Quantitative Associate

Corgi; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Autonomy

Health benefits

Job summary

Corgi is a full-stack insurance carrier building faster, automated policies with AI. We seek a high-caliber quantitative professional to build models for pricing, underwriting, forecasting, and portfolio decisions in a fast-moving, data-rich environment.

You will analyze large datasets, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and help shape underwriting and investment strategies while contributing to strategic initiatives across the company.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative background in mathematics, statistics, economics, physics, computer science, or engineering.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with statistical modeling, forecasting, optimization, or ML techniques.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively.
• Curious and eager to learn new domains quickly.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain quantitative models to support pricing, underwriting, forecasting, and business decisions.
• Support underwriting leadership in portfolio management and underwriting strategy.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; collaborate with engineering and product teams.
• Assist in investment portfolio management by designing experiments and evaluating outcomes using statistics; stress-test trade ideas.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives across insurance, operations, finance, and growth.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Analytical thinking

Statistical modeling

Communication skills

Curiosity to learn

Adaptability

Education

Advanced quantitative degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Cloud platforms

Job description

Location: Chicago, IL and London, UK

Compensation: $200,000-$350,000 or £150,000-£250,000 | Equity Options

About Corgi

Corgi is a full-stack insurance carrier building better, faster insurance products from the ground up. We\'re not just a broker: we design, underwrite, price, and issue policies directly, with fewer handoffs and less friction. Insurance is the largest unautomated industry in financial services, and we\'re rebuilding it using AI. We\'ve raised $374M from Kindred, TCV, and others to do so. YC S24.

Responsibilities

• This is a unique role for someone who likes to find the answer in the numbers and build quantitative driven solutions to help us solve some of the hardest problems in insurance and portfolio management.
• Build and maintain quantitative models to support pricing, underwriting, forecasting, and business decision-making.
• Support the Head of Underwriting in the management of the Corgi insurance portfolio and development of underwriting strategy; analyze large and complex datasets to identify insurance trends, risks, and opportunities; partner with engineering and product teams to implement the results of your findings.
• Support the Head of Quantitative Strategy in the management of the Corgi investment portfolio and the development of our investment strategy; design experiments and evaluate outcomes using statistical methods; build and stress-test trade ideas from concept to execution that will directly contribute to the management of the investment portfolio.
• Support strategic initiatives across insurance, operations, finance, and growth.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative background in mathematics, statistics, economics, physics, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with statistical modeling, forecasting, optimization, or machine learning techniques.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn new domains quickly.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience in insurance, financial services, capital markets, or other data-intensive industries.
• Exposure to predictive modeling, risk modeling, or actuarial concepts.
• Experience building production analytical tools or models.
• Familiarity with modern data infrastructure and cloud-based analytics platforms.
• Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline.

Why Corgi

• Work directly on some of the hardest problems in insurance
• Build models that influence real-world decisions and outcomes
• Join a small, highly ambitious team with significant ownership and autonomy
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits
• Opportunity to help build a category-defining company from the ground up