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Actuary roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which permanently ties your residency to a qualifying U.S. employer. Insurers, consulting firms, and financial institutions regularly sponsor foreign actuarial professionals. Priority dates and country of birth affect your timeline, so starting early matters.
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Responsible for complex actuarial projects in product development, financial modeling, financial reporting, risk analysis, or data analysis assignments, as applicable. Independently performs activities related to the application of advanced actuarial principles for insurance/finance. Through collaboration with technical teams, leads projects associated with the development of actuarial models, databases, and methodologies.
Essential Responsibilities
- Actively participates in or leads small team meetings, cross-functional team meetings and meetings with senior management.
- Manages own time and works with manager to set priorities, set deadlines and share project status.
- Communicates with peers, manager, and senior management orally and in writing, using such tools as email and Microsoft Teams.
- Assists in communication with external parties.
- Composes reports presenting analysis to senior management.
- Creates and maintains model documentation in accordance with Jackson’s Model Risk Management Policy, as needed.
- Recommends and provides manager level review of changes to the coding and structure of actuarial tools, as assigned.
- Leads processes for production of actuarial output, such as calculated reserves, cash flow projections, product pricing, experience data, etc.
- Analyzes and validates actuarial output.
- Develops improvements in methods and procedures as necessary to improve efficiency and controls.
- Leads small team and cross-functional projects, creating project plans and assigning tasks.
- Mentors junior associates on technical topics and trains them to perform processes.
- Serves as an expert resource for selected areas of regulatory, professional, or technical knowledge.
Other Duties
Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Advanced knowledge of actuarial mathematics/concepts and ability to lead others in applying those concepts to work product.
- Advanced knowledge of one or more of insurance product lines (life, annuities).
- Expert in at least one key field of actuarial work (pricing, financial reporting, data analysis, or modeling). General understanding of at least one other key field of actuarial work.
- Expert knowledge of at least one actuarial application used by Jackson, such as SAS, Python, ALFA, etc.
- Ability to train associates in the use of Jackson actuarial applications.
- Ability to guide others in following processes and running actuarial models or programs.
- Ability to effectively communicate with actuarial associates at all levels and across functional teams, as well as assist in communications with external parties, verbally and in written form.
- Ability to write effective formal reports for senior actuarial management and for members of other functional teams.
- Ability to lead and add value in cross-functional team meetings.
- Ability to work on multiple projects, meet deadlines, and prioritize work based on minimal guidance.
- Ability to organize and lead projects.
- Ability to perform manager level review of processes and implementations of changes to actuarial tools.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or related field of study required.
- 5+ years actuarial experience and FSA or 8+ years actuarial experience and ASA required.
- 7+ years actuarial experience and FSA or 10+ years actuarial experience and ASA preferred.
- Life and annuity experience preferred.
- Continuing efforts to pursue Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) preferred.
Jackson is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. The Company subscribes to and endorses federal and state laws and regulations relating to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, legally-recognized disability, marital status, legally-protected medical condition, citizenship, ancestry, height, weight, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other factor not related to the needs of the job. The Company is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. Company facilities and campuses are tobacco-free environments.
Job Purpose
Responsible for complex actuarial projects in product development, financial modeling, financial reporting, risk analysis, or data analysis assignments, as applicable. Independently performs activities related to the application of advanced actuarial principles for insurance/finance. Through collaboration with technical teams, leads projects associated with the development of actuarial models, databases, and methodologies.
Essential Responsibilities
- Actively participates in or leads small team meetings, cross-functional team meetings and meetings with senior management.
- Manages own time and works with manager to set priorities, set deadlines and share project status.
- Communicates with peers, manager, and senior management orally and in writing, using such tools as email and Microsoft Teams.
- Assists in communication with external parties.
- Composes reports presenting analysis to senior management.
- Creates and maintains model documentation in accordance with Jackson’s Model Risk Management Policy, as needed.
- Recommends and provides manager level review of changes to the coding and structure of actuarial tools, as assigned.
- Leads processes for production of actuarial output, such as calculated reserves, cash flow projections, product pricing, experience data, etc.
- Analyzes and validates actuarial output.
- Develops improvements in methods and procedures as necessary to improve efficiency and controls.
- Leads small team and cross-functional projects, creating project plans and assigning tasks.
- Mentors junior associates on technical topics and trains them to perform processes.
- Serves as an expert resource for selected areas of regulatory, professional, or technical knowledge.
Other Duties
Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Advanced knowledge of actuarial mathematics/concepts and ability to lead others in applying those concepts to work product.
- Advanced knowledge of one or more of insurance product lines (life, annuities).
