Risk Analyst

WhiteCap Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

WhiteCap Search is seeking a Risk Solutions Analyst to help develop analytical capabilities and learn from executives. You will use our proprietary platform to model client circumstances, run analyses, and generate insights for clients and the business.

This foundational role requires a Bachelor's degree and about 2 years of professional experience in banking, consultancy, asset management, or technology, with strong data manipulation, analytics, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a strong academic record.
• 2 years of professional experience in banking, consulting, asset management, or tech.
• Proven ability to manipulate and represent complex data sets.
• Proficiency with analytics tools.
• Excellent writing and communication skills for concise presentations.

Responsibilities

• Quantitative Analysis & Financial Modeling: create insights, model client circumstances, run scenario analyses, and stress tests.
• Delivery: prepare materials for client meetings and support client relationships through analytics.
• Market Intelligence: develop understanding of insurance, reinsurance, capital markets and trends.
• Systemization: model client and market scenarios using proprietary analytics tools and keep knowledge up to date.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Analytical thinking

Quantitative modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Analytics software

Job description

Role Overview

Our company is a rapidly expanding insurance technology startup focused on transforming risk into a strategic asset. We are building a platform to revolutionize the management industry, and our Risk Solutions group sits at the center of that effort.

Role Overview

Our company is a rapidly expanding insurance technology startup focused on transforming risk into a strategic asset. We are building a platform to revolutionize the management industry, and our Risk Solutions group sits at the center of that effort.

Role Overview

This foundational role offers a unique opportunity to develop analytical skills while learning from experienced executives. As a Risk Solutions Analyst, you will gain a deep understanding of global risk markets and play a vital role in servicing our clients.

This position is ideal for intellectually curious and driven individuals who can learn quickly, solve complex problems, and thrive in a high-pressure environment. You will use our proprietary platform to model client circumstances, run analyses, and generate insights for our clients and broader business.

Key Responsibilities

• Quantitative Analysis & Financial Modeling:
  • Apply your analytical skills and market knowledge to create insights that help shape clients' investment and risk management thinking.
  • Use our proprietary platform to model client circumstances, run scenario analyses, and conduct stress tests.
  • Develop and refine financial models to evaluate complex insurance transactions and structures.
  • Support the design of tailored risk solutions by modeling financials, claims data, and investment scenarios.
• Delivery:
  • Enable our team of Risk Strategists by preparing materials for client meetings, conducting research, and providing the analytics needed to grow client relationships.
  • Assist in structuring and arranging reinsurance and fronting arrangements.
• Market Intelligence:
  • Develop a deep and holistic understanding of the overall insurance and reinsurance industry, capital markets, and the concepts and trends in global financial markets.
  • Maintain a comprehensive view of the market to educate colleagues and help prepare for client presentations.
• Systemization:
  • Model client and market circumstances in our domain using our proprietary analytics tools, keeping our domain up to date with the latest market intelligence.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with a strong academic track record.
• 2 years of professional experience, preferably at a bank, consultancy, asset manager, or technology firm.
• Proven ability to manipulate and represent complex data sets.
• Proficiency in using analytics tools.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to help deliver clear, concise presentations.

Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate

• Intellectual Curiosity & Rapid Learning: A yearning to deeply understand our industry, clients, and business. You have a strong interest in and understanding of markets and investing and are driven to become an expert.
• Analytical Rigor: A strong understanding of financial concepts, analytics, math, and statistics. You have an aptitude for creative quantitative work involving financial data and the ability to solve complex problems through analysis.
• Excellence & Urgency: You strive to deliver best-in-class work products and expect the same from others. You have a sense of urgency to spot opportunities and problems and drive them to resolution.
• Agility & Open-Mindedness: The ability to quickly adapt to an ever-changing client, regulatory, and technical landscape. You are open to new ways of working and perspectives from a team with a range of backgrounds.
• Commitment to a High-Feedback Culture: A desire to learn and improve each day. You are eager to provide and receive objective feedback and are committed to operating in an environment of transparency and accountability.
  

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