Project Management Specialist, Actuarial Pricing Analytics

Role Overview

As a Project Management Specialist, Actuarial Pricing Analytics, you will coordinate and drive execution of actuarial pricing and analytics projects across Commercial Lines teams. You will work closely with Underwriting, Pricing, Data Science, Data Engineering, Technology, Finance, and Operations to ensure projects are effectively scoped, planned, communicated, and delivered. You will also help project teams and leadership follow a clear and consistent project structure by reinforcing established frameworks, clarifying expectations, and ensuring alignment throughout the pricing model lifecycle.

• Lead the planning, scheduling, and day-to-day management of pricing model and analytics projects from initiation through close-out.
• Maintain detailed project plans, timelines, RAID logs, meeting notes, and status reports.
• Monitor milestones, dependencies, and risks, escalating issues as needed to ensure timely delivery.
• Promote adherence to the Pricing Model Lifecycle by guiding teams and leaders to follow structured processes and decision pathways.

• Coordinate discussions, decisions, and follow-ups across cross‑functional teams.
• Prepare clear, concise communication updates, summaries, and presentations for project sponsors and partners.
• Ensure alignment and information flow between Underwriting, Pricing, Finance, Data, Technology, and Operations throughout each project.

• Support the development and submission of business cases required for project funding.
• Gather inputs from functional partners to accurately scope timelines, resource needs, and expected outcomes.

• Contribute to standardizing project management practices within the Pricing PMO.
• Reinforce governance expectations, documentation standards, and lifecycle checkpoints to ensure consistent project execution.
• Capture lessons learned and identify opportunities to strengthen the pricing model development lifecycle.

• Proven experience coordinating or managing cross-functional projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing clear status updates and presentations.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to reinforce project structure, manage risks, and drive accountability.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, Smartsheets, MS Office, Teams).

• Experience supporting analytics, data, or technical projects; familiarity with Property & Casualty insurance is an asset.
• Understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, problem-solve, and bring clarity to complex work.
• Project management certification (CAPM, PMP, Scrum Master) is a plus.

• It is highly preferred that this role will work on a hybrid schedule, with 2 days per week at one of our office locations in Columbus, OH, Des Moines, IA, or Scottsdale, AZ.

We are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, strong business savvy and contributing to a stellar team dynamic. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you! As a Specialist, you'll act independently or as a member of a team responsible for devising and modifying procedures to tackle simple to moderately complex business problems.

You will participate in ongoing process modeling, analysis and design efforts and provide basic business performance management, organizational design and business risk management capabilities to formulate pragmatic and measurable business transformation plans.

• Partners with management and peers to transform businesses through the strategic application of people, processes and technology. Participates in the planning process by identifying complexities, dependencies and redundancies.
• Participates in business process analysis/design, needs assessments and cost/benefit analysis to align solutions with business strategies and directions. Participates in creating business‑specific technology plans. Consults with functional groups within Nationwide Technology and internal business clients to develop short‑ and long‑term business transformation plans.
• Develops and implements business processes and procedures. Responsible for communicating to customers, management and external sources.
• Identifies the critical elements of a business process that need to be monitored. Reports performance in a cohesive manner.
• Participates, as a team member, in analysis and design of organizational structures, roles, responsibilities, governance, staffing and sourcing to support business goals, strategies and process…