Actuary, Group Benefit Pricing & Transformation

Is the opportunity to join a culture where “We Do the Right Thing,” and “We Courageously Shape Our Future Together” important to you? If so, Guardian is seeking a motivated individual to join our team as an Actuary, Group Benefit Pricing & Transformation.

The successful candidate will lead and transform actuarial pricing capabilities across Guardian’s Group Benefits portfolio, including dental, vision, absence and disability, life, and supplemental health offerings. This role requires deep actuarial pricing expertise, sound business judgment, an innovative mindset, and leadership skills to drive pricing sophistication and strengthen data-driven decision-making.

                 

You will

• Serve as a technical actuarial pricing leader and strategic transformation thought partner, connecting actuarial expertise with enterprise priorities, disciplined risk selection, emerging trends, and pricing adequacy.

• Manage pricing analyses, including experience monitoring, actual-to-expected reviews, assumption assessments, and profitability driver identification.

• Partner with senior leaders, pricing actuaries, data scientists, technology teams, and business stakeholders to modernize Group Benefits pricing tools and processes by integrating predictive analytics, automation, and AI-enabled decision support to improve pricing accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.

• Translate complex actuarial, financial, and technical analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.

• Lead and develop a team of actuarial professionals and students by setting priorities, managing performance, and building capabilities required for both pricing excellence and transformation delivery.

You have

• Significant experience in Group Benefits pricing or related insurance disciplines, with a strong understanding of manual rating, experience rating, risk segmentation, rate adequacy, and profitability analysis.

• Strong analytical and technical capabilities to synthesize complex information, identify key drivers, evaluate emerging trends, and develop actionable insights and recommendations.

• Strategic problem-solving skills, with experience applying predictive analytics, machine learning, or pricing modernization solutions to improve business decision-making preferred.

• Ability to influence senior leaders, technical teams, and business stakeholders by translating actuarial pricing and transformation topics into clear business recommendations.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables simultaneously.

• Demonstrated experience leading actuarial teams, including developing talent, setting priorities, and managing performance.

• At least 5 years of experience in the insurance industry and FSA designation from the Society of Actuaries.

Reporting Relationship

As Actuary, Group Benefit Pricing & Transformation, you will report to the Head of Group Benefits Pricing & Analytics.

Location 

Hybrid role - 3 days in office in Hudson Yards, NYC or Bethlehem, PA office; 2 days WFH. In-person collaboration is essential to building trusted relationships and driving strategic alignment across the organization. Travel as determined by the People Leader.

Salary Range:

$152,290.00 - $250,195.00

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.  Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

Notice Regarding Guardian’s Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

 

As part of Guardian’s job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools (“AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening. This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian’s jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers). At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process. All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues.

 

Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian’s use of AI Tools during the job application process. If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to [email protected], making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number. Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian’s document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via [email protected].

 

Additionally, at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here. 

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.