Junior ERM Analyst: Build Risk Insights & Dashboards

American Equity; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company is seeking a Junior ERM Analyst to support Enterprise Risk Management by assisting in risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting across the organization. The role focuses on risks in life and annuity insurance, and collaborates with Compliance and Internal Audit to strengthen risk governance.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 0–2 years of relevant experience, with preferred familiarity in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Finance, Actuarial Science, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or related fields.
• 0–2 years of relevant experience in risk management, insurance, compliance, audit, finance, actuarial analysis, or related role.
• Experience with life or annuity insurance products, operations, or regulatory requirements preferred.
• Experience using an enterprise risk management, governance, risk, and compliance, or related workflow system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of risk reports, dashboards, presentations, and other materials for senior leadership and governance committees.
• Supports risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting activities across business units.
• Maintains risk registers and tracks risk treatment plans, mitigation activities, responsible parties, target dates, and status updates.
• Performs basic risk analysis, including scenario analysis, trend analysis, data comparisons, and identification of emerging risk themes.
• Assists with the collection, validation, analysis, and reporting of key risk indicators, key performance indicators, and other risk-related metrics.
• Coordinates risk surveys, interviews, workshops, and information requests with business units and risk-related functions.
• Monitors reported risk events, incidents, and near misses and documents root causes, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
• Supports regulatory, examination, audit, and management reporting activities by gathering and validating requested information.
• Develops, maintains, and reviews ERM policies, procedures, standards, methodologies, and supporting documentation.
• Performs quality-control reviews of risk information for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and documentation.
• Escalates incomplete, inconsistent, or significant risk information to ERM management.
• Maintains ERM records and supporting documentation per record-retention requirements.
• Supports special projects and other related duties.

Skills

ERM concepts

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Discretion with confidential info

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Data visualization tools

ERM systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Finance, Actuarial Science, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or related fields

Tools

Power BI

ERM systems

Job description

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company is seeking a Junior ERM Analyst to support Enterprise Risk Management by assisting in risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting across the organization. The role focuses on risks in life and annuity insurance, and collaborates with Compliance and Internal Audit to strengthen risk governance.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 0–2 years of relevant experience, with preferred familiarity in