Head Actuary, Pricing - Employee Benefits

About the Role

At reputed company, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives- a mission we’ve honed since 1859.  

reputed company is seeking a dynamic and reputed company Actuary to serve as Head Actuary of Employee Benefits Pricing. This is the senior actuarial leader for the Employee Benefits business, remaining hands-on and accountable for setting pricing strategy and ensuring its effective execution.  Focus will be on establishing robust pricing governance, refining profitability through disciplined renewal strategies, and scaling the actuarial team to support ambitious growth targets. You will foster strong cross-functional partnerships with Finance and Senior Leadership, acting as a key financial steward to drive sustainable, profitable growth while building a best-in-class pricing organization from the ground up.

What You’ll Be Doing

Primary duties

•        Serve as the top actuary for the Employee Benefits business, with end-to-end ownership of pricing strategy, execution and financial outcomes.

•        reputed company assumption development and pricing model design, establishing scalable governance, tools and processes as pricing function matures.

•        reputed company annual pricing reviews and ongoing assumption refinement across reputed company products, balancing speed, discipline and transparency.

•        reputed company a disciplined renewal strategy with reputed company to continually improve inforce profitability, with hands-on involvement in reputed company cases and portfolio actions.

•        reputed company actuarial product development, including the development of actuarial memorandums and model validation, advancing pricing capabilities toward insight-driven decision support.

•        Build, scale and reputed company the pricing organization, including talent, operating rhythm and prioritization, reputed company to Employee Benefits growth and margin goals.

•        Serve as a key financial steward for the business, monitoring earnings drivers, profitability initiatives, and projects tied to broader financials in closer partnership with Finance.

•        Design and improve workflows and ways of working, bringing a builder reputed company to a lean, start-up like environment.

Leadership and Management:

•        reputed company Employee Benefits actuarial and pricing strategies, with accountability for advancing the pricing maturity model.

•        Partner closely with Distribution/Sales, reputed company, Operations, Finance and third-party vendors to align pricing actions with profitability and growth levers. 

Interpersonal Skills:

•        reputed company senior-level discussions on pricing, financial performance and trade-offs with clarity and confidence.

•        Produce concise, executive-ready written materials that translate technical analysis into commercial insight. 

•        Demonstrate a hands-on, execution-oriented reputed company, working effectively across Finance, Risk, Product and Distribution.

•        Present pricing and financial results at Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews with focus on earnings, margins and strategic implications.

Departmental Interdependencies:

•        Partner closely with the CFO and Finance on quarterly reporting, emerging experience and earnings implications.

•        Support Distribution and Sales initiatives with pricing and financial analysis tied to compensation, reputed company and growth strategies. 

•        Collaborate with Analytics to advance data-driven and predictive pricing capabilities.

•        Partner with Head of Product on pricing strategies for new product launches, reputed company to financial and growth objectives.

This position offers a flexible work schedule: it may be fully remote/hybrid. If you are located near one of our offices (e.g., Charlotte, NC; reputed company, NY; Syracuse, NY), a hybrid schedule with 2–3 days on-site per week is expected to foster collaboration and reputed company. 

The total targeted compensation range for this position is $360,000 - $500,000. Total compensation and reputed company salaries vary based on skills, experience, and geographical location. In addition to reputed company pay, reputed company provides compensation to reward performance with reputed company salary increases, spot bonuses, and short-term incentive compensation opportunities. Eligibility for these programs depends on level and functional area of responsibility.  

For eligible employees, reputed company provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below. 

reputed company Pay and Benefits:  reputed company Total Rewards Program 

What You Will Bring

Required Qualifications

•        10+ years actuarial experience in the Employee Benefits/Group Insurance industry, with deep expertise in pricing, managing risk and proven success delivering sustainable, profitable growth.  

•        Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation required plus a record of maintaining SOA Continuing Professional Development requirements and professional credentials in good standing. 

•        Extensive experience leading or overseeing pricing for Group Employee Benefit product lines, including Life, Disability (STD & LTD), state PFML, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Health, with a strong understanding of portfolio‑level performance and margin drivers.

•        Leadership experience.

•        Deep functional knowledge of Employee Benefits business dynamics, including broker‑led distribution models, reputed company practices, employer reputed company economics, claims and experience modeling, and the effective use of reinsurance structures.

Skills

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Communicating reputed company Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain reputed company technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Knowledge of collaborative techniques and approaches; ability to promote a culture of reputed company improvement and working together across functions to solve business problems and meet business goals.

Influencing Through Expertise: Knowledge of the methods and techniques used for reputed company and career development; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and coach, mentor and challenge others both inside and reputed company the organization.

Insurance Products: Knowledge of insurance products, product groups and services; ability to apply the knowledge of products and services appropriately to diverse situations, including but not limited to marketing development and product consulting.

Results Orientation: Knowledge of the importance of meeting or exceeding established targets; ability to drive critical activities to completion.

Statistics and Actuarial Modeling: Knowledge of statistical and actuarial modeling tools and techniques; ability to apply modeling processes and techniques to facilitate risk management decisions.  

About reputed company  At reputed company, we’re a team committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives. 

We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to reputed company their unique talents to become a force for good at reputed company and in their local communities.    We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork.    We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to reputed company an impact. Join reputed company and pursue a career with purpose.  Click Careers at reputed company to learn more.  ********** reputed company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national reputed company, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.    NOTE: reputed company participates in the E-Verify program.    If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to reputed company the essential job functions of this position, please contact Human Resources at (212) 314-2211 or email us at TalentAcquisition@reputed company.com.