Senior Analyst - Actuarial

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion.

From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion.

From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?

Work Schedule:

Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (3) fully remote. Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this role's specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need.

This role is Detroit Hybrid preferred, however remote option possible.

The Senior Actuarial Analyst is responsible for developing and supporting a robust pricing and/or reserving framework at Ally Insurance. The Senior Actuarial Analyst will be expected to independently lead projects from start to finish. This includes brainstorming, accurately executing advanced analytics, and effectively communicating results to Management and Senior Leadership. The Senior Actuarial Analyst may be expected to train, mentor, and/or develop one entry-level actuarial analyst, overseeing project responsibilities and performance management.

This role will have high visibility to Leadership and future advancement opportunities. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated leadership, communication, and technical skills. Programming skills a must. SQL/R/python preferred. Detroit office with a hybrid work schedule or remote.

• Support a robust pricing and/or reserving framework for insurance business, including both standard actuarial techniques and advanced modeling
• Lead, develop, and communicate advanced analytics to Management and Senior Leadership
• Foster innovation within the team and across the broader organization
• Work collaboratively as a part of the product development, pricing, and/or reserving processes
• Develop rate and/or reserve indications, segmentation analyses, and predictive models
• Support development of themselves and other associates in an actuarial capacity and according to Ally vision and mission statement

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in risk management, finance, economics, actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or related field
• 5 or more Casualty Actuarial Society exams required. ACAS or near ACAS preferred;
• 4+ years of experience in actuarial roles; exposure to advanced rate making and/or reserving a plus
• Strong communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to adapt to change quickly and to easily adjust priorities as necessary and appropriate
• High level of problem solving and critical thinking capabilities
• Well-organized and detail-oriented
• Strong work ethic
• Programming skills in SQL/R/python
• Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis

• Time Away:
  Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly (time off days are prorated based…