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At a glance
Lyft is hiring a Senior Actuarial Analyst in San Francisco, CA; New York, NY +1. It is a full-time role in Risk, Compliance & Legal, asking for at least 3 years of experience, first listed on November 3. The advertised pay is $128,000–$160,000 a year. The description mentions ETL, Statistics, SQL, Python and Git. Lyft has 92 other openings in the US, 64 of them in San Francisco, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 85 Risk & Legal openings in San Francisco, CA today; the typical one asks for 6 years and advertises about $205,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Lyft advertises $128,000 to $160,000 a year, a midpoint of $144,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 80% of the 115 risk & legal jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $196,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Lyft
Lyft has 93 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 7 states. Most are in data & AI (21), operations (16) and software & IT (14). The biggest locations are San Francisco, CA (65), New York, NY (37) and Nashville, TN (15). None of them is fully remote, 13% are open to entry-level candidates and 97% show pay. We collect Lyft's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Greenhouse), never from job boards or agencies.
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At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
At Lyft, actuaries are more than risk modelers, they are trusted business advisors, with a key voice in our most important decisions. We partner with many groups across the organization to work on core products. Get ready to deploy your actuarial skills in innovative ways and team up with Engineering, Data Science, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Public Policy to solve complex pricing challenges. Our insurance solutions are evolving and the team is growing.
We can’t wait to meet you!
Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing robust ETL pipelines and maintaining complete and accurate actuarial data for analysis.
- Design and build data monitoring dashboards to drive data insights
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on modeling / reserving / pricing projects
- Contribute to the process changes to promote prompt and accurate data to cross-functional teams
- Support the financial reporting process by providing key actuarial inputs and analysis
- Support competitive analysis by researching financial statements, insurance company filing (e.g. schedule P) and other industry papers
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely completion of tasks
- Take ownership of the tasks assigned and drive insightful analysis
Experience:
- Bachelor or equivalent degree in Actuarial Science, Math, Statistics, Economics, or similar
- 3+ years of relevant internships, or entry-level experience in P&C actuarial field (flexible scheduling during exam preparation and continuing education support for FCAS; we want to be part of your career development!)
- Personal or commercial auto insurance experience required
- Very Strong SQL; experience with ETL and R/Python and an interest in coding/automation is preferred
- Working knowledge with Github
- Experience or knowledge in reserving / pricing is a plus
- Experience with competitive analysis / financial statement analysis a plus
- Great communication and presentation skills
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Balance attention to detail with fast-pace Lyft environment
- Passionate about actuarial science and eager to learn and grow
- Highly innovative
Benefits:
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $128,000 - $160,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
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