Actuarial Manager

Why GM Financial Protections? 

GM Financial is targeting significant growth as it transforms the Protection/Insurance Products into a full captive platform. Our team is responsible for bringing the branded General Motors F&I products to market and we work hands on with our dealer partners to improve performance in their F&I department. 

At GM Financial, our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive. 

Our Purpose: We pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters. 

About the role

GM Financial is targeting significant growth as it transforms the Protection/Insurance Products into a full captive platform. Our team is responsible for bringing the branded General Motors F&I products to market and we work hands on with our dealer partners to improve performance in their F&I department. In order to provide the most competitive products and business insights, we are building out our actuarial team. Do you enjoy being innovative and solving problems? We are looking for an Actuarial Manager to join the team. Actuaries combine statistics/mathematics, financial theory, industry and business insight to manage risk and model the financial impact of uncertain future events based on their likelihood. They develop insurance pricing, estimate reserves, and forecast trends. Actuaries investigate and transform data to derive actionable insights and inform actuarial models. They understand the nature of and put a value on risk. 

In this role you will:

• Employ advanced methods to query, calculate, transform, and manipulate large complex data using SQL, Python, R, or similar
• Pursue problem identification and impact across large data sets, leveraging data mining, predictive modeling, simulation, and visualization techniques to further enhance insight and internal performance optimization
• Develop and build analytical solutions to solve hypothetical business needs through application of appropriate models and methods
• Perform EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis) to verify adequacy of data for task and perform reasonability checks
• Design, develop, and validate predictive and prescriptive solutions with minimal guidance to inform decisions and make recommendations
• Perform advanced ad-hoc assignments with minimal guidance, taking reasonable measures to ensure accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness
• Work with various functions, including finance, accounting, engineering, platform teams, R&D, IT, and others as required
• Effectively coach, mentor, and lead team members in the research, development, implementation, and application of new and innovative actuarial models and methods to solve business problems of large scope and high complexity