Support the integration of AI-enabled insights and natural language querying tools into visual dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Build and deploy Python-based Streamlit apps to augment traditional BI dashboards where needed.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and exploration.
• Proactively recommend new tools and techniques to enhance Finance’s data storytelling capabilities.
• Mentor peers across Finance on best practices in data visualization and self-service analytics.

 

What You’ll Bring:

• 4–7 years of experience in Finance, Analytics, Data Visualization, or a related field, preferably in insurance or financial services.
• Proficiency in SQL for querying large and complex data sets.
• Experience in at least one major BI tool: Tableau (strongly preferred), Power BI, or Amazon QuickSight.
• Familiarity with Python, especially in the context of data visualization (e.g., Plotly, Streamlit, Seaborn) or scripting for automation.
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts or experience working alongside data science teams is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with minimal oversight.
• Strong communication and soft skills – able to explain data insights clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Highly motivated, curious, and a self-starter who enjoys learning and innovating in evolving technical enviro