Actuary - Pet Pricing; Remote

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As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, opportunities are endless. Nationwide helps create your career journey. Our customers are at the center of everything we do, and we are looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Join Nationwide's Pet business unit as an Actuary and help us protect what matters most—our customers' beloved pets. In this role, you’ll combine analytical expertise with innovative thinking to design and price products that deliver real value to pet owners. Our team is collaborative, forward‑thinking, and passionate about creating solutions that make pet insurance accessible and reliable. If you’re looking for a role where your work directly impacts customer satisfaction and business success, this is the place for you.

• Build and maintain actuarial models that guide pricing, valuation, and financial projections for pet insurance products.
• Analyze complex data to uncover trends, assess risk, and support strategic decisions.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to develop new products and ensure competitive pricing.
• Prepare clear, actionable insights and recommendations for leadership to drive business growth.
• Contribute to a culture of collaboration and innovation through peer reviews and knowledge sharing.

• Bachelors degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field.
• ASA or ACAS designation required; FSA/FCAS designation preferred or actively in progress.
• Years of actuarial experience, ideally in insurance or financial services.
• Strong technical skills in actuarial software, Microsoft Office (including VBA), and programming languages like R, Python, or SQL.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills, with the ability to thrive in a dynamic, team‑oriented environment.

This role does not qualify for employer‑sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.

This position can be remote for applicants who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience.

Internal Compensation Grade: G5

Our Nationwide Financial (NF) 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, we want to know more about you!

As an Actuarial Senior Consultant, you’ll need to have detailed familiarity with business operations, systems, and actuarial methodologies. You’ll be adept at sophisticated actuarial techniques and work independently to combine advanced actuarial and business knowledge to provide high‑level analysis. Additionally, you’ll provide consultation and recommendations on deliverables and maintain detailed documentation of actuarial models and analyses. You’ll work independently and may lead others.

• Compiles, categorizes, and analyzes sophisticated data sets.
• Builds complicated testing tools and conducts detailed analysis of product calculations.
• Constructs, maintains, and performs Actuarial, Projection, and Valuation Models.
• Builds financial reporting tools and completes analysis.
• Prices and implements products.
• Conducts complicated risk analysis.
• Establishes reserves and other valuation items under multiple accounting regimes (statutory, GAAP, and tax) for products.
• Performs reinsurance analysis and pricing.
• Crafts effective communication strategies and recommendations to leadership. Develops supporting documentation.
• Leads cross‑functional peer reviews to increase collaboration, ensure quality work, and drive innovation.
• Builds business relationships and leads cross‑functional communication with team members, customers, and business partners.
• Leads onboarding and training for new associates on standard work processes. Assists in creating new training materials.

May Perform Other Responsibilities As Assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to an Actuarial, Analytics, or Risk Management leader.

Education: Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or similar background requiring modeling,…