Senior Actuarial Manager

* 7+ years of P&C actuarial experience, with a focus on property lines; CAT/E&S or specialty property experience strongly preferred.
* Direct experience leading both
** pricing and reserving
** work streams, including indications, portfolio profitability reviews, and reserve analyses.
* Proven track record building, validating, and deploying pricing models using
** GLMs, GAMs, and GBMs**, ideally into production raters.
* Experience upgrading and maintaining rating tools/raters for underwriters and distribution partners, including testing and change management.
* Prior responsibility for reserve studies (including IBNR), loss ratio monitoring, and partnering with Finance on reserve reviews and planning.
* Experience collaborating with underwriting, product, reinsurance, and finance to steer portfolio strategy and improve profitability.
* Minimum 2–3 years managing, mentoring, or leading actuarial staff, with demonstrated success developing junior talent.
* Background in a fast-paced environment (e.g., high-growth insurer, MGA, or insurtech) is a plus.
* Advanced modeling skills using
** GLMs, GAMs, and GBMs
** for pricing, segmentation, and profitability analysis.
* Strong programming skills in
** Python or R**, with working knowledge of SQL and Excel for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
* Experience with actuarial and modeling software (e.g., Emblem, Radar, or similar) is a plus.

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