Manager, Modeling

Aegon; United States; Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Locations: Denver, Cedar Rapids, and B

Office environment

Job summary

Aegon in the United States seeks an experienced quantitative modeler to build and analyze sophisticated actuarial, financial, and portfolio models. You will leverage actuarial science, statistics, data science and balance sheet modeling to develop, test and validate risk-adjusted models for various functions within the company.

The role requires leadership across projects, collaboration with risk, valuation and reporting teams, and the ability to apply advanced programming and modeling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical/quantitative discipline such as statistics, math, actuarial science, computer science, economics, or engineering.
• Eight years of modeling experience (or six with Master’s) with expert knowledge in insurance/asset modeling or ML/AI.
• Five years of advanced programming or actuarial systems customization experience.
• Familiarity with asset liability management practices and finance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead modeling activities on insurance liabilities, fixed-income assets and derivatives.
• Model and quantify risks including equity and interest rate sensitivities and cash flow variability.
• Collaborate with risk management, valuation, and reporting teams.
• Apply and integrate statistical, mathematical, predictive modeling and data analysis skills.

Skills

Leadership

Statistical modeling

Data analysis

Quantitative reasoning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical/quantitative discipline

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Python

C++

VBA

SQL

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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 multiple specialties.
• Act as 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 multiple projects, with accountability for ongoing activities and objectives.
• Review the work of others, providing direction and insight on research solutions to problems presented.
• 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.
• 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
• Five years of experience in advanced programming or actuarial systems customization
• Familiarity with asset liability management practices
• Good understanding of investment and finance concepts to creatively solve analytical problems
• Leadership skills to manage teams and projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree
• Insurance or asset/derivatives modeling experience
• Actuarial Science background
• Experience with database design and usage
• Product knowledge on VA/FIA/RILA
• Programming skills with Python/C++/VBA

Working Conditions

• Office Environment
• Hybrid office environment (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
• Locations: Denver, Cedar Rapids, Baltimore

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between 136,000-165,000 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.