Principal, Actuarial Modernization

Join Encova Insurance as a Principal, Actuarial & Analytics Methods & Modernization helping shape the future of actuarial and analytical excellence across the organization. This role is focused on advancing actuarial capabilities through innovation, modernization, governance, and continuous improvement, while partnering with teams to drive meaningful business impact. The ideal candidate brings deep Property & Casualty actuarial expertise, strong technical acumen, and a passion for transforming ideas into practical solutions. This is a hybrid role based in our Columbus, Ohio office, with days in office each week. Candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the Columbus office. Our current footprint includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin. The Principal, Actuarial & Analytics Methods & Modernization position serves as an internal center of excellence and consulting resource across the Actuarial & Analytics organization, with a clear mandate to both shape direction and execute. This role is responsible for researching, developing, building, testing, and implementing modern actuarial methods, tools, templates, and governance practices that help teams progress while balancing ongoing production demands. The position plays a critical role in modernizing actuarial practices, strengthening governance and documentation, and translating new ideas into implemented, scalable solutions. The role operates as a service and delivery function, enabling functional teams while ownership of day‑to‑day production and outcomes remains with those teams. This role requires a combination of actuarial credibility, hands‑on technical capability, and change leadership, with a bias toward execution and tangible impact. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Act as the Actuarial & Analytics Center of Excellence, providing both thought leadership and hands‑on execution support across pricing, reserving, analytics, data, and related functions. Research and evaluate emerging actuarial techniques, analytical methods, software platforms, and industry best practices, and assess their applicability and value to the organization. Design, build, test, and help deploy new actuarial methodologies, models, tools, and templates, working collaboratively with impacted teams to ensure solutions are usable, scalable, and adopted. Serve as an enablement and consulting resource to functional teams, strengthening capability and consistency while not owning day‑to‑day production responsibilities. Lead Actuarial and Analytics governance efforts, including methodology standards, documentation, review processes, and alignment with internal, regulatory, and professional expectations. Operate through influence rather than authority, leveraging dotted‑line relationships with Actuarial and Analytics leaders while prioritizing work through alignment with the SVP, Actuarial & Analytics. Maintain strong actuarial and technical credibility, remaining current on actuarial standards, analytical techniques, and economic developments, and selectively advancing innovations that provide clear, tangible value. OTHER FUNCTIONS Perform other duties and special projects as assigned in support of departmental and enterprise objectives. KNOWLEDGE. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ACAS/FCAS strongly preferred. Deep Property & Casualty actuarial experience required. Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible actuarial experience across multiple functional areas (e.g., pricing, reserving, analytics, modeling, or governance). Broad understanding of actuarial methods and insurance operations, with the ability to quickly gain working knowledge across functions. Candidate must have B.A. or B.S. with major in mathematics, statistics, economics, or computer science. Other majors may be acceptable depending on mathematics background. Strong documentation skills, with the ability to explain complex actuarial concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences. Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives in parallel. This position has been evaluated in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Encova Insurance makes every effort to reasonably accommodate disabilities to permit performance of the essential functions and candidates who need such accommodation are encouraged to seek it. This description reflects the nature and level of work performed by associates in this position. It is not an all‑inclusive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required. It provides an accurate overview of the work and skills needed to perform this position. Because job content may change from time to time, Encova Insurance reserves the right to add and/or delete functions from this job as it deems necessary for business reasons. Ready to join our team? At Encova Insurance, we firmly believe that our associates drive our company's success by delivering unrivaled service to our customers. With success in mind, we make an ongoing effort to provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating, and financially rewarding opportunities. Join us to discover a work experience where you can learn and grow to your fullest potential. What you can expect from us In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well‑being and growth of our associates. Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Company‑provided life and income protection plans Eligibility to participate in a company incentive bonus program 401(k) Retirement Plan - 100% company match up to 7% on annual salary Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Floating Holidays Flexible Work Arrangements - Hybrid and remote depending on the role Encova Insurance is an EOE/E-Verify employer. #LI-Hybrid#LI-LP1 At Encova our associates are the heart of our business. Our exceptional culture makes it a special place to work and gives us a unique advantage. Building and sustaining this culture requires intentional effort from everyone in the company. We believe that achieving results and building trust are interrelated. Through connection, character and competence, we build trusting relationships with associates, agents and policyholders to achieve excellent results. Through our collaborative team structure we find professional and personal growth. We never stop learning and always seek to improve ourselves. At Encova, we know that inclusion and belonging foster our competitive edge by giving voice to every individual’s unique talent and perspective; and we believe that when a condition of equity exists, all associates can contribute to the fullest extent of their knowledge, skills and ability. #J-18808-Ljbffr Encova Mutual Insurance Group.