Waymo

Senior Actuary

Waymo$196K — $242K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • FCAS preferred; ACAS considered for exceptional candidates.
  • Proven ability to translate complex business questions into structured analyses.
  • Hands-on experience in casualty pricing, reserving, or risk modeling, especially in commercial auto.
  • Fluent in R or Python, with advanced SQL, spreadsheet, and data visualization skills.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Strong automation skills with ability to quickly adopt new AI tools and software.
  • Ability to communicate complex quantitative findings effectively to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Drive end-to-end actuarial analyses from data gathering to impactful presentations.
  • Build and maintain commercial auto pricing and reserving models.
  • Automate actuarial workflows using AI and modern data tools.
  • Quantify risks associated with autonomous driving and develop innovative metrics.
  • Create scalable data pipelines using R, Python, and SQL for data management.
  • Collaborate with various teams to translate technical questions into actuarial problems.
  • Establish best practices in modeling and mentor teammates on actuarial practices.

Benefits

  • Participation in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program.
  • Involvement in equity incentive plan.
  • Generous company benefits program subject to eligibility requirements.
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Head of Risk and Insurance

You will:
  • Drive End-to-End Actuarial Analyses: Take full ownership of end-to-end analyses-from data gathering, cleansing, and modeling to delivering actionable presentations-managing projects from framing through to impact with minimal oversight.
  • Advance Pricing & Reserving Models: Independently build, maintain, and refine commercial auto pricing and reserving models to quantify expected losses and support Waymo's insurance and risk-financing strategies.
  • Champion Automation & AI Tooling: Proactively modernize and automate actuarial workflows, adopting AI-assisted coding, analytical tools, and programmatic data pipelines to scale team leverage.
  • Quantify Autonomous Driving Risks: Develop innovative quantitative metrics and methodologies to quantify novel risks and benchmark the safety performance of the Waymo Driver.
  • Build Scalable Data Pipelines: Extract, curate, and cleanse large, complex datasets from internal and external sources using scripting languages such as R, Python, and SQL.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with Safety, Engineering, Product, Legal, and Finance to translate complex business and technical questions into tractable actuarial problems and deliver clear risk insights.
  • Institutionalize Best Practices: Establish reproducible modeling standards, document automated pipelines, and mentor teammates on modern actuarial and technical practices.

You have:
  • FCAS (Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society) strongly preferred. ACAS will be considered for exceptional candidates with standout technical and domain depth.
  • Strong commercial instincts with a proven ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured technical analyses, synthesize findings, and provide high-impact risk insights.
  • Highly experienced actuary with a proven track record in casualty pricing, reserving, or risk modeling (commercial auto / transportation lines strongly preferred).
  • Fluent in R or Python, with advanced proficiency in SQL, spreadsheet modeling (Google Sheets / Excel), and data visualization tools.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Strong predisposition toward process automation and proven ability to rapidly learn, adapt, and leverage new AI tools, software libraries, and modern analytical platforms.
  • Proven ability to scope ambiguous problems, research solutions, and execute independently with a "fire-and-forget" level of reliability.Exceptional ability to articulate complex quantitative findings and risk trade-offs clearly to technical, non-technical, and executive stakeholders alike.

We prefer:
  • Fully credentialed FCAS.
  • Advanced degree (MS / PhD) in Statistics, Data Science, Quantitative Finance, or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience integrating modern AI/LLM tools, machine learning libraries, or advanced statistical modeling into actuarial or insurance data workflows.
  • CERA (Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst) designation or extensive ERM framework experience.
  • Demonstrated experience modeling risk for autonomous vehicles, rideshare fleets, novel mobility concepts, or complex commercial auto programs.

Travel Requirements: 5%

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

$196,000-$242,000 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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