Senior Actuary - Enterprise Risk Management - REMOTE

Nationwide•Columbus, OH

20h•Remote

About The Position

As a member of the Actuarial Enterprise Risk Management team, you will play a critical role in supporting initiatives that enable Nationwide Financial’ s core business segments to achieve sales and profitability targets. In this role, you will support Capital reporting, forecasting and management through initiatives that leverage Nationwide’s balance sheet and ensure strong risk management and governance. Our Nationwide Financial 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, providing leadership, direction and oversight for the creation and performance of sophisticated actuarial techniques and procedures and risk analysis. You’ll handle 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 directly or indirectly lead others.

Requirements

6+ years of actuarial experience.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex issues and develop sound recommendations.
Clear and effective communicator to translate Actuarial and Capital concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Self‑motivated and intellectually curious, comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving progress with incomplete information.
Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or similar background requiring modeling, programming, or quantitative analysis.
FSA required.
Typically, at least eight years of actuarial experience.
Experienced knowledge of actuarial business functions, statistical methods of analysis, actuarial models, actuarial software and databases; knowledge of company operations, products, systems and actuarial methodologies.
Knowledge of industry and regulatory practices is vital.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (including VBA within Access and Excel), analytical software (such as tableau) and programming languages.
Proficient level of organizational agility, influencing skills, strategic agility, inspiring others, business perspective and accounting.
Mastery level of perspective, problem solving, customer focus, dealing with ambiguity, drive for results, analysis, learning.

Nice To Haves

FSA designation is preferred.
Proficient with actuarial modeling software (AXIS or MG-ALFA is preferred).

Responsibilities

Lead quarterly statutory capital reporting and forecasting, ensuring accuracy and actionable insights.
Support key strategic initiatives, including reserving methodology changes, scenario generator updates, captive reinsurance structures, and other high-priority actuarial projects.
Partner with actuarial teams across NF to align modeling approaches and assumptions impacting the forecast.
Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy and transparency of Capital reporting and forecasting.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, both within and outside of actuarial, to support business needs.
Provides strategic direction and knowledge for the compilation, categorization and analysis of data and financial reporting and analysis.
Constructs sophisticated testing tools and analyzes product calculations.
Leads, provides expertise and builds strategies for pricing and implementation of products.
Constructs, maintains and completes Actuarial, Projection & Valuation Models.
Analyzes risks and reinsurance for lines of business.
Establishes reserves and other valuation items under multiple accounting regimes (statutory, GAAP and tax) for products.
Builds cohesive presentations, communication strategies and recommendations of actuarial findings that are suitable for technical and non-technical audiences at the OCFO leadership level.

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