Sr. Actuary - Commercial Ag

As a team member in the Finance department at Nationwide, the opportunities are endless! You can grow and learn in diverse areas across many disciplines such as Advanced Analytics, Investments, Actuarial, Accounting, Risk Management, Critical Business Advisor, Internal Audit, and so much more. Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

It is our intention to fill this role in Des Moines, Iowa or Columbus, Ohio. However, remote applications who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered.

Serve as a strategic liaison between business stakeholders and line-of-business pricing teams. This role is instrumental in advancing pricing strategy by translating complex technical analyses into actionable insights that guide business decision-making. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between actuarial expertise and business execution, ensuring pricing recommendations are aligned with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with pricing teams to interpret technical data and models.
• Communicate pricing implications and strategic options to business leaders.
• Drive the implementation of pricing strategies across the organization.
• Facilitate informed decision-making by translating actuarial findings into business context.
• Support continuous improvement in pricing processes and strategy alignment.

Qualifications:

• Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS) required.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment.

This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization.  Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program.

Internal Note Compensation Grade: H5

Job Description Summary

Our Property and Casualty (P&C) Actuarial team members have opportunities to use state-of-the-art tools, are encouraged to innovate and learn to master actuarial methodologies. If this sounds like a place you could thrive, then we want to know more about you!

As a Senior Actuary, you’ll be an expert and will provide leadership direction and oversight for the creation and performance of complex actuarial techniques and procedures and risk analysis. You’ll manage research and direct others to ensure efficient, consistent and integrated data and analysis. We’ll count on you to provide a strategic vision for the team and deliver business recommendations that are crucial to the success of Nationwide and the protection we provide our customers. You’ll work independently and may lead others (directly and/or indirectly).

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Acts as technical expert of actuarial methodologies allowing the ability to source and manipulate data within standard requirements. Identifies new ways to utilize data driving overall strategic vision.

• Conducts complex analyses adhering to actuarial standards by selecting appropriate data sources, making assumptions, recognizing considerations, and developing recommendations. Accountable for resolving unreasonable results/non-optimal solutions using experience and professional judgment.  Analysis conducted will be used to influence broad strategic vison of Nationwide.

• Accurately documents assumptions, methods, sources and considerations in an organized fashion.

• Creates cohesive presentations and recommendations of actuarial findings that are suitable for technical and non-technical audiences at the OCFO leadership level. May professionally represent company's position with regulators, auditors and external vendors. May negotiate within defined parameters.

• Responsible for strategic development and oversite of multiple work plans ensuring accurate and timely delivery of product.

• Strategic leader of peer review process. Responsible for driving collaboration cross functionally, identifies gaps in process, recommends and implements changes as needed to ensure quality work.

• Builds strategic business relationships at all levels of the organization to drive solution delivery

• Responsible for identifying skill gaps and developing training materials to develop associates skills for