Senior Actuarial Analyst II

About the role

The Opportunity: In this role you will proactively provide actuarial reserving services and leadership within various commercial, specialty and legacy lines by demonstrating technical competence in a variety of actuarial/statistical concepts, practices and procedures while taking the lead in defining project scope, key issues, timeframes, and analytical approaches and priorities with a large degree of creativity and self-direction.

Responsibilities

• Focus primarily on reserving for various commercial, specialty and legacy lines of business.
• Leverages technology in new and innovative ways and effectively communicates issues and recognizes and proposes solutions to current/existing analyses and new opportunities.
• Continuously enhances actuarial processes to reflect changing demands.
• Executes actuarial analyses in a clear and well organized fashion aimed at the appropriate audience and adjusts workload where possible to meet deadlines without sacrificing work product quality.
• Supports financial planning and product pricing by analyzing data and forecasting company exposures to enable risk management and facilitate profitable, long-term business strategy.
• Develops deep relationships within the department and develops meaningful relationships outside of the department through project interactions.
• Engages in recruitment activities and helps develop more junior actuaries.
• Contributes to systems, models and procedural revisions by conducting research and recommending changes to actuaries to encourage efficiency and organizational competitiveness in the market.
• Shares technical expertise by resolving basic actuarial modeling and risk issues from internal and external sources and escalating issues to ensure department delivers quality analyses and meets business needs and requirements.
• Takes personal accountability and responsibility for accomplishing particular tasks, while continuously willing to go beyond what is required to overcome obstacles, and learn from any mistake while receiving constructive feedback.
• Independently seeks out opportunities for further development and enrichment, actively pursuing actuarial credentials or maintaining continuing education requirements if already credentialed (if on the actuarial track).

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 4+ Casualty Exams Completed.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Implement planning to prioritize, organize, measure own work.
• Adapt and be flexible in a complex changing environment.
• Choose a solution to a problem even in ambiguous or difficult situations.
• Clearly and confidently convey information to a wide audience.
• Keep an open-mind, consider unique approaches and be open to change and considerable variety in the workplace.
• 3-10 years in an Actuarial or Analytics department.
• Working knowledge of statistical methods and specialized math including calculus and probability.
• Working knowledge of computer systems and software such as SAS, R and Python.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Working knowledge of basic to moderately complex actuarial techniques.

Qualifications

• Preferred Experience: Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Preferred Experience: Implement planning to prioritize, organize, measure own work.
• Preferred Experience: Adapt and be flexible in a complex changing environment.
• Preferred Experience: Choose a solution to a problem even in ambiguous or difficult situations.
• Preferred Experience: Clearly and confidently convey information to a wide audience.
• Preferred Experience: Keep an open-mind, consider unique approaches and be open to change and considerable variety in the workplace.
• Preferred Experience: 3-10 years in an Actuarial or Analytics department.
• Preferred Experience: Working knowledge of statistical methods and specialized math including calculus and probability.
• Preferred Experience: Working knowledge of computer systems and software such as SAS, R and Python.
• Preferred Experience: Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Preferred Experience: Working knowledge of basic to moderately complex actuarial techniques.

Skills

• Actuarial Science
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Writing
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Data Science
• Detail-Oriented
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Risk Management (FRM)
• Intentional Collaboration
• Managing Performance
• Process Improvements
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management

Benefits

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

Pay

• Sun Prairie, Wisconsin: $98,500 - $147,500
• Atlanta, GA: $98,500 - $147,500
• New York, New York: $123,000 - $184,500
• Chicago, IL: $108,500 - $162,500

Schedule

• QBE requires employees to work in office 8-12 days a month

Supplementary Information

Why QBE? What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? At QBE, we’re enabling a more resilient future – for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We’re building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success. Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. Join us now, so you can be part of our success – and we can be part of yours!

QBE

Equal Employment Opportunity: QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.