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Senior Actuarial Associate

Yesterday Newark, NJ

Job Classification:
Actuarial - Actuarial

At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you'll unlock a motivating and impactful career - all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions!

As part of the Retirement Strategies Mortaltity & Underwriting team within Prudential Retirement Strategies, the Senior Actuarial Associate will be responsible for monitoring and developing mortality trends as part of the annual assumption process, maintaining monitoring dashboards, supporting Pension Risk Transfer and Longevity Risk Transfer Underwriting methodologies, and enhancing tools/infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine technical expertise with strategic communication to directly impact organizational objectives.

The current employee work arrangement for this position is hybrid and may require your on-site presence on a reoccurring basis as determined by your business, dependent on the candidate's location.

What you can expect:

  • Prepare and present assumption proposals to the Assumption Review Committee, with a focus on mortality and marital assumptions.
  • Assess impacts of assumption proposals for pricing of new business and valuation of inforce products.
  • Collaborate with Product Management, Pricing, Finance, Valuation, and ERM to manage assumption risk and deliver insights into related deliverables.
  • Coordinate distribution of periodic assumption monitoring reports, including summarizing emerging experience and drivers of assumption performance for senior leadership.
  • Support pricing specific mortality table development and reviews, partnering closely with pricing teams to understand their market and underwriting process.
  • Enhance and maintain existing tools in Excel, Power BI, SQL, and Python.

What you'll need:

  • Minimum 2+ years of actuarial experience or equivalent experience in a similar quantitative financial field.
  • Working knowledge of Python, SQL, and/or Power BI.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience
  • Creative problem-solver, particularly in areas with little clarity or precedence.
  • Highly motivated and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment with a high quality of standards.
  • Fast learner and ability to work in a multi-functional team environment.

It'd be a plus if you had:

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  • Knowledge of institutional retirement products
  • Knowledge of experience studies and/or mortality tables

Prudential welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.

What we offer you:

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $96,200.00 to $158,800.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
  • Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
  • 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
  • Company-funded pension plan.
  • Wellness Programsincluding up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
  • Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
  • Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com.

If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com to request assistance.

Client-provided location(s): Newark, NJ
Job ID: Prudential-R-124064
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-04-01T18:47:57

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Health Insurance
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Office Life and Perks

      • Vacation and Time Off

        • Paid Holidays
        • Personal/Sick Days
      • Financial and Retirement

        • 401(K)
        • 401(K) With Company Matching
        • Pension
        • Stock Purchase Program
      • Professional Development

        • Diversity and Inclusion