Waymo

Senior Actuary

Waymo · San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA

Posted 16 days ago

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This role has been open
16 days
Waymo's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Waymo's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Waymo
low
0 stale, 9 reposted of 353 open
Hiring momentum
490 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Senior Actuary at Waymo, you will manage end-to-end actuarial analyses, including data gathering, modeling, and delivering presentations. You will build and refine pricing and reserving models for commercial auto, automate workflows using AI tools, and develop metrics to quantify risks associated with autonomous driving. Collaboration with various teams will be essential to translate complex problems into actionable insights while establishing best practices in actuarial methodologies.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • FCAS (Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society) strongly preferred
  • Strong commercial instincts with ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured technical analyses
  • Highly experienced actuary with a proven track record in casualty pricing, reserving, or risk modeling
  • Fluent in R or Python, with advanced proficiency in SQL and spreadsheet modeling
  • 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 ability to leverage new AI tools

Nice to have

  • 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 into actuarial workflows
  • CERA (Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst) designation or extensive ERM framework experience
  • Demonstrated experience modeling risk for autonomous vehicles or complex commercial auto programs

What you get

  • Participation in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Generous Company benefits program

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond hybrid schedule
  • Salary range is provided but actual pay depends on various factors
  • The role involves high-level collaboration across multiple departments, which may require strong interpersonal skills

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Listed by Waymo on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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