Remote AVP, Risk & Analytics — Specialty Finance

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k) with match

Pension plan

Business casual attire

Flexible working conditions

Job summary

Ladders is seeking an AVP, Risk and Analytics for a remote role in the United States. The role oversees risk analytics for a specialty finance portfolio, influencing pricing, capital allocation, and risk reporting across governance forums.

Qualifications include 10+ years in risk analytics with leadership, a quantitative degree (graduate preferred), and credentials such as CFA/FRM. The position emphasizes collaboration with underwriting, legal, and compliance teams and offers significant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a quantitative field; graduate degree preferred.
• 10+ years in risk analytics and capital modeling in financial services.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Credentials such as FSA, FCAS, CFA, FRM, PRM, or CPA strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of credit, market, and liquidity risk in specialty finance.

Responsibilities

• Own the risk and analytics framework for pricing, capital, limits, stress testing, and performance measurement.
• Partner with Investment Risk and Underwriting to develop credit assumptions and product-level models.
• Establish analytical and model-risk standards for assumptions, documentation, and ongoing monitoring.
• Define risk appetite and lead oversight through governance forums.
• Integrate exposure measurement with enterprise risk reporting.
• Sponsor audit, compliance, and regulatory reviews of models and processes.
• Develop risk-transfer strategies in collaboration with reinsurance and legal teams.
• Lead and develop the risk, analytics, and reinsurance team.

Skills

Risk analytics

Capital modeling

People leadership

Credit risk understanding

Market risk understanding

Regulatory awareness

FSA/CFA/FRM/CPA preferred

Education

Undergraduate degree in Finance, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related quantitative field; graduate degree preferred

Job description

Ladders is seeking an AVP, Risk and Analytics for a remote role in the United States. The role oversees risk analytics for a specialty finance portfolio, influencing pricing, capital allocation, and risk reporting across governance forums.

Qualifications include 10+ years in risk analytics with leadership, a quantitative degree (graduate preferred), and credentials such as CFA/FRM. The position emphasizes collaboration with underwriting, legal, and compliance teams and offers significant