Manager and Actuary (Actuarial Modeling Team)

Responsibilities

• First‑Layer Review: provide first‑round review and quality assurance for routine actuarial outputs.
• Model Stewardship: Ensure model and process changes are supported by appropriate testing and documentation and reinforce consistent modeling and governance standards across the team.
• Process Consistency & Collaboration: 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.
• Flexibility to Support Ad ‑ Hoc Requests & Business Initiatives: Support new business initiatives, what‑if analyses, and cross‑line projects with building capacity flexibility, contributing modeling insights and execution support as needed.
• Skills and Background You'll Need:
• 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)

Requirements

• 5-8 years of progress actuarial experience with demonstrated experience supporting BAU actuarial modeling and reporting using GGY AXIS, including results analysis, execution ownership, result review, quality assurance, and enhance story telling.
• 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)
• Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate:

Additional Information

The next part of your journey is right around the corner - with The Standard. A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we've been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference? 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. This 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.

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