Senior Risk Strategist, Capital Markets & Growth

Venerable; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Venerable seeks a Risk Strategist to serve as a subject matter expert on capital markets, including equities, fixed income, and derivatives. You will lead hedging and investing activities, drive strategic growth initiatives, and advise senior management on market-related challenges.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to design and monitor hedging strategies, manage vendor relationships, and attract quantitative talent to strengthen execution and decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (Master’s/PhD preferred).
• 7+ years of progressive experience in financial services with exposure to capital markets.
• Expert-level knowledge in derivatives trading, investment portfolios, risk management and related modeling.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with ability to drive change and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong quantitative/analytic reasoning with numerical methods (curve-fitting, optimization, interpolation).
• Ownership mindset to influence senior leadership and drive strategic decisions.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to focus on the big picture while managing details.
• Hands-on programming experience in C#, C++, Python, Java.
• Understanding of insurance products and capital market liabilities (VA) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to understand and implement hedging and investing strategies for market risk mitigation.
• Drive strategic projects and contribute to growth initiatives including reinsurance deals and acquisitions.
• Communicate complex ideas to senior management and investors to align priorities.
• Promote best practices in quantitative analytics across teams.
• Develop quantitative tools infrastructure to support hedging and investing activities.
• Create decision frameworks for high-pressure environments.
• Manage relationships with banks and vendors for ongoing support.
• Attract, develop, and retain quantitative/actuarial talent for future needs.

Skills

Quantitative reasoning

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team leadership

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

C#

C++

Python

Java

Job description

Venerable seeks a Risk Strategist to serve as a subject matter expert on capital markets, including equities, fixed income, and derivatives. You will lead hedging and investing activities, drive strategic growth initiatives, and advise senior management on market-related challenges.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to design and monitor hedging strategies, manage vendor relationships, and attract quantitative talent to strengthen execution and decision-making across the organization.