Manager and Actuary; Actuarial Modeling Team

Job Summary:

The Standard seeks a talented actuarial Manager to join the Actuarial Modeling Team (AMT) within Corporate Actuarial and Risk Management (CARM). This role is responsible for overseeing Business‑as‑Usual (BAU) execution, workflow coordination, and team operations for a defined modeling scope, with a primary focus on the Retirement Plan product line and opportunities to expand into Individual Annuities. The role partners closely with Product Line stakeholders and cross‑functional actuarial teams to ensure consistent, high‑quality delivery of recurring actuarial outputs while strengthening team scalability and execution to enable senior leaders to focus on strategic initiatives, framework development, and cross team alignment.

• Own BAU results for the assigned modeling scope, including coordinating day‑to‑day workflow, tracking deliverables, and ensuring outputs meet quality and timing expectations.
• Ensure BAU results are accompanied by clear, end‑to‑end storytelling by connecting model outputs to underlying drivers, trends, and business context so results form a coherent and sensible narrative rather than isolated numbers.
• Proactively identify execution risks, explain emerging signals or anomalies, and help resolve bottlenecks to support reliable, insight‑driven delivery.
• Provide first‑round review and quality assurance for routine actuarial outputs.
• Ensure model and process changes are supported by appropriate testing and documentation and reinforce consistent modeling and governance standards across the team.
• Lead structured onboarding and foundational training for junior actuarial staff, including delivery of standardized AXIS, projection and modeling process training.
• Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and guidance to reinforce best practices in documentation, problem structuring, and analytical rigor while reinforcing modeling standards and reducing execution bottlenecks.
• Reinforce consistent use of established processes, templates, checklists, and playbooks; collaborate with Product Line and actuarial partners to support BAU execution and model changes.
• Communicate execution status, priorities, and risks to leadership.
• Support new business initiatives, what‑if analyses, and cross‑line projects with building capacity flexibility, contributing modeling insights and execution support as needed.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in mathematics, actuarial science, business or a related field preferred.
• Certification: FSA or equivalent international designation (strongly preferred).
• Experience:
  
  5‑8 years of progressive actuarial experience with demonstrated experience supporting BAU actuarial modeling and reporting using GGY AXIS, including results analysis, execution ownership, result review, quality assurance, and enhanced storytelling.
• Hands‑on AXIS modeling expertise (required), including model runs, output review, run controls, and troubleshooting.
• Business knowledge of Retirement Plan or Individual Annuity products, with an understanding of how modeling and projection results support BAU reporting and business decisions.
• Ability to reinforce strong modeling practices, including documentation standards, testing discipline, and adherence to governance and change‑control expectations.
• Effective communicator able to collaborate with Product Line and modeling partners and clearly explain AXIS results and modeling considerations.
• Experience with projection modeling and reporting (e.g., CFT, effective duration, EEV, or similar forward‑looking metrics), including analysis and explanation of results (preferred).

• Winning together:
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to develop influential and collaborative relationships within the team and across the organization to support project execution, communicate progress, and help to accomplish common business goals.
• Strategic Visioning:
  Uses business context, data, and team insights to support strategy development and align team priorities with broader organizational goals, helping…