Annuity Actuarial Analytics - AVP & Actuary

The AVP & Actuary, Annuity Analytics is a senior actuarial leadership role responsible for driving enterprise-level annuity analytics, valuation support, and earnings analysis. This position plays a critical role in transforming complex actuarial and financial data into clear, actionable insights that support business performance, projections, and strategic decision-making across the annuity business.   This role requires deep annuity expertise, strong actuarial judgment, and proven leadership capabilities. The individual will lead a team of actuarial analysts, oversee core analytics and reporting processes, and partner closely with finance and business leaders on projections and earnings. The role is designed for a career ASA or FSA who can quickly step into a high-impact leadership position and help advance analytical maturity across the organization.   This position is available onsite at our Houston, TX location.   What You’ll Do: ·         Provide on‑demand actuarial and financial analysis to support ad hoc requests that span across the actuarial organization. ·         Rapidly ramp up on unfamiliar problem sets and deliver high‑quality outputs with minimal direction. ·         Applies fundamental actuarial principles in analyzing company and industry data to prepare actuarial analyses. ·         Provides leadership, prioritizing the most impactful actions focused on meeting our financial targets. ·         Collaborates with leadership by effectively interacting, being open to opinions and feedback, and challenging and debating when necessary. ·         Develops comprehensive methodologies that balance growth, retention, and profitability. ·         Prepares and presents summaries and recommendations of actuarial analyses for distribution to senior management, other American National departments, reinsurers, and regulators. ·         Effectively communicates the results of actuarial analyses to all levels of the organization and to interested outside parties. ·         Completes processes and improves methods for performing and documenting actuarial analyses promptly and accurately. ·         Supports and trains less experienced analysts with actuarial techniques, spreadsheets, databases, and sources of data used in actuarial analyses. ·         Support projects across: o    Pricing o    VM‑22 / Regulatory initiatives o    M&A due diligence and integration support o    Translate business questions into structured actuarial analyses and clearly communicate findings to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.   What You’ll Need: ·         Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or related field. ·         10-12 years of related experience. ·         Experience leading and managing a team. ·         Strong technical actuarial background with hands‑on experience in modeling, analytics, or financial analysis. ·         Demonstrated ability to work across multiple actuarial disciplines (e.g., pricing, valuation, ALM, reporting). ·         Advanced proficiency in data analysis techniques, including some experience coding in Python or R