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Actuarial Technical Sr. Analyst - P&C Commercial Lines

About the Role: We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Actuarial Technical Analyst to join our team. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on challenges, enjoys thinking outside the box, and is eager to make a significant impact. You will be supporting program pricing, peer review, indications, and learning trends.

This position is not a part of the P&C Actuarial Rotation Program as it sits in the technical development track.

Key Responsibilities:

• Producing manual pages in support of state rate filings.
• Performing system rate uploads in support of rate changes and rating defect resolution.
• Preparing data for individual account rating.
• Project work related to enhancing templates and processes or ad hoc data requests.

Experience: We are looking for candidates that meet the following criteria:

• No actuarial experience required. Typical candidate may have internship, associate rotation, associate teaching, or tutoring experience.

Technical Skills:

• Excel: Advanced proficiency required.
• VBA: Strong knowledge and experience preferred.
• SQL: Strong knowledge and experience preferred.
• R or Python: Proficiency in at least one of these programming languages preferred.

What We're Looking For:

• Innovative Thinker: Must be willing to try new things and think outside the box.
• Autonomous Worker: Ability to take the ball and run with it, working independently with minimal supervision.
• Collaborative Communicator: Comfortable reaching out and discussing strategies with business partners.

Work Arrangements:

• This position will ideally be located in the Columbus, Ohio or Des Moines, IA offices. Relocation assistance may be available.

This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program.

This role will be staffed at the internal payband of E3.

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Job Description Summary
Our Property and Casualty (P&C) 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, then we want to know more about you!

As a Senior Analyst, you'll continue to learn more advanced actuarial methodologies and insurance concepts through reading, training sessions and work assignments. We'll count on you to prepare loss, expense, and premium data for actuarial pricing reviews, ratemaking and/or reserving and estimate future loss and premium results.

This position is expected to be a part of the P&C Actuarial Rotation Program, which will give you the opportunity to work on various actuarial teams to learn and develop across different actuarial functions. You will be expected to participate in three rotations of two years each. Full program details will be provided to you upon your start date.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Continues to develop deeper knowledge of actuarial methodologies allowing the ability to source and manipulate more complex data within standard requirements. Estimates future loss and premium results.
• Conducts analyses that adheres to actuarial standards by selecting appropriate data sources and making assumptions to develop recommendations. Will note and suggest potential resolution to any unreasonable results and report to leader.
• Documents assumptions, methods, sources, and considerations in an organized fashion
• Prepares and presents actuarial support findings and documents that are suitable for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Adheres to assigned work schedule to ensure timely completion of individual tasks and group projects. Notifies leadership anticipating of any possible missed deadlines and possible impact.
• Performs peer reviews to increase collaboration, ensure quality work, and drive innovation
• Continues to develop relationships across PC multi-channel finance. Begin developing relationships in other areas of finance to gain business acumen.
• Assists with onboarding and training new associates on standard work processes.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Actuarial leader

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or similar background requiring modeling, programming, or quantitative analysis

Experience: Generally, three years related experience in an actuarial and statistical support role.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Basic understanding or ability to learn Microsoft Office products, analytical software and programming languages. Should have basic competencies including business understanding, problem solving, customer focus, dealing with ambiguity, drive for results and learning ability.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager's leader and HR Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

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