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Root Inc. · 1 day ago

Actuarial Director, Actuarial Pricing & Research

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$204K/yr - $249K/yr

10+ years exp

Root Inc. is on a mission to improve the lives of customers by offering better insurance solutions through innovative data and technology. The Actuarial Director will lead the Actuarial Pricing & Research team, managing actuaries and collaborating with various departments to drive pricing innovation and strategic initiatives.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead and scale Root’s actuarial pricing function, currently consisting of 10+ FTEs across pricing actuaries, data scientists, and managers

Own the strategy and execution of all pricing filings, including base rates, segmentation, UBI, and product enhancements across 35+ jurisdictions

Guide national expansion pricing efforts, overseeing filings for 7+ new states in the next 12 months

Advance Root’s filing/launch infrastructure (“the filing machine”) and develop and maintain cross-functional KPIs with State Management

Oversee and grow the actuarial research function, ensuring innovation in areas like trend modeling and building out actuarial assumptions underlying the indication and company-wide analysis (such as seasonality)

Mentor and develop a high-performing team, with a focus on technical excellence, project ownership, actuarial exam progress and regulatory fluency

Represent pricing strategy in executive settings, providing insight and recommendations rooted in actuarial soundness and business context

Collaborate cross-functionally with partner organizations, especially Data Science, Product, State Management, Legal and Insurance Regulatory

Qualification

FCAS credentialActuarial pricing experienceRegulatory filings expertisePredictive modelingSQLR/PythonProject managementTeam structuringCapacity planningEffective communication

Required

FCAS credential and at least 10+ years of progressive actuarial experience, with strong focus in personal lines pricing and regulatory filings

3+ years of successful management experience, including coaching, performance reviews, and hiring

Demonstrated experience in building tools/processes to scale filings or pricing automation

Demonstrated ability to set strategic direction for a high-visibility function

Expertise in filing strategy and regulatory negotiation; experience navigating complex objections and high-volume filings is critical

Strong working knowledge of rating plan design, predictive modeling integration, and insurance market dynamics

Adept in project management, team structuring, and capacity planning

Effective communicator, capable of translating complex actuarial topics for non-technical audiences

Comfort with modern actuarial and analytical tools (SQL, R/Python, Excel), and experience partnering with Engineering teams

Preferred

Experience with state and/or product expansion

Company

Root Inc.

Glassdoor3.0

Root Inc. is disrupting the archaic, trillion-dollar insurance industry.

Founded in 2015

Bloomington, Indiana, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.root.com

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