Lead Modeler

Transamerica; Iowa; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Transamerica in Cedar Rapids, Baltimore, and Philadelphia seeks a Lead Modeler to build and analyze sophisticated models for insurance products, investments and portfolios, focusing on risk-adjusted returns.

The role requires eight years of modeling experience or six with a Master's, plus ALM familiarity, programming skills in C++/Python, and experience with MoSes/AXIS/ALFA or similar actuarial tools. It offers a hybrid office environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical/quantitative field.
• 8+ years of modeling experience; expert in at least two products like insurance liability or derivatives.
• Experience with ALM practices and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Model insurance liabilities, fixed-income assets and derivatives.
• Quantify risks including equity and interest rate sensitivities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from valuation, ALM, risk management and reporting.
• Apply and integrate statistical, mathematical and data-analysis skills to large datasets.
• Lead projects or ongoing activities within broader programs.
• Build efficient models and processes with minimal guidance.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

ALM experience

C++/Python

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree (quantitative)

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MoSes/AXIS/ALFA

SAS/R

Job description

## Lead ModelerApply: Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Baltimore, Maryland: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R20062917**Job Family**Treasury, Capital Management and Asset Liability Management**About Us**At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.**Who We Are**We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.**What We Do**Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.\\* For more information, visit transamerica.com.**Job Description Summary**Build and analyze sophisticated models for insurance products, investments and/or portfolios to increase company risk adjusted returns. Leverage advanced knowledge of actuarial, financial, statistical, data science and/or balance sheet modeling analytics to develop, test and validate models for various functions within the company.**Job Description****Responsibilities*** Support modeling activities on various insurance liabilities, fixed-income assets and derivatives in actuarial systems, including AXIS/ALFA/MoSes.* Model and quantify risks including equity and interest rate sensitivities, cash flow variability, credit, alternative investment, or liquidity risks.* Collaborate with key stakeholders from business line valuation, ALM, risk management, and financial/risk reporting etc.* Embrace new technologies to improve workflows.* Build external or embedded controls to mitigate operating risks in workflows.* Apply risk management techniques and procedures, including the company's mandated risk methodologies.* Gather and analyze market data, calculate hedge program or portfolio statistics and develop/use models to simulate financial reporting processes.* Serve as a company-wide expert in at least one specialty.* Act as a subject matter resource for colleagues with less experience* Apply and integrate statistical, mathematical, predictive modeling and business analysis skills to manage and manipulate complex high volume data from a variety of sources* Lead projects or project steps within a broader project, or have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives.* May manage advanced research projects.* Interpret internal or external issues and recommend solutions/best practices.* Solve complex problems; take a broad perspective to identify solutions.* Build efficient models and processes with minimal guidance.* Apply judgment to modeling choices in a defensible manner.* Assess the materiality of various modeling and data choices.**Qualifications*** Bachelor’s degree in a technical/quantitative discipline such as statistics, math, actuarial science, computer science, economics, engineering, or a related business field such as finance.* Eight years of modeling experience (or six with Master's degree) with expert knowledge in two or more products such as insurance liability, asset valuation, derivatives modeling, liquidity management, machine learning, or artificial intelligence* Familiarity with asset liability management practices* Good understanding of investment and finance concepts, and the ability to creatively apply them in solving analytical problems**Preferred Qualifications*** Advanced degree* Insurance or asset/derivatives modeling experience* Programming experience in C++/C#/Python or other advanced language* Actuarial Science background* Experience with database design and usage* MoSes/AXIS/ALFA or other actuarial software* QRM or similar asset liability software* SAS, R, SPSS or other statistical software**Working Conditions*** Office Environment* Hybrid office environment (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)* Locations: Cedar Rapids, Baltimore, Philadelphia CompensationThe Salary for this position generally ranges between $125,000-135,000 annually. ***Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including*** qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.Applicants must possess legal authorization to work for our company in the U.S. without the need for immigration, sponsorship or otherwise serving as an employer of record for immigration employment purposes. At this time, this role is not eligible for immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship. *This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.*