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$144k - $241k
Experience
8+ Years

Role Summary

Role type

Capital, risk, and actuarial strategy leader

Closer to a capital and risk strategy role than a pure people-leadership role because technical governance, assumptions, models, and risk oversight remain central.

Director-level Life actuarial role in West Des Moines, Iowa, supporting individual life and annuities. You will lead governance, risk, assumptions, financial modelling, regulatory reporting, data processes, and actuarial teams while advising management. The role includes Power BI and Alteryx development, stochastic analysis, and cross-functional project leadership.

Requirements

Must have

  • Bachelor's degree in mathematics or business
  • Credit and criminal background check
  • No immigration sponsorship available

Strongly preferred

  • 8-10 years of actuarial science experience
  • Experience leading projects or supervising others
  • Strong technical skills including Power BI and Alteryx
  • Strong analytical capabilities
  • Insurance industry knowledge, preferably individual life and annuities
  • FSA designation or near-FSA

Skills & Domain

ToolsPower_BIAlteryx
DomainIndividual life and annuities experienceUnderstanding of insurance contracts and regulations

Job Overview

Salary
$144k - $241k
Experience
8+ Years

Ideal Candidate Profile

Ideal for a Director-level Life actuary with 8-10 years of experience, preferably FSA or near-FSA, and individual life and annuity knowledge. Strong candidates will combine actuarial judgement with people leadership, complex modelling, and Power BI or Alteryx expertise.

Benefits

Health InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceHsa Fsa AvailableLife InsuranceBonus Eligible

Director & Actuary

Sammons Financial Group Companies

Life/Insurer/Director Level
Sammons Financial Group Companies

Director & Actuary

Sammons Financial Group Companies

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States · Today

Individual Life ProtectionIndividual Annuities

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