- Expert in at least one key field of actuarial work (pricing, financial reporting, data analysis, or modeling). General understanding of at least one other key field of actuarial work.
- Expert knowledge of at least one actuarial application used by Jackson, such as SAS, Python, ALFA, etc.
- Ability to train associates in the use of Jackson actuarial applications.
- Ability to guide others in following processes and running actuarial models or programs.
- Ability to effectively communicate with actuarial associates at all levels and across functional teams, as well as assist in communications with external parties, verbally and in written form.
- Ability to write effective formal reports for senior actuarial management and for members of other functional teams.
- Ability to lead and add value in cross-functional team meetings.
- Ability to work on multiple projects, meet deadlines, and prioritize work based on minimal guidance.
- Ability to organize and lead projects.
- Ability to perform manager level review of processes and implementations of changes to actuarial tools.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or related field of study required.
- 5+ years actuarial experience and FSA or 8+ years actuarial experience and ASA required.
- 7+ years actuarial experience and FSA or 10+ years actuarial experience and ASA preferred.
- Life and annuity experience preferred.
- Continuing efforts to pursue Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) preferred.
Jackson is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. The Company subscribes to and endorses federal and state laws and regulations relating to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, legally-recognized disability, marital status, legally-protected medical condition, citizenship, ancestry, height, weight, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other factor not related to the needs of the job. The Company is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. Company facilities and campuses are tobacco-free environments.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Actuary
Validate your actuarial credentials for PERM
PERM requires your employer to document that your credentials meet the minimum job requirements. Passed exams from the Society of Actuaries or Casualty Actuarial Society serve as objective proof, so confirm your exam progress is current before your employer files.
Target insurers with PERM filing history
Carriers, reinsurers, and pension consulting firms file PERM regularly for actuarial staff. Search DOL's OFLC disclosure data to identify employers who have certified PERM applications for actuarial job titles, then prioritize those in your outreach.
Search green card roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate lets you filter actuary positions by employers actively sponsoring green cards, saving you from applying to roles where sponsorship isn't on the table. Use it to build a shortlist before contacting recruiters.
Understand how EB-2 versus EB-3 affects your timeline
Actuarial roles typically qualify under EB-2 if they require a master's degree or the employer can demonstrate an advanced-degree requirement. If your employer files under EB-3 instead, priority date backlogs for your country of birth may differ significantly.
Ask employers about PERM job description specificity
DOL requires PERM job descriptions to reflect actual minimum requirements, not inflated credentials written around your resume. A description that overstates requirements can trigger an audit, so work with your employer to ensure duties and qualifications are accurate from the start.
Time your offer around prevailing wage requirements
Your employer must pay at least the OFLC prevailing wage for your actuarial role and location before filing PERM. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the applicable wage level yourself, so you're negotiating with accurate figures before the offer is finalized.
Green Card Actuary: Frequently Asked Questions
Do actuary roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most actuary positions qualify for EB-2 sponsorship because they require at least a bachelor's degree in a specialized field such as mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science, combined with professional exam certifications. If the employer's minimum requirement is a bachelor's degree without an advanced-degree specification, the role may be filed under EB-3 instead. Your employer's legal counsel determines the appropriate category based on the job description.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for actuaries?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status, capped annually and subject to lottery selection, while PERM initiates a permanent residency process with no annual numerical cap at the EB-3 level for many nationalities. PERM requires your employer to conduct a formal recruitment process to document that no qualified U.S. workers are available, then certify the role with DOL before filing an I-140 petition with USCIS. The total timeline from PERM filing to a green card is typically two to four years for workers from non-backlogged countries.
How can I find actuary jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically to surface jobs where employers are actively willing to sponsor employment-based green cards, so you're not guessing about sponsorship availability during the application process. Filter by job title and location to build a targeted list of actuarial roles at insurers, consulting firms, and financial institutions that have green card sponsorship on the table before you apply.
What does the PERM recruitment process look like for an actuary role?
Your employer must advertise the actuary position through DOL-mandated channels, including newspaper print ads, the state workforce agency, and internal job postings, typically over a 30-day period. DOL then reviews the recruitment results to confirm no qualified U.S. workers were available or able to fill the role. The entire PERM certification process takes six to twelve months under normal conditions, and an audit can add another twelve to eighteen months.
Can I switch employers while my actuary green card application is pending?
Once your I-140 petition has been approved and your priority date is current or nearly current, federal law provides portability rights that let you change to a same or similar actuarial occupation without restarting the process, provided your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for at least 180 days. Changing employers before I-140 approval generally requires your new employer to restart PERM from the beginning. Confirm your specific situation with your employer's immigration counsel before accepting a new offer.