AVP Statutory Valuation
On-siteWest Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Job Summary
Lead Athene's statutory valuation function as AVP Statutory Valuation in West Des Moines, overseeing quarterly and annual reserve calculations across life and annuity products, ensuring compliance with CARVM, IRS, and NAIC requirements; own end-to-end valuation production, support external audits, and act as deputy to the Appointed Actuary. Manage a team of ~4 actuarial professionals, guide methodology changes, and drive the implementation of new transactions and reinsurance structures into statutory reserving and capital reporting; require advanced actuarial credentials (FSA/ASA) and 10+ years of relevant experience, with strong communication and data-automation skills.
Required Qualifications
- FSA designation strongly preferred
- ASA required
- 10+ years of actuarial experience with substantial exposure to statutory valuation, life/annuity reserving, cash flow testing, and regulatory reporting
- Deep knowledge of U.S. statutory reserving frameworks including PBR, CARVM, and Asset Adequacy Testing under Iowa or NY regulations
- Demonstrated ability to manage and develop a team of actuarial professionals
- Strong working knowledge of annuity products
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate technical actuarial concepts to non-actuarial audiences
- Demonstrated ability to apply AI tools to enhance actuarial workflows, accelerate analysis, and improve productivity
- Leadership experience driving projects to completion with multiple stakeholders
- Preferred Experience with affiliated or offshore reinsurance structures (coinsurance, ModCo, funds withheld) and their statutory accounting treatment under SSAP 61R/62R
- Experience preparing or reviewing Actuarial Opinions and Actuarial Opinion Memoranda (AOM) is a plus
- Familiarity with cloud-based databases (AWS or others)
- Prior experience in an Appointed Actuary support role or as a Valuation Actuary in a statutory context
- Exposure to NAIC regulatory development processes, including VM-22 implementation
- Experience working in a large, complex insurance holding company with affiliated reinsurance entities
- Drive. Discipline. Confidence. Focus. Commitment.
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