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Head Actuary

San Francisco, California, United States. New York City, New York, United States Full-Time Insurance 4181

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Head Actuary

  • 4181
  • On Site
  • San Francisco, California
  • New York City, New York
  • Insurance
  • Full-Time
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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

At Waymo Insurance, you will work on the cutting edge of emerging risk and related issues surrounding our transformational autonomous driving technology and help drive our business lines forward from technology ideation through scaled commercial deployment. We partner with our legal, public policy, safety, security and privacy experts to evaluate and manage risks for the autonomous driving world to come, advising on insurance trends, evaluating and quantifying product liability, auto, cyber and related risks to ensure we build the appropriate risk and insurance frameworks to support and protect our users around the world. We collaborate with our business development, product partnership, strategy and operations teams in the execution of our business plans to ensure the company's interests are well protected from existing, new and emerging risks. We support the legal, policy and regulatory teams as they optimize our exposure in line with our risk appetite through the review of contracts, evaluation and shaping of emerging law and regulation at both the state and federal level. And we anticipate, quantify and mitigate emerging risk by maintaining active relationships and frequent contact with insurance and AV industry partners.

In this hybrid role, you will report into our Head of Risk & Insurance.

You will:

  • Develop Actuarial Infrastructure: Build and scale the foundational actuarial infrastructure and data systems required to support the full portfolio of Waymo's risk exposures.
  • Drive Management Reporting: Establish robust management reporting frameworks to communicate risk insights, portfolio performance, and actuarial findings to senior leadership.
  • Lead Strategic Risk Advisory Efforts: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business functions, providing guidance on risk tolerance and balance sheet protection strategies.
  • Innovate Safety Methodologies: Collaborate with internal teams to drive the development of groundbreaking actuarial methodologies to identify outsized risks and quantify the safety performance of the Waymo Driver compared to human benchmarks.
  • Oversee Advanced Modeling: Own the outcomes for complex pricing and reserving models that quantify Waymo's expected losses and support insurance program negotiations.
  • Establish Enterprise Risk Modeling Capabilities: Lead initiatives to quantify enterprise-level risks, providing senior management with a strategic framework for risk prioritization.
  • Influence Industry & Regulatory Standards: Represent Waymo in engagements, if needed, regarding regulatory outcomes for autonomous vehicle (AV) insurance requirements.

You have:

  • Technical Mastery: High technical acumen and a strong mastery of statistics and actuarial science.
  • Advanced Quantitative Background: An advanced degree in statistics, math, engineering or actuarial science with a mastery of both technical and business contexts.
  • Professional Credentials: FCAS (Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society) is required.
  • Proven Leadership in Ambiguity: A track record of solving large, open-ended problems and driving outcomes for projects where the high-level nature of the solution was previously unclear.
  • Executive Communication Skills: Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to present complex actuarial findings and strategic insights to very senior audiences.
  • Strategic Influence: Ability to lead persuasively across senior stakeholders while reflecting diverse needs, concerns, and business interests into project deliverables.
  • Deep Casualty Expertise: Extensive experience in pricing and reserving for commercial auto lines and novel risk exposures.

We prefer:

  • PhD: A PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, or a related highly quantitative field.
  • ERM/CERA Designation: Specialized background in Enterprise Risk Management or a CERA (Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst) designation.
  • Innovative Problem Solving: A demonstrated ability to develop creative solutions for vague problems in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process. 

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements. 

Salary Range
$268,000—$340,000 USD

We appreciate your interest in Waymo. Waymo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a culture of belonging and maintaining a supportive workplace for all employees. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, and employment decisions are based on a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and alignment with job requirements and business needs. Waymo does not discriminate against, and prohibits harassment of, any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military status, family status, pregnancy, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law. Waymo will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. Waymo is committed to making sure our hiring process is accessible for all candidates. If you need assistance applying for a role or participating in the interview process due to a disability, please let the recruiting team know or email waymo-candidatesupport@google.com. (This email address is intended to be used only for requesting accommodations as part of the application process. Other inquiries will not receive a response.)

Some of our Benefits

Health and wellness

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. At Waymo, you can enjoy top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance, mental wellness support, gym membership, and special wellness programs.

Financial wellness

Your financial peace of mind is important to us. At Waymo, we offer competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, employees provident fund, and lots of other perks and employee discounts.

Flexibility and time off

Take the time you need to relax and recharge. Enjoy the flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year. We support an on-site or hybrid work model and offer remote working opportunities, paid time off, bereavement, sick, and parental leave. 

Supporting families

When it comes to growing your family or caring for your loved ones, you have our full support. Enhanced leave options include 26 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 18 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

Community and personal development

At Waymo, you'll find a range of opportunities to grow, connect, and give back. We offer education reimbursement, personal and professional development, mentorship, and other ways to connect through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), other internal groups, and even time off to volunteer.

Cool perks

Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, and so much more. To support your wellbeing at home, you can enjoy at-home fitness and cooking classes, and more.

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