AVP, Actuary - Inforce Management

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures. Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard. We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good. Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position. Summary The AVP – Inforce Management reports to the VP, Inforce Management and serves as a strategic leader within the Inforce Management function. This role is accountable for the strategy and end-to-end execution of key inforce management capabilities to drive sustainable profitability, policyholder value, and competitiveness across the Life and Annuities blocks of business. The role may manage actuarial staff; in all cases, it leads complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation. The position combines deep actuarial expertise, extensive business acumen, and strategic leadership to translate complex analysis into clear management insights and actionable recommendations. With significant latitude for independent judgment, the role advises senior management and makes or recommends decisions that can have major and measurable long-term impact on profitability, growth, policyholder outcomes, and enterprise risk. The role establishes priorities, challenges assumptions, identifies emerging risks and opportunities, and connects results to broader business outcomes. This role requires active enterprise collaboration across Product Development, Finance, Investments, Corporate Actuarial, Legal, and other stakeholders to ensure aligned and effective execution of inforce strategies. The role independently evaluates trade-offs, develops and manages senior-level relationships, and influences policy, strategic direction, and decision-making through clear recommendations, transparent communication, and accountability for outcomes.   Key Functional Responsibilities Owns and translates actuarial analysis into clear business insights, management-quality reporting, and actionable recommendations that influence decisions by senior management and cross-functional enterprise stakeholders. Establishes and recommends Life NGE and other inforce rate actions, implements decisions within delegated authority, and clearly communicates trade-offs among profitability, competitiveness, policyholder value, risk, and broader enterprise objectives. Proactively challenges assumptions, identifies emerging risks and opportunities, and provides alternative perspectives to improve the quality of strategic choices. Leads or contributes to reinsurance strategies and execution, evaluating implications for profitability, capital, risk, policyholders, and the broader inforce value chain. Owns the strategic direction and end-to-end execution of high-value, complex Inforce Management initiatives, with accountability for execution quality and measurable business outcomes. Oversees experience-study strategy, methodology, controls, and interpretation to support pricing, assumption governance, inforce management, and strategic business decisions. Owns the strategy, governance framework, methodology, execution, controls, documentation, and communication supporting Life NGEs and IA testing. Leads the work supporting the designated actuary’s NGE certification and Illustration Actuary responsibilities and is accountable for its completeness, accuracy, timeliness, issue resolution, and readiness for sign-off; formal certification and signatory accountability remain with the designated actuary . Translates results into clear implications and recommendations for senior management and appropriate governance forums. May manage and develop actuarial staff in Inforce Management, setting priorities, coaching talent, building succession and capability plans, and creating accountability for sustained performance. Provides insight into key drivers of policyholder behavior and their implications for profitability, conservation, product performance, policyholder outcomes, and other inforce management decisions. Provides actuarial expertise to support product filings and regulatory alignment and leads strategic initiatives aligned with evolving business priorities. Contributes to broader L&A and company strategy and translates that direction into a two- to four-year Inforce Management roadmap, objectives, priorities, and measures of success. Leadership Responsibilities Models National Life Group’s Servant Leadership Tenets as a leader within Inforce Management and as a trusted enterprise partner. May lead and develop direct reports and project teams. When serving as a people leader, owns near- and medium-term workforce, succession, and capability planning; fosters career development, professionalism, motivation, engagement, and accountability. Builds and manages enterprise partnerships across L&A Solutions, Corporate Actuarial, Finance, Investments, Legal, and other functions; independently frames trade-offs and influences senior leaders toward shared business outcomes. Regularly leads complex, cross-functional initiatives through concept, planning, execution, and implementation and ensures timely communication of decisions, risks, outcomes, and lessons learned. Builds thought leadership by anticipating external actuarial, regulatory, market, and industry trends; shares perspectives across National Life Group and represents the company in external profess