Senior Earthquake Catastrophe Modelling Lead

Moody's Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 113,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Parental leave

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Accident insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Moody's Corporation is seeking a client-facing earthquake catastrophe model specialist on the Model Success team to translate complex model science into actionable risk management guidance for insurers and reinsurers.

You will serve as the primary technical expert for high-importance engagements and collaborate with model developers, product managers, and account teams to ensure effective understanding and application of model science.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Earth/climate sciences or related field
• Strong client-facing communication skills in meetings and training
• Experience managing multiple engagements with stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Serve as a client-facing earthquake catastrophe model specialist on the Model Success team
• Translate complex model science into actionable risk management guidance for insurers and reinsurers
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for high-importance client engagements
• Balance multiple concurrent objectives, from rapid problem solving to delivering training and guiding clients through model change and validation projects
• Partner with model developers, product managers, account teams, and client stakeholders to ensure effective understanding and application of model science
• Create and contribute to client-ready guidance documents, training materials, model change narratives, and best-practice content
• Identify and drive initiatives that improve how the market understands, adopts, and applies catastrophe models
• Apply and expand expertise across additional catastrophe models and Moody's RMS products beyond the earthquake peril
• Partner with product managers to surface and initiate future product enhancements based on client feedback and engagement insights
• Supervise, coach, and mentor more junior team members, and travel for client meetings, trainings, and industry engagements as needed

Skills

Earthquake catastrophe modelling

Geoscience fundamentals

Client-facing communication

Project management

Collaboration with product teams

Model development understanding

AI concepts and tools

SQL

R

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Earth/climate sciences

Tools

RiskLink

Risk Modeler

SQL

R

Job description

Moody's Corporation is seeking a client-facing earthquake catastrophe model specialist on the Model Success team to translate complex model science into actionable risk management guidance for insurers and reinsurers.

You will serve as the primary technical expert for high-importance engagements and collaborate with model developers, product managers, and account teams to ensure effective understanding and application of model science.