Risk Modeling Services Life - Prophet Manager_

Houston

**Specialty/Competency:** Actuarial Services

**Industry/Sector:** Insurance

**Time Type:** Full time

**Travel Requirements:** Up to 20%

A career in our Risk Modeling Services practice will provide you with the opportunity to contribute general insurance advice and consulting services to clients such as insurers, banks, regulators, and third party administrators. You’ll provide advice covering solvency, economic capital, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, company restructuring and risk control, financial modelling, underwriting, new legislation, and the efficiency of claims or reporting processes. Simply put, you might help analyse the impact that new regulation will have on an insurance company’s balance sheet or you could be revising businesses’ projections and making sure they have adequate reserves.

Our team helps insurers address new financial reporting requirements by assessing the financial and business impacts of regulations, building implementation plans, and implementing relevant requirements, particularly across areas of financial reporting change.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

+ Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.

+ Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.

+ Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.

+ Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

+ Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.

+ Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations.

+ Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

+ Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.

+ Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.

+ Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.

+ Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

**Job Requirements and Preferences** :

**Basic Qualifications** :

**Minimum Degree Required** :

Bachelor Degree

**Required Fields of Study** :

Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematical Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering

**Minimum Years of Experience** :

5 year(s)

**Preferred Qualifications** :

**Certification(s) Preferred** :

Associateship of the Society of Actuaries and actively pursuing the Fellowship of the Society of Actuaries. Certification requirements may be waived if the candidate has more experience in the relevant modeling and product valuation fields.

**Preferred Knowledge/Skills** :

Demonstrates proven extensive knowledge of, and success in managerial roles involving model build and implementation, especially for Life and Annuity products. Demonstrates proven extensive-level abilities with managing and performing as a team leader, including leading development teams to build, test, and document models while leveraging and coordinating efforts across different valuation bases and product lines. Extensive-level knowledge of the Prophet actuarial valuation software, including:

+ Model development using the US360 library and the modules for Statutory and GAAP valuation;

+ Proven ability to customize and implement non-standard product features and projection methodologies not included in the standard Prophet libraries;

+ Proven ability to implement industry-leading model testing, coding, and validation standards, including seriatim testing through regression analysis to assess and minimize unexplained differences in model output; and,

+ Experience with FIS Data Conversion System (DCS) and Prophet Enterprise (PE) and their use in large-scale automated reporting processes.

Demonstrates extensive-level knowledge of automation & digitization in a professional services environment including but not limited to:

+ Innovating through new and existing technologies, along with experimenting with digitization solutions;

+ Working with large, complex data sets to build models and leverage data visualization tools to provide insights to clients;

+ Utilizing digitization tools to reduce hours and optimize engagements; and,

+ Communicating, facilitating, and presenting cogently to all levels of industry audiences, clients and internal staff and management.

The selected candidate for this role will be able to coach staff, encourage improvement, and motivate members within an atmosphere of trust.

Learn more about how we work: o/how-we-work

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: o/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: o/us-application-deadlines

For positions in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New York State, or Washington State, or for opportunities that will report to a supervisor, office or other work site in New York State, please visit the following link for pay range information: o/payrange-v1-assurancemanager