Actuarial Specialist - Commercial Pricing Modeler

Actuarial Specialist – Commercial Pricing Modeler at Nationwide

Nationwide is seeking a Talentful and driven Pricing Modeler – Commercial Actuarial to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will harness data to deliver impactful results, working on sophisticated problems and uncovering valuable insights that drive business outcomes.

• Impactful Work:
  Contribute directly to business outcomes through data-driven insights.
• Collaborative Culture:
  Thrive in an agile environment with a supportive and collaborative team.
• Career Growth:
  Advance your skills in a role that is critical to team restructuring and innovation.

• Research and implement actuarial, data‑science, statistical and machine‑learning techniques for business applications.
• Contribute to pricing modeling processes, ensuring industry standards are met and models function as intended.
• Collaborate to ensure consistent model assumptions, processes, and outputs are well understood.
• Review and analyze model output to identify limitations and impacts.
• Assist in crafting and updating model documentation for rationale, assumptions, and business continuity.
• Apply expertise to develop creative solutions to business problems.
• Act as the technology lead for risk analytics.

• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, economics, statistics, mathematics, analytics or a related field (graduate‑level studies preferred).
• Three or more years of related work experience in predictive modeling or actuarial functions.
• Progress toward actuarial credentials (ACAS, FCAS, or similar preferred).
• Experience with regression, classification, time‑series analysis, machine learning, and feature engineering.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python (scikit‑learn, pandas) or R, Git Hub, and common software such as Excel, PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.

• Collaborate with business partners across the finance organization to develop solutions to pressing business needs.
• Work closely with the FIN P&C Property Modeling team, reporting to the Risk/Actuarial leader.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• This role can be staffed fully remote.

• Preferred hybrid schedule: 2 days per week at one of our office locations in Columbus, OH, or Des Moines, IA. Relocation assistance may be provided.

Reports to Risk/Actuarial Leader.

• Overtime Eligibility:
  Not Eligible (Exempt)
• Working Conditions:
  
  Normal office environment.
• ADA:
  The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Nationwide offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long‑term disability, paid time off, holidays, Lifetime paid time off, Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company‑paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more.

Nationwide is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.

Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager will be deemed unsolicited unless a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement is in place and engagement is confirmed.