At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.
 
Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

Position Summary:  

In this exciting project-based role as an Actuarial Associate on the Retirement Plans (RP) team, you will have the opportunity to support strategic initiatives across the division which are transforming the way we do business. You'll provide pricing and profitability modeling and analysis that impact new business strategy and product development.  

Primary Responsibilities 

• Model and monitor the profitability of new and existing retirement plan products 
• Support the launch of new retirement products providing experience analysis and recommending changes to pricing 
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvements in processes and products 
• Collaborate with the Actuarial Transformation team to build new tools and processes which will support the future state vision for the Retirement Plans division 

Reporting relationships 

• You will report to a Senior Director and Actuary  

Competencies You Possess:

• Creative thinker who is able to consider long-term implications of decisions 
• Effective verbal and written communication skills that instill confidence with a wide range of audience including senior management, demonstrating the ability to translate complex concepts into meaningful actionable information 
• Excellent project management and organizational skills while being flexible to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously 
• Low-ego, team-oriented, collaborative approach while at the same time able to effectively influence the desired outcomes 
• Demonstrates strong analytical and technical capabilities and problem-solving skills with attention to details. Able to get deep into the “weeds” to perform analysis and distill findings into concise and actionable summaries 

Required Qualifications:

• FSA or near FSA 
• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, actuarial science or related field 
• 3 or more years of progressively responsible actuarial experience 
• Experience with SQL, Python and R or similar coding languages

Desired Qualifications: 

• Experience in pricing or product development 
• Experience with retirement plans or spread-based products 

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Please note - the salary range for this role is listed below. In addition to salary, our package includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits, as well as an initial PTO accrual of 164 hours per year. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays and 2 wellness days per year.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.