AVP, Risk and Analytics - Specialty Finance

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k) with match

Pension plan

Business casual attire

Flexible working conditions

Job summary

Ladders is seeking an AVP, Risk and Analytics for a remote role in the United States. The role oversees risk analytics for a specialty finance portfolio, influencing pricing, capital allocation, and risk reporting across governance forums.

Qualifications include 10+ years in risk analytics with leadership, a quantitative degree (graduate preferred), and credentials such as CFA/FRM. The position emphasizes collaboration with underwriting, legal, and compliance teams and offers significant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a quantitative field; graduate degree preferred.
• 10+ years in risk analytics and capital modeling in financial services.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Credentials such as FSA, FCAS, CFA, FRM, PRM, or CPA strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of credit, market, and liquidity risk in specialty finance.

Responsibilities

• Own the risk and analytics framework for pricing, capital, limits, stress testing, and performance measurement.
• Partner with Investment Risk and Underwriting to develop credit assumptions and product-level models.
• Establish analytical and model-risk standards for assumptions, documentation, and ongoing monitoring.
• Define risk appetite and lead oversight through governance forums.
• Integrate exposure measurement with enterprise risk reporting.
• Sponsor audit, compliance, and regulatory reviews of models and processes.
• Develop risk-transfer strategies in collaboration with reinsurance and legal teams.
• Lead and develop the risk, analytics, and reinsurance team.

Skills

Risk analytics

Capital modeling

People leadership

Credit risk understanding

Market risk understanding

Regulatory awareness

FSA/CFA/FRM/CPA preferred

Education

Undergraduate degree in Finance, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related quantitative field; graduate degree preferred

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a AVP, Risk and Analytics - Specialty Finance to join the team of a leader in the Finance & Insurance space. This leader will oversee the risk and analytics function supporting a specialty finance portfolio, with direct influence on pricing, capital allocation, limits, stress testing, and performance measurement. The role will partner closely with underwriting, investment risk, reinsurance, legal, compliance, and governance stakeholders to strengthen decision-making and control discipline. It is also responsible for setting risk appetite, advancing model governance, and ensuring the organization has clear visibility into credit, market, and liquidity exposures.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $175,000 – $326,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Own the risk and analytics framework for pricing, capital, limits, stress testing, and performance measurement


• Partner with Investment Risk and Underwriting to develop credit assumptions and product-level models


• Establish analytical and model-risk standards for assumptions, documentation, and ongoing monitoring


• Define risk appetite and lead oversight through governance forums


• Integrate exposure measurement with enterprise risk reporting


• Sponsor audit, compliance, and regulatory reviews of models and processes


• Develop risk-transfer strategies in collaboration with reinsurance and legal teams


• Lead and develop the risk, analytics, and reinsurance team

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field; graduate degree preferred


• 10+ years of experience in insurance, banking, asset management, or specialty finance with a focus on risk analytics and capital modeling


• 5+ years of people leadership experience


• Professional credentials such as FSA, FCAS, CFA, FRM, PRM, or CPA strongly preferred


• Deep understanding of credit, market, and liquidity risk as applied to specialty finance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage


• Minimum of 18 days paid time off per year, pro-rated quarterly


• Nine paid holidays and additional paid time off for special occasions


• 401(k) with company match and a company-paid pension plan


• Business casual attire and flexible working conditions

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.