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Equitable completed a comprehensive agile transformation across the organization referred to as New Ways of Working. Members of the actuarial team were part of the first wave of this change with the standing up of our Finance Modernization initiative. The rest of the team have now joined them in New Ways of Working through the creation of the Actuarial Center of Excellence. Led by our Chief Actuary, the Center of Excellence will encompass corporate actuaries working on valuation, model development, assumption setting, regulatory monitoring and advocacy, governance and financial reporting. 

The Head of Corporate Actuarial Services role will be a member of the Actuarial Center of Excellence (COE) leadership team, reporting to the Chief Actuary, and helping to shape the team’s agile transformation. The Head of Corporate Actuarial Services is a multi-faceted role focused on setting its respective mission and aligning OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) with the Actuarial COE, responsible for leading the Assumptions, Projections and Methodology & Governance Teams.

A successful candidate must be skilled at working in a matrixed organization and have an established track record for building alignment and executing the work across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Define Area Mission and OKRs to build clear roadmap and align with Actuarial priorities
• Develop and own the Areas backlog and roadmap – i.e., the “to-do” list over subsequent sprints, with consistent refinement of the Backlog based on customer and business value 
• Manage dependencies between squads and synchronize the vision of multiple areas
• Responsible for applying knowledge of Equitable’s business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals
• Creating a culture of encouraging continuous feedback loops from strategic partners and stakeholders 
• Continue to stay well-informed with industry best practices and customer needs to drive impact across areas
• Ability to think out of the box, drive strategy, and determine how to successfully achieve goals with finite resources 
• Passion to challenge the status quo and find new solutions that drive out of the box ideas – appreciate and embraces change 
• Belief in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust  
• Readiness to empower others to fail, learn, and grow 
• Willingness to “roll up the sleeves” and to go outside comfort zone to learn, ability to push teams to do the same  
• Ability to synthesize details of day-to-day work with overall departmental vision
• Manage multiple priorities, including but not limited to: handling multiple initiatives and integrates them into a comprehensive plan, serving as expert on tools and techniques for managing organizational level priorities, integrating strategic goals and tactical priorities

The base salary range for this position is $200,000-$250,000. Actual base salaries vary based on skills, experience, and geographical location. In addition to base pay, Equitable provides compensation to reward performance with base salary increases, spot bonuses, and short-term incentive compensation opportunities. Eligibility for these programs depends on level and functional area of responsibility. 

For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below.

Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program