Hybrid Hedging & Risk Implementation Analyst

Lincoln Financial; Radnor (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Financial is seeking a seasoned risk/analytics analyst to consult on risk management technology projects. You will translate business needs into requirements, support system implementation and testing, and collaborate with stakeholders across business and technology functions to deliver scalable, well-controlled solutions.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, knowledge of hedging, valuation, and risk analytics, and requires SQL and Python proficiency for data validation and analysis

Qualifications

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) (Minimum Required)
• 3 - 5+ Years of experience in actuarial, business analysis, data management, risk technology, systems implementation, or related functions within financial services that directly align with the responsibilities of this position. (Required)
• Experience supporting annuity, life insurance, valuation, hedging, risk management, or related insurance business functions through technology, data, reporting, or operational processes. (Preferred)
• Demonstrates proficiency in SQL and working knowledge of Python for data validation, querying, and analysis in support of data integrity and requirements verification activities.
• Maintains familiarity with actuarial and risk management models, including how inforce data, market data, and actuarial assumptions influence valuation, risk analytics, and hedging results.
• Familiarity with GAAP and STAT reserve concepts as they apply to annuity and life insurance product valuation.
• Familiarity with hedging concepts and risk sensitivities, including the use of option Greeks within variable annuity and indexed product hedging programs.

Responsibilities

• Works under limited supervision on more complex assignments, projects, and initiatives within assigned areas of responsibility, exercising judgment in analysis, problem solving, and execution, with work reviewed at key milestones and decision points.
• Serves as a resource to team members and applicable internal/external stakeholders on more complex assignments/projects for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Maintains knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends for assigned area(s) of responsibility, assesses the impact, and collaborates with management to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future solutions.
• Champions and enhances organizational initiatives by positively influencing and supporting change management and/or departmental/enterprise initiatives within assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Identifies and recommends process improvements that significantly reduce workloads or improve quality for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Prepares and communicates technical documents, technical designs, unit tests, implementation plans, presentations, and communications to a wide range of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders and facilitates information flow across business and technology functions, helping drive alignment, issue resolution, and execution of project deliverables. Works closely with key stakeholders to anticipate and mitigate potential risks and roadblocks while supporting successful delivery of business and technology initiatives.
• Partners with business stakeholders and technology teams to gather, analyze, document, and translate business, functional, system, and data requirements supporting hedging, valuation, credit risk, and risk analytics technology solutions.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of hedging and risk management systems, business processes, data flows, model inputs, reporting outputs, and operational workflows to support analysis, implementation, and issue resolution activities.
• Analyzes the impacts of system enhancements, assumption changes, new products, new funds, market data updates, valuation methodology changes, and hedging strategy initiatives across processes, models, data, reporting, and operational workflows.
• Supports solution implementation activities by participating in requirements reviews, design discussions, system enhancements, and coordination efforts among business stakeholders, model owners, and technology teams.
• Supports testing and validation activities for system enhancements and projects, including test planning, test case preparation, test execution, results analysis, defect identification, issue resolution, and validation of business outcomes.
• Supports SOX control execution, evidence collection, testing documentation, change management controls, and audit activities for assigned risk analytics and technology platforms.
• Prepares reports, dashboards, analysis, and presentations that support business, actuarial, risk management, and technology stakeholders in decision making, implementation activities, and operational monitoring.

Skills

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Lincoln Financial is seeking a seasoned risk/analytics analyst to consult on risk management technology projects. You will translate business needs into requirements, support system implementation and testing, and collaborate with stakeholders across business and technology functions to deliver scalable, well-controlled solutions.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, knowledge of hedging, valuation, and risk analytics, and requires SQL and Python proficiency for data validation and analysis