Actuary – E&S​/S Reserving - REMOTE

As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

If you are an experienced actuary looking for an opportunity to influence business strategy, lead complex analysis, and help shape the future of E&S/S reserving, this could be an excellent opportunity.

This role sits on Nationwide’s P&C Actuarial E&S Specialty Reserving team and offers meaningful visibility across actuarial, finance, underwriting, pricing, product, and executive leadership. In this position, you will serve as a strategic technical expert, applying advanced actuarial methodologies, data analysis, modeling, and professional judgment to develop recommendations that support business decisions and Nationwide’s ability to protect its customers.

You will lead and oversee complex actuarial work, help establish an integrated vision for the team, and translate sophisticated analysis into clear insights for both technical and non-technical audiences. You will also have the opportunity to influence innovation, strengthen peer review practices, advance modeling capabilities, and contribute to long‑term strategic direction across P&C Actuarial.

• Opportunity to serve as a strategic technical leader within E&S/S Specialty Reserving
• Ability to influence broad business strategy through complex actuarial analysis and recommendations
• High visibility with actuarial, finance, underwriting, pricing, product, and executive leadership partners
• Opportunity to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences, including OCFO leadership
• Ability to represent Nationwide’s position with regulators, auditors, and external vendors, as appropriate
• Opportunity to improve peer review techniques, quality practices, and actuarial innovation
• Exposure to data mining, predictive modeling, actuarial software, and tools that support long‑term P&C Actuarial success
• Opportunity to consult on new or enhanced product development, including data needs, coding implications, viability, and profitability
• Ability to build strategic relationships and lead cross‑functional work plans from analysis through solution delivery

• Strong actuarial judgment and the ability to resolve unreasonable results or non‑optimal solutions
• Expert knowledge of actuarial methodologies, statistical analysis, actuarial models, software, and databases
• The ability to source, manipulate, and interpret data within established requirements
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex analysis in a clear, concise, and compelling way
• Strategic thinking, business perspective, and the ability to connect technical work to broader organizational outcomes
• A collaborative leadership style and the ability to guide peers, develop others, and build relationships across the organization
• Curiosity and an interest in advancing tools, techniques, and processes that improve actuarial work
• Comfort working independently while leading or influencing others directly and indirectly

• An experienced actuary who wants to make a meaningful impact in E&S/S reserving and across P&C Actuarial
• An undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, data science, or a related quantitative discipline
• An actuarial designation, generally FCAS or equivalent
• Generally, seven or more years of actuarial experience
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