Director, Program Actuary

Title:  Director, Program Actuary

Location: Dallas, TX / Austin, TX / Bedminster, NJ / San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Reporting to: VP, Reserving

About Hippo:

Hippo Holdings consists of national property and casualty insurance companies—including Spinnaker Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, rated A- (VIII) by A.M. Best—along with an insurance agency and a managing general agent. Enabled by technology, Hippo brings products to market through a diversified range of offerings sourced from both owned and third-party programs, available on an admitted and surplus lines basis. We partner with innovative market leaders across personal, commercial, and specialty lines, as well as traditional and non-standard opportunities. 

About The Role: 

We are seeking a strategic and experienced actuary to drive our pricing strategy across our portfolio of third-party P&C programs. This role will oversee program price monitoring, planning, and reinsurance placement, helping to inform underwriting decisions, strengthen cross-functional alignment, and deliver insights that directly impact growth and risk management. The ideal candidate combines technical excellence with insurance aptitude and the ability to influence stakeholders across the organization. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Lead actuarial pricing for program portfolios across multiple business lines including Property and Casualty lines
• Build the foundations to support accelerating program business growth
• Leverage Casualty expertise to design, refine, and maintain price monitoring frameworks that support sound underwriting decisions and sustainable profitability
• For property lines, collaborate on enterprise views of CAT, capital, and reinsurance costs
• Work closely with Underwriting, Claims, Finance, and Reinsurance teams to provide actuarial insights in program evaluation, treaty structuring, and risk assessment
• Establish governance protocols for pricing reviews, model usage, and program onboarding to promote consistency, transparency, and control
• Assist in defining data model requirements that enable team members to effectively and efficiently manage program performance 

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field   
• FCAS or ACAS with robust pricing leadership experience
• 10+ years of actuarial experience with broad exposure to pricing across multiple lines; casualty required
• Experience operating with limited experience data  
• Demonstrated success in building tools, frameworks, and best practices that drive pricing excellence
• Ability to clearly communicate actuarial concepts to executive stakeholders, underwriting teams, and external partners
• Lead by example and actively support team collaboration and development
• Proficiency with Excel, SQL, and possibly programming languages (e.g., R, Python)  

Nice to Have: 

• A good understanding of different accounting standards (e.g., US GAAP, US STAT) is preferred
• Prior program experience 

Benefits and Perks

Hippo treats its team members with the same level of dedication and care as we do our customers, which is why we’re fortunate to provide all of our Hippos with:

• Healthy Hippos Benefits - Multiple medical plan options, 100% covered dental and vision for you and your family, and a wellness program that rewards healthy habits. We also offer a 401(k)-retirement plan, short & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Career Growth - Training and internal career growth opportunities
• Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge
• Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Hippo Habitat - Snacks and drinks available for onsite employees 

The Bedminster, NJ and San Francisco Bay Area base pay range for this role is $200,000 - $285,000. Exact compensation may vary based on several job-related factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to: skill set, experience, education/training, location, business needs and market demands.

Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. 

Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known.